# Lost in the Meritocracy

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- Book: [Lost in the Meritocracy](https://www.bookquiver.com/walter-kirn/lost-in-the-meritocracy) ([Lost in the Meritocracy.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/walter-kirn/lost-in-the-meritocracy.md))
- Authors: [Walter Kirn](https://www.bookquiver.com/walter-kirn)
- Publisher: anchor
- ISBN: 978-03-0727-945-3
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2010-06-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A New York Times Notable Book A Daily Beast Best Book of the Year A Huffington Post Best Book of the Year From elementary school on, Walter Kirn knew how to stay at the top of his class: He clapped...