Description
Book SynopsisThe author was president of one of the world's most distinguished centers of higher learning - the nine-campus University of California - from 1983 to 1992. In this memoir, he provides an insider's account of what it was like for a very private, reflective man to live a public life as leader of one of the most complex institutions in the country.
Trade Review"There is no doubt that this memoir will be central to understanding the story of American higher education and the evolution of the University of California in particular. The testimony of an articulate, perceptive, and intelligent person who has played so many key roles in the history of those institutions is of incalculable value. It is accurate to describe David Gardner as an eagle among presidents. This memoir will give the reader a fascinating view of the extraordinary skill and scope of his flight." - Jack W. Peltason, President Emeritus of the University of California; "David Gardner's memoir has a liveliness and a sense of reality - how it really was and how it really felt." - Clark Kerr, President Emeritus of the University of California"
