New York: Simon & Schuster, (2003). SIGNED hardcover - An appraisal of the racial gap in education today, primarily as it affects Black and Hispanic students, which cites educational inequalities as a central civil rights issue, the limited impact of Title One, Head Start and other reforms, while highlighting inner-city schools that demonstrate models of educational excellence and suggesting ways that educational problems can be overcome. SIGNED by both authors on the title page. Illustrated with charts and figures. Extensive notes, index. 334 pp. ISBN: 0-743204468.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966. dj. Hardcover first edition - A child's-eye view of the grown-up world. 193 pages.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which is even more necessary now than when it was first published, as attacks on liberal education continue. "Zakaria argues for a renewed commitment to the worlds most valuable educational tradition.. . [he] expounds on the virtues of a liberal arts education - how to write clearly, how to express yourself convincingly, and how to think analytically. For example, engineering is a great profession, but key value-added skills you will also need are creativity, lateral thinking, design, communication, storytelling, and, more than anything, the ability to continually learn and enjoy learning precisely the gifts of a liberal education." SIGNED on the half title page. Extensive notes. 204 pp. ISBN: 978-0393247688.