Benjamin Demott is Mellon Professor of Humanities Emeritus at Amherst. His most recent book is Junk Politics: The Trashing of the American Mind. (May 2005)
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‘Reclaiming the Game’
July 14, 2005
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Jocks and the Academy
May 12, 2005
Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values
by William G. Bowen and Sarah A. Levin
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Guilt Stalker
September 26, 2002
The Black Veil: A Memoir with Digressions
by Rick Moody
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Horror Story
February 28, 2002
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Caught in the Curve
February 8, 2001
Hooking Up by Tom Wolfe
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Interviewing Eggers
October 5, 2000
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Notes of a Son and Brother
September 21, 2000
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers
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The West Virginian
March 9, 2000
For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today
by Jedediah Purdy
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It’s a Wonderful Life
October 7, 1999
Home Town
by Tracy Kidder
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Class Acts
May 16, 1991
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The Literary Life
June 11, 1964
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City Light
April 30, 1964
Doings and Undoings by Norman Podhoretz
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A Hard Case
February 6, 1964
James Forrestal: A Study of Personality Politics and Policy by Arnold A. Rogow
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The Fate of the Union: Kennedy and After
December 26, 1963
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America Absolved
June 1, 1963
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
by Richard Hofstadter