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_aKirn, Walter _d, 1962- |
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_aLost in the meritocracy _b: the undereducation of an overachiever _c/ by Walter Kirn |
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_aNew York _b: Doubleday _c, c2009. |
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_a211 p. _c; 22 cm. |
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_aKirn, Walter _d, 1962- |
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_aAuthors, American _y-20th century _v--Biography |
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_aStudents _z--United States _v--Biography |
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