Overview
#1 Amazon bestseller in College Guides #1 Amazon bestseller in Adult and Continuing Education 2023 Literary Titan Gold Book Award winner ""Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think.""--Albert Einstein At its best, the college experience can be invaluable for doing the most important work of all--finding your purpose. At its worst, it can be an expensive distraction that indoctrinates you into an instant-gratification culture and prevents you from building a meaningful base not just for your career but for your life. Drawing upon the great thinkers of contemporary philosophy, psychology, and science, this book reveals a revolutionary way to prepare for navigating the complexities and potential pitfalls of college, including: - How to look past the limited view of gifted but specialized academics - How to select courses that will help you get interviews with potential employers - How to develop a meaningful social and professional network, including outside the college community - How to take full advantage of college facilities and programs--including some you may not even be aware of Robert Pirsig's classic book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance used metaphysical imagery to reveal a more holistic way to think about the world and our place in it. In that tradition, Zen and the Art of Navigating College is a first-of-its-kind handbook for being prepared to get what you really NEED from the college experience--a path to discovering a greater purpose and the tools to achieve it.
Full Product Details
Author: Peter Klein
Publisher: Mascot Books
Imprint: Mascot Books
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.204kg
ISBN: 9781637555088
ISBN 10: 1637555083
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 11 July 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""A comprehensive primer for college life and the world that awaits thereafter. Indispensable."" --Literary Titan five-star review ""A different kind of college educational overview that should be a graduation present to any college-bound student who would take these lessons and run with them into life. Libraries seeking materials that lend especially well to college-bound book discussion groups should make Zen and the Art of Navigating College a mainstay."" - Midwest Book Review ""Extremely helpful to those just entering their first year of college, as well as those who find themselves searching for direction well into their college years. Valuable advice."" --Recommended by the U.S. Review of Books ""A relevant book for our times. ... Educational and inspiring."" --Readers' Favorite five-star review
"""A relevant book for our times. ... Educational and inspiring."" --Readers' Favorite five-star review"
Author Information
Peter Klein is the principal and owner of Secor Advisors Group, a financial services company that delivers high-level advice and market support to top firms. He was born in Austria in a refugee camp, and his journey triggered a lifelong inquiry into the human condition. He has spent a lifetime connecting the dots across many disciplines, including science, social science, economics, and medicine, in what appears to be an asymmetrical world. He holds a MBA and a graduate degree in biochemistry and nutrition and lives in Indiana.
