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I love "PHD." It's the only thing I've seen that captures everything about being a PhD student! -- Graham, University of Warwick

That is the funniest thing I have ever read. The pictures are great and the character development is so epic. -- Mark, Oxford University

To the creators of the amazing phenomenon known as "PhD"--I am enthralled! You have captured the life SO perfectly! -- Lisa Michaud, author of "The Guy's Guide to Geek Girls"

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A collection of the first five years of "Piled Higher and Deeper," a comic strip about life (or lack thereof) in graduate school, as it originally appeared in Stanford University's "The Stanford Daily Newspaper" and online at phd.stanford.edu.

"Piled Higher and Deeper" the comic strip is currently read by grad students from over 300 universities and from around the world.


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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Piled Higher & Deeper Pub (June 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0972169504
  • ISBN-13: 978-0972169509
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #46,725 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Precious Procrastination, July 12, 2005
By David Schaich "David Schaich" (Cambridge, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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Grad students! Are you working too hard? This comic strip collection can help.

"Piled Higher and Deeper" ("PhD") is the first collection of strips of the legendary webcomic of the same name, written (and published) by Jorge Cham of Stanford University. This volume contains comics from roughly 1997 - 2002, including classics such as

--The Grad Student Documentary ("Having feasted, the grad student enters a lethargic state called "researching", in anticipation of the next free meal.")

--What is... the Thesis ("Is it so hard to believe? That grad school isn't real?")

--Post-Bachelor's Disorder ("Do you experience frequent headaches trying to count how many years you've been in school?")

--The High School Renunion ("Um... well... I... I'm still in school...")

and many others. From the first crudely drawn sketches of cramped classrooms and quals to the later, well-drawn strips of research and conferences, "PhD" never fails to entertain. Some of the humor may be dark and depressing, but that just makes it more realistic, and all the more potent.

If you don't believe that a grad student comic strip could possibly be so good, feel free to check out the strip's website, [...], where all of these strips are available for free. (But be warned - reading the entire archive could be hazardous to your research, and once you start, it's hard to stop...) Why buy the book when all its content is available free online? For one thing, to thank Jorge for all the hours of procrastination that he has so kindly provided. For another, to have access to the comics even when you're away from your compu... ok, never mind. The first reason is more than good enough by itself.

Even though "PhD" focuses on engineering, grad students in all fields should find it equally entertaining. And of course, grad students are not the only people who can appreciate this volume - former grad students and future grad students will almost certainly enjoy it as well. All grad students past, present and future should purchase this first "Piled Higher and Deeper" collection (or better yet, have it purchased for them) without delay.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The second funniest piece of text I have read lately, September 17, 2003
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I especially suggest this book to people thinking about taking the PhD route. Read it before making a decision. Twice. Then, if you decide to go for it anyways, don't come crying to me when you finally realize that the thing you call your daily life is actually the raw material for one of the funniest comic strips around. And, believe me when I say Jorge is a funny guy but he doesn't really exaggerate that much, which makes the whole book more funny ( and kinda sad, too ). In any case, this is the second funniest thing I have read during the last couple of years. So, get it!

Oh, curious about the funniest thing? My lame attempts at writing drafts for my thesis introduction, of course, what else?

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Graduate student life is not an oxymoron, March 22, 2003
By E. Marin "voracious reader" (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a unique collection of hilarious comic strips about graduate school life drawn by Jorge Cham, a genuine PhD student at Stanford University. Anyone who has ever been or known a graduate student struggling towards the completion of his or her thesis will recognize and appreciate the characters and scenarios herein. And although there are a number of inside jokes, and knowing the real-life inspirations for some of the characters certainly added to my personal enjoyment, most of the strips reflect the universal absurdities of the grad school experience rather than being specific to Stanford students. Highly recommended!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and right to the point!
Jorge Cham has a very creative way of illustrating challenges in graduate school in a humorous, yet charming way. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dora Farkas

5.0 out of 5 stars almost too real
If you have ever been a grad student these will seem WAY too familiar, and quite funny too. This 1st book occassionally gets a bit stanford specific, but aside from that any grad... Read more
Published 4 months ago by K. Spearing

5.0 out of 5 stars Real truth! Incredible funny!
This whole comic strip is amazing! I have PhD and I've worked in academy in 3 different countries: Japan, Sweden and USA, and the Japanese and American style of doing science is... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Shumskaya Maria

5.0 out of 5 stars It gets better, all the time.
One should read all the series BEFORE entering this dark cave that is a phd. And after you got into that, well, this helps understanding that you are not alone on this suffering.
Published 7 months ago by Alexandre O. Strube

5.0 out of 5 stars NOT satire!
Before I was in grad school, I thought PhDcomics is satire and supposed to be funny. Far from it. PhDcomics is dead on accurate. This is what grad school is like. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Neurofox

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun comics...
This is an amazing collectors item. I am a huge fan of PHD comics and this is a great way to preserve my memories of this wonderful comic. Keep it up George Cham..
Published 15 months ago by Pramod

5.0 out of 5 stars Got me though my PhD
This is a great book. His humour is so spot on - it really is a great representation of grad life. This first book also shows how the strip has progressed over time - the artwork... Read more
Published 18 months ago by dmscvan

5.0 out of 5 stars Helping you survive graduate school
Jorge's comic makes light of the trials and trival exsistence of graduate life. His work is very comforting because you know that you are not the only one going through the ups... Read more
Published 20 months ago by ISUOFI

4.0 out of 5 stars PhD Comics First Book Published
I had to wait for about a Month to get my hands on this book (shipping to Malaysia from the US seems to take a long time) but it was worth the wait. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Sandun Dalpatadu

5.0 out of 5 stars great gift for grad students
the first of Cham's oh-so-true chronicles of the lives of graduate students in America. I have given this book as a gift to many of my friends as we struggle through our own... Read more
Published 23 months ago by ddb602003

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