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New York Times-bestselling author of They Both Die at the End

they find themselves captives instead of captors

in this 35th tale of the land of Xanth

When a tragic accident crushes her dreams

To achieve mastery

Lessons of the Masters Philippine Hoegen New York Times-bestselling author ofWhen we talk about education today, we tend to avoid the rhetoric of mastery, with its erotic and inegalitarian overtones. But the charged personal encounter between master and disciple is precisely what interests George Steiner in this book, a sustained reflection on the infinitely complex and subtle interplay of power, trust, and passions in the most profound sorts of pedagogy. Based on Steiner's Norton Lectures on the art and lore of teaching,