The Dog Ate My Budget: Tales About Teaching and Managing in the Ivy Tower - Couverture souple

Webber, Ross A

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1439206481 ISBN 13 : 9781439206485

Editeur : Booksurge Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The Dog Ate My Budget, by Ross Arkell Webber, tells a deeply personal and sometimes light-hearted, sometimes ironic, memoir of forty years in academia. Through the mundane, extraordinary, and even the bizarre events of university life, Webber describes the fascinating interactions that take place between students, teachers, administrators, and the outside world. Told in easy to read vignettes, The Dog Ate My Budget casts a light into the ivory tower world of higher educational institutions revealing the surprising and unexpected. Webber's The Dog Ate My Budget masterfully negotiates the boundary of narrative nonfiction and academia in a way that is engaging and entertaining. This is not a stolid tome with footnotes and a dense bibliography. In these pages you will find humor, whimsy, emotion, and poignancy. Written for those familiar with academic life, Webber's work will transcend the insider's circle to engage every reader.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ross A. Webber is Emeritus Professor of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was formerly Faculty Assistant to the President, Chairman of Wharton's Management Department and Penn's Vice President of Development and University Relations. In 2002 he was awarded Wharton's Director's Award for outstanding teaching. Webber earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University and his B.S. E. at Princeton University. He was also awarded an honorary M.A. by the University of Pennsylvania. He was the management consultant on the United States Senate Office Systems Project and primary consultant to the Time-Life Films on Time Management for Managers. In addition, Webber has published ten books. He has been a guest of ABC's Good Morning America, CNN's Business in Review, A&E's Biography, and National Public Radio's Fresh Air. Webber lives with his wife Mary Lou in Haddonfield, New Jersey. They have five children and seventeen grandchildren.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Booksurge Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1439206481
• ISBN 13: 9781439206485
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 274
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• Personne responsable: non disponible