{"product_id":"9780674020894","title":"Harvard A to Z","description":"\u003cp\u003e Open this book and step into the storied corridors of the nation's oldest university; encounter the historic landmarks and curiosities; and among them, meet the famous dropouts and former students, the world-class scholars, eccentrics, and prodigies who have given the institution its incomparable character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An alphabetical compendium of short but substantial essays about Harvard University--its undergraduate college and nine professional schools--this volume traverses the gamut of Harvardiana from Aab and Admissions to X Cage and Z Closet. In between are some two hundred entries written by three Harvard veterans who bring to the task over 125 years of experience within the university. The entries range from essential facts to no less interesting ephemera, from the Arnold Arboretum designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to the peculiar medical specimens of the Warren Museum; from Arts and Athletics to Towers and Tuition: from the very real environs (Cambridge, Charles River, and Quincy Street) to the Harvard of Hollywood and fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarvard A to Z\u003c\/i\u003e is a browser's delight, offering readers the chance to dip into the history and lore, the character and culture of America's foremost institution of higher learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Map of Harvard \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Aab\u003cbr\u003e Admissions\u003cbr\u003e Adolphus Busch Hall\u003cbr\u003e Affirmative Action\u003cbr\u003e Alpha-Iota of Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003e Allston\u003cbr\u003e Alumni\u003cbr\u003e American Repertory Theatre\u003cbr\u003e Architecture\u003cbr\u003e Archives\u003cbr\u003e Arms\u003cbr\u003e Arnold Arboretum\u003cbr\u003e Art Museums\u003cbr\u003e Arts\u003cbr\u003e Athletics\u003cbr\u003e Bells\u003cbr\u003e Brattle Theatre\u003cbr\u003e Business School\u003cbr\u003e Cambridge\/Boston\u003cbr\u003e Cantab\u003cbr\u003e Carpenter Center\u003cbr\u003e Characters\u003cbr\u003e Charles River\u003cbr\u003e Clocks\u003cbr\u003e College Pump\u003cbr\u003e Commencement\u003cbr\u003e Consulting\u003cbr\u003e Continuing Education\u003cbr\u003e The Core\u003cbr\u003e Crimson\u003cbr\u003e Crimson Key\u003cbr\u003e Dance\u003cbr\u003e Deans\u003cbr\u003e Degrees\u003cbr\u003e Dental School\u003cbr\u003e Dining Services\u003cbr\u003e Diplomas\u003cbr\u003e Discipline\u003cbr\u003e Divinity School\u003cbr\u003e Diversity\u003cbr\u003e Dropouts\u003cbr\u003e Dumbarton Oaks\u003cbr\u003e Ed School\u003cbr\u003e Elmwood\u003cbr\u003e Endowment\u003cbr\u003e ETOB\u003cbr\u003e Extinct Harvard\u003cbr\u003e Faculty Club\u003cbr\u003e \"Fair Harvard\"\u003cbr\u003e Fashion\u003cbr\u003e Fictional Harvard\u003cbr\u003e Film Archive\u003cbr\u003e Final Clubs\u003cbr\u003e Fire\u003cbr\u003e First Year\u003cbr\u003e Firsts (Men)\u003cbr\u003e Firsts (Women)\u003cbr\u003e Fountains\u003cbr\u003e Fundraising\u003cbr\u003e Gates\u003cbr\u003e Gay and Lesbian\u003cbr\u003e Gazette\u003cbr\u003e Gilbert \u0026amp; Sullivan\u003cbr\u003e Glass Flowers\u003cbr\u003e God's Acre 00 \"Godless Harvard\"\u003cbr\u003e Gold Coast\u003cbr\u003e Governance\u003cbr\u003e Grade Inflation\u003cbr\u003e GSAS\u003cbr\u003e GSD\u003cbr\u003e Great Salt and Other Relics\u003cbr\u003e Guardhouse\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Advocate\u003cbr\u003e Harvard College\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Crimson\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Elsewhere\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Forest\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Foundation\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Hall\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Heroes\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Hill\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Magazine\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Neighbors\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Student Agencies\u003cbr\u003e Harvard Union\u003cbr\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e Hasty Pudding Show\u003cbr\u003e Hillel\u003cbr\u003e Holden Chapel\u003cbr\u003e Hollywood's Harvard\u003cbr\u003e Honorary Degrees\u003cbr\u003e Houghton Library\u003cbr\u003e Houses\u003cbr\u003e Information Technology\u003cbr\u003e International Outreach\u003cbr\u003e Ivy League\u003cbr\u003e Jazz\u003cbr\u003e John Harvard--and His Statue\u003cbr\u003e Kennedy School of Government\u003cbr\u003e Lamont Library\u003cbr\u003e Lampoon\u003cbr\u003e Law School\u003cbr\u003e Lectures\u003cbr\u003e Libraries\u003cbr\u003e Life Raft\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003cbr\u003e Medical School\u003cbr\u003e Memorial Church\u003cbr\u003e Memorial Hall\u003cbr\u003e Music\u003cbr\u003e Native American Program\u003cbr\u003e Nieman Fellows\u003cbr\u003e Nobel Laureates\u003cbr\u003e Observatory\u003cbr\u003e Ombuds\u003cbr\u003e Outings and Innings\u003cbr\u003e Phillips Brooks House\u003cbr\u003e Portrait Collection\u003cbr\u003e Presidents\u003cbr\u003e Prodigies\u003cbr\u003e School of Public Health\u003cbr\u003e Public Service\u003cbr\u003e Quincy Street\u003cbr\u003e Radcliffe\u003cbr\u003e Rebellions and Riots\u003cbr\u003e Regalia\u003cbr\u003e Research Centers and Institutes\u003cbr\u003e Reunions\u003cbr\u003e Rhodes Scholars\u003cbr\u003e ROTC\u003cbr\u003e Sanders Theatre\u003cbr\u003e Sardis\u003cbr\u003e Science Museums\u003cbr\u003e Scientific Instruments\u003cbr\u003e Signet Society\u003cbr\u003e Society of Fellows\u003cbr\u003e Soldiers Field\u003cbr\u003e Songs and Marches\u003cbr\u003e Statues and Monuments\u003cbr\u003e Theatre Collection\u003cbr\u003e Towers\u003cbr\u003e Trademark Licensing and Protection\u003cbr\u003e Tuition\u003cbr\u003e Underground\u003cbr\u003e UHS\u003cbr\u003e University Professors\u003cbr\u003e Vanserg Hall\u003cbr\u003e Villa I Tatti\u003cbr\u003e Virtual Harvard\u003cbr\u003e Wadsworth House\u003cbr\u003e Warren Museum\u003cbr\u003e WHRB\u003cbr\u003e Widener Library\u003cbr\u003e Wireless Club\u003cbr\u003e X Cage\u003cbr\u003e The Yard\u003cbr\u003e Z Closet\u003cbr\u003e Zeph Greek \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix: Harvard Lingo\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157268611312,"sku":"9780674020894","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780674020894_p0.jpg?v=1769845329","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780674020894","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}