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"As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times have changed. Today, a new elite of boys and girls is being molded at St. Paul's, one that reflects the hope of openness but also the persistence of inequality. In Privilege, Shamus Khan returns to his alma mater to provide an inside look at an institution that has been the private realm of the elite for the past 150 years. He shows that St. Paul's students continue to learn what they always have -- how to embody privilege. Yet, while students once leveraged the trappings of upper-class entitlement, family connections, and high culture, current St. Paul's students learn to succeed in a more diverse environment. To be the future leaders of a more democratic world, they must be at ease with everything from highbrow art to everyday life -- from Beowulf to Jaws -- and view hierarchies as ladders to scale. Through deft portrayals of the relationships among students, faculty, and staff, Khan shows how members of the new elite face the opening of society while still preserving the advantages that allow them to rule."--.

Louisa May Alcott has problems--her mother is taking a job over a hundred miles away to earn some money, leaving to it to Louisa to care for the family, her father refuses to work for money, a fugitive slave is seeking refuge in their house, and a slave catcher has been murdered, making the Underground Railroad much more dangerous.

Tells the story of the De La Salle High School football team of Concord, California, which had 138 consecutive victories under coach Bob Ladouceur, who took over the team at the age of twenty-three.

Offers a behind-the-scenes account of the De La Salle Spartans, who held the record for the longest winning streak in high school football, with 125 straight wins at the dawn of the 2002 season, profiling the team's players, coaches, and fans.

Offers a behind-the-scenes account of the De La Salle Spartans, who held the record for the longest winning streak in high school football, with 125 straight wins at the dawn of the 2002 season, profiling the team's players, coaches, and fans.

Offers a revealing look at the tumultuous, often scandalous lives of five of the greatest authors in nineteenth-century American literature.

An autobiographical narrative of the author's days at St. Pauls, a private prep school in New Hampshire and of her adolescent turmoil.

An autobiographical narrative of the author's days at Saint Pauls, a private prep school in New Hampshire and of her adolescent turmoil.