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6/20/2016

The University Bookman: Longshoreman, Philosopher, Mystery

Read the whole thing, then buy Hoffer's books and read them all.

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6/5/2016

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5/26/2016

Read this first:

Oberlin Is An Insane Asylum

Then read these to understand the level of insanity:

The New Activism of Campus Life

How Trigger Warnings Are Hurting Mental Health on Campus

I'm a liberal professor, and my liberal students terrify me

Sexual Paranoia Strikes Academe

Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say

University has become a dangerous place for young people who do not have a solid grounding in reason, and common sense. It is increasingly a sewer where good people go to be destroyed.

Great care must be taken when helping a young person chose a university, a college, and a major.

If you have one heading off next year, good luck, you will need it.

A reading list to combat the problem:

http://www.sjc.edu/files/6514/4553/9725/AN_Reading_List_Fall_2015_St._Johns_College.pdf
http://www.sjc.edu/files/4014/6230/7207/Annapolis_Reading_List_Spring_2016_St._Johns_College.pdf

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5/3/2016

This page offers quick links to books by various authors.

Eric Hoffer

The True Believer
1. online book - http://evelynbrooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/The_True_Believer_-_Eric_Hoffer.pdf
2. Amazon - The True Believer

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