01454cam a2200397Mi 4500 76686 20230410132647.0 090626s2009 nyu g 000 0aeng d (OCoLC)ocn438521160 PEFLJ ppiak slv SILIS 9780385521284 0385521286 (OCoLC)438521160 xxu usa GRAL PS 3561 K59l 2009 813.54 Kirn, Walter, 1962- Lost in the meritocracy : the undereducation of an overachiever / by Walter Kirn. 1st ed. New York [etc.] : Doubleday, cop. 2009. 211 p. ; 22 cm. Chronicles the author's trip through American higher education, where standardized tests, class rankings and gamesmanship stand in the way of true intellectual fulfillment, revealing the psychic costs of the American educational system. Kirn, Walter, 1962- Authors, American 20th century Biography. Students United States Biography. Novela estadounidense. Literatura estadounidense. Estudiantes Estados Unidos Biografía. Primera Jornada de Catalogacion. Autores americanos Siglo XX Biografía. Autores americanos Siglo XXI Biografía. lcc bk C0 DRFGD CA 85510 85510 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 PS 3561 K59l 2009 00000063557 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk