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Interview

By: Claudia Dreifus

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As one of the preeminent interviewers of our time, Claudia Dreifus crisscrosses the globe to interview an eclectic selection of the world's most powerful and interesting women and men, the people whose opinions will shape our future. Dreifus's interviews, by the subjects she chooses and the questions she asks, depict her own forceful vision of our times, as well as that of those she interviews. Interview is a cornucopia of interviews with leading writers, generals and politicians, television newscasters and actors, spiritual leaders and famous spouses. The book is divided into six sections. Saints: The Dalai Lama (2 interviews), Aung San Suu Kyi, Andrew Young; Visionaries: Esther Dyson, The Tofflers, Art Caplan; Media Freaks: Cokie Roberts/Nina Totenberg/Linda Wertheimer, Dan Rather, Richard Dreyfuss, Samuel Jackson; Warriors: Colin Powell, Gen. John Shalikashvili, Benazir Bhutto, Joycelyn Elders, Serge and Beate Klarsfeld; Poets: Isaac Bashevis Singer, Toni Morrison, Arthur Miller; Citizens: Nadine Strassen, Barney Frank, Myrlie Evers.

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Seven Stories Press

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1888363428

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9781888363425

Scientific Conversations

Interviews on Science from The New York Times

By: Claudia Dreifus

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Scientific Conversations

Interviews on Science from The New York Times

By: Claudia Dreifus

In these thirty-eight interviews, originally published in the weekly Science Times section of The New York Times, Claudia Dreifus brings all of her colorful personality to bear on her subjects, as well as an arsenal of philosophy, literature, and current events, and an unmistakable curiosity. As each conversation unfolds, we learn surprising and fascinating things about some of the most intriguing figures and issues in science today. Dreifus's outsider status in the world of science is perhaps one of her greatest interviewing strengths. A political journalist for much of her career, she stumbled into a position at the Science Times section. With little more scientific background than the average person, she scrambled to prepare for her meetings with some of the greatest minds in a broad range of disciplines-from astronomy to geology, from biology and medicine to computer science and mathematics. She soon found herself in a refreshingly candid environment, so unlike the one she had known on the political beat. It is from this perspective that she makes science tangible, accessible, and entertaining.

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Holt Paperbacks

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0805071806

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9780805071801

Higher Education?

How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids—and What We Can Do About It

By: Andrew Hacker,Claudia Dreifus

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Higher Education?

How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids—and What We Can Do About It

By: Andrew Hacker,Claudia Dreifus

What's gone wrong at our colleges and universities—and how to get American higher education back on track A quarter of a million dollars. It's the going tab for four years at most top-tier universities. Why does it cost so much and is it worth it? Renowned sociologist Andrew Hacker and New York Times writer Claudia Dreifus make an incisive case that the American way of higher education, now a $420 billion-per-year business, has lost sight of its primary mission: the education of young adults. Going behind the myths and mantras, they probe the true performance of the Ivy League, the baleful influence of tenure, an unhealthy reliance on part-time teachers, and the supersized bureaucracies which now have a life of their own. As Hacker and Dreifus call for a thorough overhaul of a self-indulgent system, they take readers on a road trip from Princeton to Evergreen State to Florida Gulf Coast University, revealing those faculties and institutions that are getting it right and proving that teaching and learning can be achieved—and at a much more reasonable price.

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Macmillan

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1429943394

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Interview

By: Claudia Dreifus

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Higher Education?

How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids—and What We Can Do About It

By: Andrew Hacker,Claudia Dreifus

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How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids—and What We Can Do About It

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The Golden Dozen: Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

By: Andrew Hacker,Claudia Dreifus

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The Golden Dozen: Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

By: Andrew Hacker,Claudia Dreifus

Previously published as part of HIGHER EDUCATION? A quarter of a million dollars. It's the going tab for four years at most top-tier colleges. But is it worth it? In this provocative work, the renowned sociologist Andrew Hacker and New York Times writer Claudia Dreifus investigate whether the most high-ranking and sought-after American colleges and universities are worth their haloed reputations. Hacker and Dreifus refer to this top-tier group as "the Golden Dozen"—the top twelve ultra-desired schools that inspire the fiercest competition and elitist devotion amongst college applicants and their parents. But what exactly are these applicants and their parents embracing when they anxiously seek admission to the Golden Dozen? Do these schools really represent the "best" education in the nation? And what does "the best" mean anyway?

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The Athletics Incubus: How College Sports Undermine College Education

How College Sports Undermine College Education

By: Andrew Hacker,Claudia Dreifus

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The Athletics Incubus: How College Sports Undermine College Education

How College Sports Undermine College Education

By: Andrew Hacker,Claudia Dreifus

Previously published as part of HIGHER EDUCATION? A quarter of a million dollars. It's the going tab for four years at most top-tier colleges. But is it worth it? In this provocative work, the renowned sociologist Andrew Hacker and New York Times writer Claudia Dreifus make an incisive case that American college athletics—which originally came into the campus as an innocent form of recreation—have overtaken academic pursuits, compromised the moral authority of educators, and gobbled up resources that should have gone to their basic missions. In other words, that the American way of higher education—now a $420 billion-per-year business—has lost sight of its primary mission: the education of our young people.

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The Golden Dozen: Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

By: Andrew Hacker,Claudia Dreifus

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Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

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The Athletics Incubus: How College Sports Undermine College Education

How College Sports Undermine College Education

By: Andrew Hacker,Claudia Dreifus

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How College Sports Undermine College Education

By: Andrew Hacker,Claudia Dreifus

Previously published as part of HIGHER EDUCATION? A quarter of a million dollars. It's the going tab for four years at most top-tier colleges. But is it worth it? In this provocative work, the renowned sociologist Andrew Hacker and New York Times writer Claudia Dreifus make an incisive case that American college athletics—which originally came into the campus as an innocent form of recreation—have overtaken academic pursuits, compromised the moral authority of educators, and gobbled up resources that should have gone to their basic missions. In other words, that the American way of higher education—now a $420 billion-per-year business—has lost sight of its primary mission: the education of our young people.

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Book's by Claudia Dreifus

Interview

Interview

Scientific Conversations

Scientific Conversations

Higher Education?

Higher Education?

Interview

Interview

Higher Education?

Higher Education?

The Golden Dozen: Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

The Golden Dozen: Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

The Athletics Incubus: How College Sports Undermine College Education

The Athletics Incubus: How College Sports Undermine College Education

The Golden Dozen: Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

The Golden Dozen: Is the Ivy League Worth the Dollars?

The Athletics Incubus: How College Sports Undermine College Education

The Athletics Incubus: How College Sports Undermine College Education

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