The Closing of the American Mind

The New York Times Book ReviewAn unparalleled reflection on today's intellectual and moral climate....That rarest of documents, a genuinely profound book.The New York TimesRemarkable....hits with the approximate force and effect of electroshock therapy.William KristolThe Wall Street JournalBrilliant....No other book combines such shrewd insights into our current state....No other book is at once so lively and so deep, so witty and so thoughtful, so outrageous and so sensible, so amusing and so chilling....An extraordinary book.S. Frederick StarrThe Washington Post Book WorldRich and absorbing....A grand tour of the American mind.--This text refers to the Paperbackedition.