Giving it his all, Gordon Sterling struggles to face the challenges and meet the demands for entry into the privileged world of academia. But graduate school is nothing like what he expected; it's a charade. Day to day, Sterling discovers more pretense and tyranny lying beneath the facade of the hallowed halls, where he is shocked to find the reason for the mysterious death of a fellow student. Sick with despair and disillusionment, he bolts from academia, but remains unfulfilled, tormented by nagging doubts about having left his true calling behind. Just as he is devastated by personal...