{"product_id":"9781620400197","title":"The Shadow Scholar: How I Made a Living Helping College Kids Cheat","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[A] stunning tale of academic fraud . . . shocking and compelling.”-\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDave Tomar wrote term papers for a living. Technically, the papers  were \"study guides,” and the companies he wrote for-there are quite a  few-are completely aboveboard and easily found with a quick web search.  For as little as ten dollars a page, these paper mills provide a custom  essay, written to the specifics of any course assignment. During Tomar's  career as an academic surrogate, he wrote made-to-order papers for  everything from introductory college courses to Ph.D. dissertations.  There was never a shortage of demand for his services.\u003ci\u003e The Shadow Scholar \u003c\/i\u003eis  the story of this dubious but all-too-common career. In turns shocking,  absurd, and ultimately sobering, Tomar explores not merely his own  misdeeds but the bureaucratic and cash-hungry colleges, lazy students,  and even misguided parents who help make it all possible.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172721901808,"sku":"9781620400197","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620400197_p0.jpg?v=1763862459","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620400197","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}