Paul Tough's previous book, How Children Succeed, spent more than a year on the New York Times hardcover and paperback bestseller lists and was translated into 27 lan-guages. He is a contributing writ-er to the New York Times Magazine and a reg-ular contributor to the public-radio programme This American Life. You can learn more about his work at paultough.com and follow him on Twitter- @paultough.
A readable kiss-and-tell study . . . Tough finds that higher education, which has the potential to increase upward mobility, has become an obstacle that perpetuates social rigidity. The poor remain poor and the rich get richer . . . this study is laced with deep anger. * Times Higher Education * Humanizes the process of higher education . . . Fascinating stories about efforts to remediate class disparities in higher education * New Yorker * [Tough] writes movingly about students who are trying to navigate the confounding, expensive, and intimidating process of getting into and staying in college. * WIRED * Important . . . Among his book's many vital contributions are its portraits of schools and programs that model a better way. * New York Times * Paul Tough is a beautiful reporter and writer and a deeply moral guide to understanding the situation of children in our heartless meritocracy . . . A great book that should start a necessary conversation. -- George Packer, author of THE UNWINDING