tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post3946317223453692830..comments2023-12-20T17:48:18.108-05:00Comments on To Delight and to Instruct: How the University WorksHoracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15662740021328265642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-33988758039453359342008-07-30T08:59:00.000-04:002008-07-30T08:59:00.000-04:00Great review, Horace. I will try to get this book...Great review, Horace. I will try to get this book myself but will, given your notes on tone, use it as a reference and perhaps not as a gift to give our administration in itself. Thanks.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059619056144553609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-88744781983255026722008-07-16T15:57:00.000-04:002008-07-16T15:57:00.000-04:00Horace: Stick to your guns on the tone question. ...Horace: Stick to your guns on the tone question. A radical critique of the university is only going to generate real action if it persuades people who are uncertain or even start from a position of disagreement. It's B's tone, shared by too many academics, that helps fuel the conservative anti-academic fires. In other words, I can't see anyone making it through this book who isn't already converted, and that isn't enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-31085706246492962152008-07-16T05:33:00.000-04:002008-07-16T05:33:00.000-04:00Wow, great book review and I think I'll have to gr...Wow, great book review and I think I'll have to grab the book myself! Looks like it could be great for a long trip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com