Never Say Moist at Wyndover College - Jackson, Gordon S.
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The war of words at Wyndover College begins with a single shot: a taboo placed on the word "moist," to placate a first-year student who finds the word repulsive. But then things escalate, when an anonymous voice of opposition takes on the college's strongly pro-student president and his latest innovative program to keep students happy. As the initially well received "Word-Free" program gains traction, it divides the college. The enthusiastic mid-level official charged with implementing this concept finds that it's increasingly difficult to manage-and his efforts are continuously undercut by…mehr

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The war of words at Wyndover College begins with a single shot: a taboo placed on the word "moist," to placate a first-year student who finds the word repulsive. But then things escalate, when an anonymous voice of opposition takes on the college's strongly pro-student president and his latest innovative program to keep students happy. As the initially well received "Word-Free" program gains traction, it divides the college. The enthusiastic mid-level official charged with implementing this concept finds that it's increasingly difficult to manage-and his efforts are continuously undercut by the imaginative opposition of The Contrarian, a figure who posts creative, snarky messages in a wide range of settings...
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Autorenporträt
Gordon S. Jackson is a South African-born educator and author.He received his undergraduate education in South Africa and his MA at Wheaton College, Illinois. He worked as a reporter and editor on a news magazine in Johannesburg before obtaining his PhD in mass communications at Indiana University. He then taught journalism at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, for 32 years before retiring in 2015.He is the author or compiler of fourteen books (twelve commercially published), including two satirical novels. He is married to another South African, who he says helps keep his accent honest.