{"product_id":"9781620401088","title":"Why Teach?: In Defense of a Real Education","description":"Mark Edmundson's essays reclaim college not as the province of high-priced tuition, career training, and interactive online courses, but as the place where serious people go to broaden their minds and learn to live the rest of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA renowned professor of English at the University of Virginia, Edmundson has felt firsthand the pressure on colleges to churn out a productive, high-caliber workforce for the future. Yet in these essays, many of which have run in places such as \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he reminds us that there is more to education than greater productivity. With prose exacting yet expansive, tough-minded yet optimistic, Edmundson argues forcefully that the liberal arts are more important today than ever, and a necessary remedy for our troubled times. \u003ci\u003eWhy Teach? \u003c\/i\u003eis brimming with the wisdom and inspiration that make learning possible.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134474469616,"sku":"9781620401088","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620401088_p0.jpg?v=1763858287","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620401088","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}