The Fates of Privilege: The Life and Times of a Harvard Man
Language: English
Published by Dean O. Smith, 2025
- Hardcover
- New
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United KingdomRia Christie Collections
AbeBooks seller since March 25, 2015
Condition: New
US$ 37.67
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
In English.
Seller Inventory # ria9781736453469_new
- Title
- The Fates of Privilege: The Life and Times of a Harvard Man
- Author
- Smith, Dean O
- Publisher
- Dean O. Smith
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1736453467
- ISBN 13
- 9781736453469
- Item weight
- 625 grams
In this entertaining autobiography, Smith chronicles memories encountered during "the traveling." He did the traveling during the night when he slept or during the day when he napped, venturing out and back. Along the way he encountered memories of particular events or thoughts. The memories don't comprise an entire lifetime of experiences and thoughts. The traveling was more selective. And, Smith has no understanding about how it selected which memories to visit and which to ignore. Moreover, he paid little heed to those memories ignored during the traveling. They were there somewhere in his past and could be retrieved, to be sure. But, he saw no reason to recreate a lifetime. One passage is enough.
In some encounters during the traveling, a companion made its presence known. Call the companion fate. This companion intervened in Smith's life, directing it one way rather than another. The most consequential intervention occurred when Smith was admitted to Harvard. Fate had inducted him into an elite class, a very privileged class. This privilege manifested itself in many ways during his lifetime, most of them favorable. Over the years, Smith asked himself: Why did I receive this honor? Did I deserve it? Or did fate simply play a cruel trick on the many other qualified but unsuccessful Harvard aspirants? While recounting memories from the traveling, he seeks answers to these questions.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Ria Christie Collections
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since March 25, 2015
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 6 to 12 business days | 6 to 12 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 14.91 | US$ 17.16 |
Payment methods
Store description
Hello! Ria Christie Collections is an online venture that was initially set up in 2012 to sell books. We do not have a physical high street store. We are professional online booksellers. We only sell brand new books in perfect condition that we source from various suppliers and the publishers. Primarily, our aim is to provide an excellent service to all our customers. We always work as a team to achieve this. Our other objectives are to: 1. Ensure that all our products reach their destination quickly in a safe and secure manner 2. Answer to all our customer queries within 24 hours 3. Ensure that our customers are happy with their purchases 4. Provide all the items at a competitive price 5. Always listen to our customers Ria Christie Collections is not a registered company. It is a Sole Trader venture. Other key information is shown below: Contact Person Name: Rakesh Luchmun (Mr) Storefront Name: Ria Christie Collections Place of Establishment Address: Suite B; ARUN House; ARUN Building Arundel Road Uxbridge UB8 2RR United Kingdom E-Mail Address: riachristie@hotmail.co.uk VAT Number: GB 160 5650 25 We always work hard and aim to comply with all of Abebooks Policies. If you have any issues, please do not hesitate to write to us whether before or after a purchase. We promise to reply to you promptly and, in any case, within 24 hours. Thank you kindly! Yours sincerely Mr Rakesh Luchmun (Founder) and the Ria Christie Collections Team…
Specialty
Educational books, Textbooks, Fiction, Non- fictionSeller's business information
Ryefield Investments Limited
175 Pield Heath Road
Uxbridge, United Kingdom UB8 3NL
Terms of sale
All Returns and Refund are as per Abebooks policies.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Thank you!