# In the Basement of the Ivory Tower

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- Book: [In the Basement of the Ivory Tower](https://www.bookquiver.com/professor-x/in-the-basement-of-the-ivory-tower) ([In the Basement of the Ivory Tower.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/professor-x/in-the-basement-of-the-ivory-tower.md))
- Authors: [Professor X](https://www.bookquiver.com/professor-x)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4312-029-2
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2012-03-27
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The controversial book that crystallized the current debate over the value and purpose of a college educationWhen Professor X's article that inspired this book was published in the Atlantic Monthly, a...