{"product_id":"good-work-if-you-can-get-it-9781421437965","title":"Good Work If You Can Get It","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does it really take to get a job in academia?Do you want to go to graduate school? Then you're in good company: nearly 80,000 students will begin pursuing a PhD this year alone. But while almost all new PhD students say they want to work in academia, most are destined for something else. The hard truth is that half will quit or fail to get their degree, and most graduates will never find a full-time academic job. In Good Work If You Can Get It, Jason Brennan combines personal experience with the latest higher education research to help you understand what graduate school and the academy are really like. This candid, pull-no-punches book answers questions big and small, including Should I go to graduate schooland what will I do once I get there? How much does a PhD costand should I pay for one? What does it take to succeed in graduate school?  What kinds of jobs are there after grad schooland who gets them?  What happens to the people who never get full-time professorships?  What d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew advice books come closer to presenting the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Don't just read this book. Become it.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEconlib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEconomist and strategist Jason Brennan delivers a data-driven, punchily practical guide to succeeding in academia, aimed at PhD students.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't let anyone you know apply to grad school without first encouraging them to read \u003ci\u003eGood Work If You Can Get It\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJames G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerica has needed a book like this for a long time and bravo to Johns Hopkins University Press for publishing it.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Work If You Can Get It\u003c\/i\u003e is a frank, realistic, and data-driven discussion of what it takes to succeed in academia. It's the kind of book every aspiring scholar should read.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. Unpleasant Truths about the World's Best Job\u003cbr\u003eChapter One. Do You Really Want an Academic Job?\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two. Success in Graduate School Means Working to Get a Job\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three. How to Be Productive and Happy\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four. The Academic Market, Tenure, and the Job Market outside Academia\u003cbr\u003eConclusion. Exit Options\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408137953623,"sku":"9781421437965","price":20.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421437965.jpg?v=1730501725","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/good-work-if-you-can-get-it-9781421437965","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}