Monsters of the Ivy League

Name: Monsters of the Ivy League
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780316465298
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By Steve Radlauer and Ellis Weiner

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Monsters of the Ivy League by Steve Radlauer and Ellis Weiner dives into the shadowy underbelly of elite institutions where privilege conceals unsettling truths. Rooted in the Crime & Thriller genre, the narrative explores dark secrets, unexpected twists, and moral complexities that challenge the veneer of academic prestige. It offers a thrilling exploration of how ambition and deception intertwine within the hallowed halls of the Ivy League.
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This gripping read may appeal to you if you enjoy an intriguing blend of crime and satire, exploring the darker undercurrents within the seemingly polished world of elite academia. With a clever and witty narrative, it offers a thrilling take on how prestigious institutions can harbour secrets and scandals.

Monsters of the Ivy League

From the creator of Yiddish with Dick and Jane andHow to Raise a Jewish Dog comes this barbed and hilarious "cautionary college guide."

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If, like most Americans, you think an Ivy League diploma paves the way to Nobel Prizes, Wall Street riches, and a life of prosperity and happiness, think again. Consider these distinguished alumni:

John Fairbanks (Dartmouth AB, 1946), embezzler
Amy Bishop (Harvard Ph.D., 1993), mass murderer
Eliot Spitzer (Princeton BA, 1981; Harvard JD, 1984), disgraced NY governor and patron of prostitutes
Cardinal Bernard F. Law (Harvard BA, 1952), protector of abusive priests
Jeffrey Skilling (Harvard MBA, 1979), felonious Enron CEO
Madison Grant (Yale BA, 1887; Columbia LL.B.), eugenicist
Ann Coulter (Cornell BA, 1984), professional bully
Jonah Lehrer (Columbia BA, 2003), plagiarist
Theodore Kaczynski (Harvard BA, 1962), the Unabomber

In 85 brief profiles of murderers, rapists, racists, cheaters, lying politicians, slavers, oligarchs, war criminals, traitors, forgers, kiddie-porners, and other moral reprobates, Monsters of the Ivy League effectively—and entertainingly!—bursts the bubble of America's obsession with elite colleges.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316465298

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 April 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Little, Brown & Company

Contributors:

Illustrated by Randy Jones

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 336g

Pages: 224

Collections

Biography & Memoir Crime & Thriller Education & Reference Ellis Weiner Fiction Humour Steve Radlauer True Crime

About the Author

Ellis Weiner is the only person, dead or alive, who has published in the National Lampoon (where he was an editor), Spy (where he wrote a column), and The New Yorker (where he still appears). He is co-author, with Barbara Davilman, of Yiddish With Dick and Jane, Yiddish With George and Laura, How to Raise a Jewish Dog, The Big Jewish Book for Jews, and other titles. He is founder and editor-in-chief of the Sherman Oaks Review of Books, a "channel" of the Los Angeles Review of Books, which will debut in 2016.

Steve Radlauer is the author or co-author of six books. He was a contributing editor at Spy magazine and has contributed to Esquire, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and others. He has worked in television as a writer and producer and has written and produced films that have appeared in venues as diverse as Saturday Night Live, Sesame Street and the New York Film Festival.

Randy Jones is an illustrator whose work has appeared in the National Lampoon, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, US News & World Report, and many other publications