| Two widely published humor columnists and"e,bad boys"e, of academia take their wit and wisdom to dazzling new lows in this irreverent send-up of highbrow literary culture. At last, the thinking person's take on the life of the mind in today's increasingly mindless age. Sense and Nonsensibility pokes fun at everyone from spoof-proof scholars to pompous professors, from anal-retentive authors to plagiarizing poets, from snake-oil therapists to bestselling illiterati. This singular collection by Professors Lawrence Douglas and Alexander George brings together their most popular pieces, along with many brand-new ones, including: The Academy Awards for novels -- with categories for"e,Best Female Protagonist -- Doomed,"e,"e,Best Narrator -- Unreliable,"e, and"e,Best Novel -- Unfinishable by Reader"e, Home Shopping University -- offering the greatest ideas in Western history at rock-bottom prices I'm Okay, I'm Okay: Accepting Narcissism -- the best in"e,Self-helplessness books"e, The Penis Orations -- Iron Man's answer to The Vagina Monologues"e,Ask the Academic Ethicist"e, -- their notorious advice column, which has shocked higher education |
