Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Date published: c1987
ISBN-13:9780671479909ISBN:0671479903
Description: Good, fair. 25 cm, 392, index, damp stains & sticker residue to DJ. Foreword by Saul Bellow. A powerful critique, by a distinguished political philosopher, of the intellectual and moral confusions of our age, showing how American democracy has unwitingly played host to vulgarized Continental ideas of nihilism and despair, or relativism disguided as tolerance. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Inst, n. p
Date published: 1997
Description: Good. 183, wraps, illus., front flyleaf and top corner p. 59 creased, slight wear to cover edges. The foremost universities, departments, professors, and textbooks in America, their selection based on the moral values of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Foreword by William E. Simon. Read More
Publisher: The American University, Washington, DC
Date published: c. 1988
Description: Good. 3.25" x 8.5", 5, 9.5" x 8.5" sheet folded in thirds to form leaflet, illus., front cover creased. The Kennedy Political Union is the non-partisan, student funded and operated lecture bureau of The American University. Read More
Binding: Wraps
Publisher: Moscow University, Moscow, Russia
Date published: 2002
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 255, [1] p. Includes maps. This presents a range of basic information for students attending, or investigating attending, Moscow University. This presents a fascinating snapshot in time of student life at Moscow University at the beginning of the Twenty-first century. Read More
Edition: First Printing
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, New York
Date published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780805038644ISBN:0805038647
Description: Very good, very good. 322, notes, index, DJ slightly worn and soiled A critique of America's colleges and universities, which the author contends have shifted to high-profile professional sports, research, and postgraduate programs, cheating the undergraduate students while giving them a so-called "education." Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: German Historical Institute, Washington, DC
Date published: 2002
Description: Good. 229, wraps, covers slightly worn and soiled, cover edges somewhat curled. Reference Guide No. 15. Preface by Christof Mauch, Director of the German Historical Institute. The Guide is divided into two parts, the first devoted to funding for research and study in the United States, the second to funding for research and study in Germany. This Guide builds on the work of the three previous funding guides published by the Institute. Read More
Edition: Tenth Printing
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Date published: c1987
ISBN-13:9780671479909ISBN:0671479903
Description: Good. 25 cm, 392, index, large red ink name inside front flyleaf and on page 9. Foreword by Saul Bellow. A powerful critique, by a distinguished political philosopher, of the intellectual and moral confusions of our age, showing how American democracy has unwitingly played host to vulgarized Continental ideas of nihilism and despair, or relativism disguided as tolerance. Read More
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, New York
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780060161903ISBN:0060161906
Description: Good, good. 204, footnotes, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat soiled and some edge wear, corners of many pages creased. Roger Kimball isn't afraid to name names or point a finger directly at specific individuals, schools, and politically motivated groups--such as feminists and deconstructionists--who he feels are responsible for education's current state of disarray. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Time, Inc, Chicago, IL
Date published: 1967
Description: Fair to good. Quarto, 118, wraps, illus. (some color), some darkening to covers and text, spine quite worn and tears, address sticker on front cover The cover story is on the new Apollo 11 team and its skipper, Wally Schirra. Also featured is an article on college students. Read More
Binding: Wraps
Publisher: American Historical Association, Washington, DC
Date published: 2000
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has slight wear and soiling. xvii, 689-1094 p. Includes: illustrations, index. 42 pages of advertisements at the back. Footnotes. Tables. Read More
Edition: Fourteenth Printing
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Date published: c1987
ISBN-13:9780671479909ISBN:0671479903
Description: Good, good. 25 cm, 392, index, sticker residue & some wear/soiling to DJ, minor page soiling, ink note on p. 386. Foreword by Saul Bellow. A powerful critique, by a distinguished political philosopher, of the intellectual and moral confusions of our age, showing how American democracy has unwitingly played host to vulgarized Continental ideas of nihilism and despair, or relativism disguided as tolerance. Read More
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Regnery Pub, Washington, DC
Date published: c1994
ISBN-13:9780895264879ISBN:0895264870
Description: Very good in very good jacket. 24 cm, 310 pages. Acid-free paper, pencil erasure on front endpaper. Foreword by Malcolm Forbes, Jr. Insight's Magazine book of the year. Excellent treatise on the funding andproblems of higher education. Machine-generated letter from Bill Simon to Cong. Wally Herger laid in. Read More
Edition: Presumed First Edition, First printing thus
Binding: Wraps
Publisher: U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC
Date published: 1967
Description: Good. iii, [1], 20 pages, plus covers. Illustration. Has some wear and soiling. This includes Learning and Liberty, October 8, 1967, To Enrich Man's Spirit, November 7, 1967, and Goals for Higher Education, November 15, 1967. Read More
Binding: Wraps
Publisher: National Education Association, Washington, DC
Date published: 1966
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. SOme page discoloration. 64 p. Includes illustrations. Some illustrations in color. Includes a special 15 page feature on learning Pages 10-24. Read More
Edition: First Edition [stated]
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780394471990ISBN:0394471997
Description: Good in Fair jacket. xii, 559, [5] pages. Endpaper maps. Occasional footnotes. Maps. Illustrations. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907-October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 books, most of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. Michener had numerous bestsellers and works selected for Book of the Month Club, and was known for ... Read More
Edition: Presumed First Edition, First printing thus
Binding: Wraps
Publisher: Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
Date published: 1930
Description: Good. 19, [1] pages, plus covers. Tables. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some page discoloration. This presents An Address Delivered before the Student Body of Wesleyan University on Scholarship Recognition Day November 5th, 1930 by Henry I. Harriman, Ph.B., 1895, LL.D., 1930. Henry Ingraham Harriman (1873-July 5, 1950) was an American public utility executive and President of the United States Chamber of Commerce from 1932 to 1935. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1895, received his ... Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Forestry Support Program, Washington, DC
Date published: 1990
Description: Fair to good. Quarto, 232, wraps, maps, tables, appendices, ink scribble and some soiling on rear cover, small tear at spine, a few pages loosened. The educational, research, and extension resources concerning international forestry that U.S. Forestry schools have to offer American and foreign students. Information is presented on 49 programs. Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781401300463ISBN:1401300464
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has some wear and soiling, edge tears (taped) and chips. Some page discoloration/staining. Condition is more fair to good. 372 p. Endnotes. Author Alexandra Robbins pretended to be an undergrad for a year so that she could get the inside scoop on what it's truly like to be in an "historically white" sorority. Her goal was to seek the truth behind the stereotype, and try to understand why an intelligent, well-adjusted woman would join one and ... Read More
Edition: 1st Touchstone Hardcover Ed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster [A Touchstone Book], New York, N. Y
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416557197ISBN:1416557199
Description: Jessica McConnell (Jacket photograph) Very good in Very good jacket. xiii, [3], 266, [6] pages. Inscribed by the co-author, Tansy Howard Blumer. The inscription reads, To Wayne--I hope you enjoy this. It is the result of a collaboration that was almost as much fun as ours has been. Tansy, 5/29/08. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg is University Professor of Public Service and president emeritus of The George Washington University, after serving nineteen years as the fifteenth president of the ... Read More
Edition: 1st Touchstone Hardcover Ed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster [A Touchstone Book], New York, N. Y
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416557197ISBN:1416557199
Description: Jessica McConnell (Jacket photograph) Very good in Very good jacket. xiii, [3], 266, [6] pages. Inscribed by the author, Trachenberg. The inscription reads, Its an honor to have the name Trachenberg associated with Funger. You guys are true friends. Than you for 20+ years. God bless. Steve June 2008. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg is University Professor of Public Service and president emeritus of The George Washington University, after serving nineteen years as the fifteenth president of the ... Read More
