In this serious look at the world of higher education--from a nonserious point of view--Kolstoe goes through academia "with gun and camera," stalking the wild absurdity. Not since The Saber-Tooth Curriculum--with which it doubtless will be compared--has such a wryly amusing, self-examining book about the teaching profession been written. Among other things, Professor Kolstoe guides the novitiate (and those who aspire to be...