TY - BOOK ID - 135786991 TI - Good work if you can get it PY - 2020 SN - 142143797X 9781421437972 9781421437965 1421437961 PB - Baltimore DB - UniCat KW - College teachers KW - College teaching KW - Supply and demand KW - Vocational guidance UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135786991 AB - "This is a short, punchy book about the real professional life of an academic. It provides hard data on what academic jobs are like and who gets them; on how to succeed in graduate school; on how to find time to write, teach, and have a personal life; and on what a person might do if academia does not work out. Written by a successful professor, the book warns aspiring academics about the harsh realities of an oversupplied job market and prepares them for playing by the rules that govern success in the academic profession"-- ER -