Word: schlaifer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cases to study and an all-around smaller work load. One first-year discussion section, which got more than its proportionate number of new breed students, even went so far as organizing a book burning last February. Dozens of copies of Analysis of Decisions Under Uncertainty, by Robert O. Schlaifer, a Business School professor, went up in flames. Unwilling to accept the book passively, bookburner John E. Gilster said at the time. "This is the most unclearly written book in the English language on the subject...
...When Schlaifer asked how a book with such a heavy cover could be burned, he was told "page by page." He replied, "That's not the way to have a real book-burning...
...object of their protest was the most expensive Business School first-year text-retailing at $17.50-called Analysis of Decisions Under Uncertainty, by Robert O. Schlaifer, William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration...
...When Schlaifer found out about the book-burning, he said. "Well for Heaven's sake! I guess they burned it because they find the book difficult. But I really don't give a good goddamn one way or the other. If they enjoy the fire they should certainly be allowed...