Charles J Sykes: 4 books
50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School
Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Charles J. Sykes offers fifty life lessons not included in the self-esteem-laden, reality-light curriculum of most schools. Here are truths about what kids will encounter in the world post-schooling, and ideas for how parents can reclaim lost ground---not with pep talks and touchy-feely negotiations,...
by Charles J. Sykes
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
"Bracing and immediate." - The Washington Post
Once at the center of the American conservative movement, bestselling author and radio host Charles Sykes is a fierce opponent of Donald Trump and the right-wing media that enabled his rise.
In How the Right Lost Its Mind, Sykes...
Fail U.
The False Promise of Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
The cost of a college degree has increased by 1,125% since 1978—four times the rate of inflation. Total student debt has surpassed $1.3 trillion. Nearly two thirds of all college students must borrow to study, and the average student graduates with more than $30,000 in debt. Many college graduates...
A Nation of Moochers
America's Addiction to Getting Something for Nothing
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
We have experienced a shift in American character: we've become a nation of moochers. Increasingly dependent on the efforts of others over our own, Americans are free to freeload. From the corporate bailouts on Wall Street to the alarming increases in personal default and dependency, from questionable...