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Guilty Admissions Nicole LaPorte

Guilty Admissions von Nicole LaPorte

Guilty Admissions Nicole LaPorte


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Zusammenfassung

The shockingly true story of the Varsity Blues scandal, involving crazy parents, privilege, and con men. An entertaining expose on how the other half gets in.

Guilty Admissions Zusammenfassung

Guilty Admissions: The Bribes, Favors, and Phonies behind the College Cheating Scandal Nicole LaPorte

GUILTY ADMISSIONS weaves together the story of an unscrupulous college counselor named Rick Singer, and how he preyed on the desperation of some of the country's wealthiest families living in a world defined by fierce competition, who function under constant pressure to get into the right schools, starting with pre-school; non-stop fundraising and donation demands in the form of multi-million-dollar galas and private parties; and a community of deeply insecure parents who will do anything to get their kids into name-brand colleges in order to maintain their own A-list status.

Investigative reporter Nicole LaPorte lays bare the source of this insecurity -- that in 2019, no special hook in the form of legacy status, athletic talent, or financial giving can guarantee a child's entrance into an elite school. The result is paranoia, deception, and true crimes at the peak of the American social pyramid.

With a glittering cast of Hollywood actors -- including Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin -- private equity titans, white-shoe attorneys, and Hollywood socialites, GUILTY ADMISSIONS is a soap-opera-slash-sneak-peek-behind-the-curtains at America's richest social circles; an examination of the cutthroat world of college admissions; and a parable of American society at a time when the country is run by a crass tycoon and all totems of status and achievement have become transactional and removed from traditions of ethical restraint.

A world where the rich get whatever they want, however they want it.

Über Nicole LaPorte

Nicole LaPorte is an LA-based senior writer for Fast Company. She previously was a columnist for The New York Times and a staff writer for Newsweek/The Daily Beast, and Variety. She is the author of The Men Who Would Be King: Movies, Moguls, and a Company Called Dreamworks.

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CIN1538717093G
9781538717097
1538717093
Guilty Admissions: The Bribes, Favors, and Phonies behind the College Cheating Scandal Nicole LaPorte
Gebraucht - Gut
Gebundene Ausgabe
Little, Brown & Company
20210311
352
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