March Madness

By Stanley Wagner

Ed Edwards, a distinguished professor at Old South University, has become somewhat cynical about life, work, relationships, and the American Way. After many years of observing collegiate conspiracies;... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563151863
• ISBN13: 9781563151866
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Sterling House Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

An intensely personal story in a setting of campus politics.

This is a fast-paced, gripping account of a distinguished professor in midlife crises - personal and professional. Easily read, it is difficult to lay aside until finished.Characters are well developed and the story unfolds flawlessly. Enjoyable and enlightening!

Riveting reading. Excellent writing style.

March Madness first struck me as a exceptionally well written book. It kept my attention from the start. I couldn't put it down until I had completed it. It was especially interesting to me since I work at a university and I am familiar with some of the conflicts that can develop between athletics and academics in a university setting. The two main characters, Dr. Ann Strand and Dr. Ed Edwards, are faculty members of Old South University who develop a romance amidst a swirl of intrigue and murder on the campus. The conflict revolves around a power struggle between athletics and academics after Dr. Strand fails a potential Heisman trophy candidate. I would highly recommend March Madness for interesting, riveting reading.

The inside story on athletics and academics.

This book is an insider's view of academics and athletics at the University level. On the surface, the story is about the conflict a talented young faculty woman experiences when she finds a premier student-athlete guilty of cheating on an exam, and the subsequent resolution of that situation. However, the real story is about the behind-the-scenes politics that take place in the administration. Written by an insider, it reveals just how administrators and trustees view the AAUP, faculty, and the business of athletics. As a faculty member myself, it is eye-opening reading. However, this is not a dry treatise. The politics of sport is embedded in the context of a moving love story between the new faculty woman and an older, established distinguished professor. The characters are complex and genuine and the story has a feel of authenticity. Furthermore, the writing style is such that I could hardly put the book down. It is an exciting story, quick-moving, and reveals a great deal about the inherent conflict between athletics and academics, and the impact that conflict is having on our educational system and on our national competitive edge.