Sense and Nonsensibility Lampoons of Learning and Literature

Two widely published humor columnists and "bad boys" of academia take their wit and wisdom to dazzling new lows in this irreverent send-up of highbrow literary culture.At last, the thinking person's take on the life of the mind in today's increasingly mindless age.Sense and Nonsensibilitypokes fun at everyone from spoof-proof scholars to pompous professors; from anal-retentive authors to plagiarizing poets; from snake-oil therapists to bestselling illiterati.This singular collection by Professors Lawrence Douglas and Alexander George brings together their most popular pieces, along with many brand-new ones, including: The Academy Awards for novels -- with categories for "Best Female Protagonist -- Doomed," "Best Narrator -- Unreliable," and "Best Novel -- Unfinishable by Reader" Home Shopping University -- offering the greatest ideas in Western history at rock-bottom pricesI'm Okay, I'm Okay: Accepting Narcissism-- the best in "Self-helplessness books"The Penis Orations-- Iron Man's answer toThe Vagina Monologues "Ask the Academic Ethicist" -- their notorious advice column, which has shocked higher education

Lawrence Douglas is a professor of law and jurisprudence at Amherst College. He is the author of several scholarly books, including Will He Go? and The Right Wrong Man. He has also authored several novels and parody books, including The Catastrophist and The Vices. His writing has appeared in Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.