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The Big Test
The widely acclaimed study of what's gone wrong in American higher education. What do we know about the history, origin, design, and purpose of the SAT? Who invented it, and why? …
The Shape of the River
The landmark New York Times bestseller that demonstrates the benefits of race-conscious admissions in higher education First published in 1998, William Bowen and Derek Bok’s The …
The Promised Land
A New York Times bestseller, the groundbreaking authoritative history of the migration of African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. A definitive book on American …
Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics
Liberties – A Journal of Culture and Politics features original essays and poetry from some of today’s best writers and artists to inspire and impact the intellectual and creative …
American Democracy: 21 Historic Answers to 5 Urgent Questions
Higher Admissions
How to make post-SAT American higher education fairerIn the 1930s, American colleges and universities began to screen applications using the SAT, a mass-administered, IQ-descended …
American Democracy
From The Federalist to Citizens United, bestselling author Nicholas Lemann presents key writings on five crucial questions confronting American democracy today Amid the frenzied …
The Promised Land
This work traces the 20th-century mass-migration of black people from the rural South America to the urban north, examining the effects of such movement on the nature of life, …
Promised Land
A New York Times bestseller, the groundbreaking authoritative history of the migration of African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. A definitive book on American …
Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War
"An arresting piece of popular history." --Sean Wilentz, The New York Times Book Review Nicholas Lemann opens this extraordinary book with a riveting account of the horrific events …
The Eye of the Mammoth
History—natural history, human history, and personal history—and place are the cornerstones of The Eye of the Mammoth. Stephen Harrigan's career has taken him from the Alaska …
Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics