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100 1 _aKirn, Walter,
_d1962-
245 1 0 _aLost in the meritocracy :
_bthe undereducation of an overachiever /
_cby Walter Kirn.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York [etc.] :
_bDoubleday,
_ccop. 2009.
300 _a211 p. ;
_c22 cm.
520 _aChronicles 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.
600 1 0 _aKirn, Walter,
_d1962-
650 0 _aAuthors, American
_v20th century
_yBiography.
650 0 _aStudents
_vUnited States
_vBiography.
650 4 _aNovela estadounidense.
650 4 _aLiteratura estadounidense.
650 4 _aEstudiantes
_vEstados Unidos
_vBiografía.
650 4 _aPrimera Jornada de Catalogacion.
650 4 _aAutores americanos
_ySiglo XX
_vBiografía.
650 4 _aAutores americanos
_ySiglo XXI
_vBiografía.
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