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Jeff Selingo Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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NYT bestselling author. Bylines: @NYTimes @NYMag @TheAtlantic @WSJ. Advisor, @ASU. Founder, @AcademyHigherEd. Editor, Next newsletter. Co-host, @futureupodcast.

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Book Cover for: The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions: A Conversation about Education, Parenting, and Race, Timothy L. Fields

The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions: A Conversation about Education, Parenting, and Race

Timothy L. Fields
Jeff SelingoJeff Selingo

Lots of books about admissions, but none focused on the journey for Black families. Join me this Tuesday at 1 p.m. on LinkedIn Live as I talk with @TFIELDS013 and @ShereemHB about their new book "The Black Family’s Guide to College Admissions." https://t.co/zpK17DrdrQ https://t.co/rJujEl3UTF

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Book Cover for: The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now, Anya Kamenetz

The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now

Anya Kamenetz
Jeff SelingoJeff Selingo

On the @futureupodcast this week, @michaelbhorn and I had an enlightening and engaging conversation with @NPR @anya1anya about her forthcoming book, “The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now.” https://future-u-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/will-the-kids-be-ok

Hardcover, 2022

$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West, John Sedgwick

From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West

John Sedgwick
Jeff SelingoJeff Selingo

For how much the American West will play into college demographics in the decade ahead, this stat in John Sedgwick’s From The River to the Sea stood out: in 1870 census US population was 38.5 million; of that, fewer than 2 million lived in the West. https://t.co/tNxjZ0um2F

Paperback, 2022

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession, Alexandra Robbins

The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession

Alexandra Robbins
Jeff SelingoJeff Selingo

Happy pub day +1 for @AlexndraRobbins! The Teachers is such a great read for parents and teachers alike. Highly recommend! https://t.co/TsYPks2tBR

Hardcover, 2023

$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Every Child, Michael B. Horn

From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Every Child

Michael B. Horn
Jeff SelingoJeff Selingo

🎧@futureupodcast is out and I get to interview co-host @michaelbhorn about his new book, “From Reopen to Reinvent" and how it applies to higher ed: mastery learning, why we need to move on from the term "learning loss," edtech, and the academic calendar. https://t.co/8oaP4Dyq2e https://t.co/E0QOlAakmX

Hardcover, 2022

$32.00Member price:$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Guilty Admissions: The Bribes, Favors, and Phonies Behind the College Cheating Scandal, Nicole Laporte

Guilty Admissions: The Bribes, Favors, and Phonies Behind the College Cheating Scandal

Nicole Laporte
Jeff SelingoJeff Selingo

Looking forward to interviewing @NicoleLaPorte1 on 2/24 @vromans about her new book, GUILTY ADMISSIONS, which takes a new angle on Varsity Blues scandal by going deep into the LA private school world and the status culture easily exploited by Rick Singer. https://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/nicole-laporte-and-jeff-selingo https://t.co/Ic8Ibxm3rP

Hardcover, 2021

$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book