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Dean's List
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Publisher Price: $18.99
Publisher: Atmosphere Press
Published: Mar 10 2026
Pages: 338
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.76 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A sharp, satirical romp through the absurdities of academia, where ambition knows no bounds and rankings rule all.
When Charles Ogden Dean III-better known (to his chagrin) as Dean Dean-takes charge of a once-floundering law school now rebranded under the prestigious Brown University banner, he's thrust into a world of high-stakes academic one-upmanship. Faculty demand lobster lunches, donors expect endless groveling, and animal rights activists are wreaking havoc. But none of that compares to the provost's ultimatum: catapult the school into the top five of national rankings within a year.
What follows is a madcap journey of moral compromise and professional peril. From a secret slush fund bankrolled by a rogue nation to a bizarre run-in with North Atlantic pirates, Dean Dean's quest for academic glory caroms between absurdity and chaos.. Along the way, his personal life teeters on the brink as his marine-biologist girlfriend grows weary of his obsession with the rat race.
Blending biting cultural critique with laugh-out-loud storytelling, DEAN'S LIST skewers the vanity, pettiness, and relentless competition of higher education. With its cast of egotistical faculty, desperate administrators, and the absurdity of rankings-driven madness, this comic novel is a hilarious and thought-provoking exploration of the lengths to which people will go to chase success-and the cost of losing sight of what truly matters.
For fans of academic satire and anyone who's ever questioned the sanity of the ivory tower, DEAN'S LIST is a must-read.
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