Education:

Lost in the Meritocracy
The Undereducation of an Overachiever
Written by Walter Kirn

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $24.95

Percentile is destiny in America.”
So says Walter Kirn, a peerless observer and interpreter of American life, in this whip-smart memoir of his own long strange trip through American education. Working his way up the ladder of standardized tests, extracurricular activities, and class rankings, Kirn launched himself eastward from his rural Minnesota...

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Lost in the Meritocracy
The Undereducation of an Overachiever
Written by Walter Kirn

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $24.95

Percentile is destiny in America.”
So says Walter Kirn, a peerless observer and interpreter of American life, in this whip-smart memoir of his own long strange trip through American education. Working his way up the ladder of standardized tests, extracurricular activities, and class rankings, Kirn launched himself eastward from his rural Minnesota... Read more >

The Price of Admission
How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
Written by Daniel Golden

Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2009
Price: $14.95

Every spring thousands of middle-class and lower-income high-school seniors learn that they have been rejected by America’s most exclusive colleges. What they may never learn is how many candidates like themselves have been passed over in favor of wealthy white students with lesser credentials—children of alumni, big donors, or celebrities.

In this... Read more >

Getting the Best Out of College
A Professor, a Dean, and a Student Tell You How to Maximize Your Experience
Written by Peter Feaver, Sue Wasiolek and Anne Crossman

Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2008
Price: $14.95

YOUR REAL FRESHMAN ORIENTATION GUIDE

After years of standardized tests, group projects, community service, and high school woes, you’ve finally made it to college. So, what now?

Answering the all-too-familiar groan “I wish I’d known that as a freshman,” a prof, a dean, and a recent grad distill more than fifty years of... Read more >

The Price of Admission
How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
Written by Daniel Golden

Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2007
Price: $14.95

Every spring thousands of middle-class and lower-income high-school seniors learn that they have been rejected by America’s most exclusive colleges. What they may never learn is how many candidates like themselves have been passed over in favor of wealthy white students with lesser credentials—children of alumni, big donors, or celebrities.

In this... Read more >

Major in Success, 5th Ed
Make College Easier, Fire up Your Dreams, and Get a Great Job
Written by Patrick Combs
Foreword by Jack Canfield

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2007
Price: $14.95

With so much at stake during college, students need smart and inspiring advice to help them excel. Now in its fifth edition, MAJOR IN SUCCESS reaches out to undecided freshmen and sophomores in search of a major that suits their interests and career ambitions; shows near-graduation students how to bolster their... Read more >

College Rules!
How to Study, Survive, and Succeed in College
Written by Sherrie Nist-Olejnik and Jodi Patrick Holschuh

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2007
Price: $14.95

In high school, students have lots of safety nets. In college, they sink or swim. This completely revised guide to college success educates students in the basic college survival skills that professors don't teach, such as how to study, take tests, balance school and social life, and more. Filled with advice... Read more >

Graduate School Companion

Written by Princeton Review

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2007
Price: $14.95

Pursuing a masters degree or a Ph.D. is a major life decision and a process that is intellectually demanding, financially challenging, and sometimes emotionally taxing. If you’re currently in grad school or you’re thinking about pursuing a graduate degree, then the Graduate School Companion provides the practical advice and support you... Read more >

Absolutely American
Four Years at West Point
Written by David Lipsky

Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2004
Price: $14.95

As David Lipsky follows a future generation of army officers from their proving grounds to their barracks, he reveals the range of emotions and desires that propels these men and women forward. From the cadet who struggles with every facet of West Point life to those who are decidedly huah, Lipsky... Read more >

10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College
The Know-How You Need to Succeed
Written by William D. Coplin

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 6, 2003
Price: $14.95

You'll learn a lot of things in college, but there's one thing the textbooks won't teach you: how to acquire marketable job skills before you graduate.Award-winning college professor and student adviser Bill Coplin has been developing skill-based liberal arts curricula for more than 30 years, and has helped thousands of students... Read more >

Bears' Guide to the Best Education Degrees by Distance Learning

Written by John Bear, Mariah Bear and Tom Head

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 23, 2001
Price: $14.95

It'¬?s no mystery that one of the keys to improving our nation'¬?s schools is to staff them with better-qualified teachers. However, the traditional means for improving or gaining teaching skills-through an education degree or certificate program-can be time-consuming and costly, making it difficult for teachers and aspiring teachers to take their... Read more >