The Shadow Scholar
Dave Tomar
Bloomsbury Publishing
<B>"[A] stunning tale of academic fraud . . . shocking and compelling.†?-<I>The Washington Post</I></B><br/>Dave Tomar wrote term papers for a living. Technically, the papers were "study guides,†? and the companies he wrote for-there are quite a few-are completely aboveboard and easily found with a quick web search. For as little as ten dollars a page, these paper mills provide a custom essay, written to the specifics of any course assignment. During Tomar's career as an academic surrogate, he wrote made-to-order papers for everything from introductory college courses to Ph.D. dissertations. There was never a shortage of demand for his services.<I> The Shadow Scholar </I>is the story of this dubious but all-too-common career. In turns shocking, absurd, and ultimately sobering, Tomar explores not merely his own misdeeds but the bureaucratic and cash-hungry colleges, lazy students, and even misguided parents who help make it all possible.