From Bottom to Top Tier in a Decade: Th eWagner College Turnaround Years is a memoirrecounting one of the most remarkableturnaround stories in American highereducation, as recalled by the president wholed a fourteen-year campaign bringingthis fi nancially troubled, under-enrolled, bottom-ranked college from disrepair andimpending closure to wide regard as one ofthe top small, residential private colleges inthe east.By the time Norman Smith departed in2002, the college was ranked top tier, wasfull to capacity, and was cited as one ofAmerica's most beautiful college campuses.Located on a hilltop overlooking Manhattanthat had once been Vanderbilt and Cunardestates, Wagner College should never havegotten into trouble. Th is recounting isnot only an engaging human story of themany trustees, benefactors, faculty, and staffwho were key to the turnaround, but alsorepresents a case study template of whatmust happen for any college to survive andultimately fl ourish in these competitivetimes for private higher education.

Here, for the first time, is a complete guide to all the wonderful transistor radios produced by the Zenith Radio Corporation during the "Magic Years," when transistor radio design was constantly being improved. This comprehensive book includes a complete listing of all transistor radio models created by Zenith from 1955 through 1965. Outstanding color photos from original Zenith sales sheets as well as information on each model are presented in a year by year order of production. Never before published photographs, documents, and original drawings from the Zenith archives, as well as a large collection of original Zenith advertising, fill the pages. A large, full-color photo section with price guide rounds out the book and will help readers easily identify each Zenith transistor radio from those "Magic Years."