College counselor's book: Stanford dreams, teen misery, pushy parents
Counselor Irena Smith reveals in a new memoir she sometimes has to stop parents from nearly 'destroying' their children as they apply for college.
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Counselor Irena Smith reveals in a new memoir she sometimes has to stop parents from nearly 'destroying' their children as they apply for college.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Malcolm Harris about his new book, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.
In Malcolm Harris' expansive, engaging and explosive book, the image of Stanford racing to replace its beds to accommodate its increasingly tall freshmen serves as an apt metaphor for what he calls the Palo Alto System.
A sweeping book offers a provocative new history arguing that today's inequality can be traced back to the state's founding
In Malcolm Harris' expansive, engaging and explosive book, the image of Stanford racing to replace its beds to accommodate its increasingly tall freshmen serves as an apt metaphor for what he calls the Palo Alto System.