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01200aam a2200277Ia 4500 001 7A88F2D4AC2011DFBF5E089F6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20200118010508 008 100618s2010 nyu 000 0aeng 020 $a 0307279456 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780307279453 (pbk.) 040 $a FWA $c FWA $d SILO 100 1 $a Kirn, Walter, $d 1962- 245 1 $a Lost in the meritocracy : $b the undereducation of an overachiever / $c Walter Kirn. 250 $a 1st Anchor Books ed. 260 $a New York : $b Anchor Books, $c c2010. 300 $a 211 p. ; $c 21 cm. 520 $a 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. 600 10 $a Kirn, Walter, $d 1962- $x Childhood and youth. 650 0 $a Authors, American $y 20th century $v Biography. 650 0 $a Authors, American $y 21st century $v Biography. 650 0 $a Students $z United States $v Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20100820011011.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7A88F2D4AC2011DFBF5E089F6AFF544E 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search