Dave Tomar

The Shadow Scholar (eBook, ePUB)

How I Made a Living Helping College Kids Cheat

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"[A] stunning tale of academic fraud . . . shocking and compelling."-The Washington Post
Dave 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. The Shadow Scholar is 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781620400197
• Artikelnr.: 38340732

Autorenporträt

Ed Dante is the pseudonym of a writer living in Philadelphia. His real name will be released on the galleys for this book.