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020    $a 149452290X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
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100 1  $a Deresiewicz, William, $d 1964- $e author.
245 10 $a Excellent sheep: $b the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life $h [electronic resource] / $c William Deresiewicz.
250    $a Unabridged.
260    $a [United States] : $b Tantor Media, Inc. : $c 2014.
300    $a 1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 34 min.)) : $b digital.
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511 1  $a Read by Mel Foster.
520    $a A sharp look at the high-pressure conveyor belt that begins with parents and counselors who demand perfect grades and culminates in the skewed applications Deresiewicz saw firsthand as a member of Yale's admissions committee. As schools shift focus from the humanities to 'practical' subjects like economics and computer science, students are losing the ability to think in innovative ways.
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650  0 $a Education, Higher $x Aims and objectives $z United States.
650  0 $a Education, Higher $x Social aspects $z United States.
700 1  $a Foster, Mel.
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