Stand before your god a boarding school memoir skip to main contentus books hello sign in account lists account returns orders try prime cart hello select your address holiday deals gift cards best sellers customer service find a gift new releases whole foods amazonbasics free shipping sell registry coupons . Stand before your god a boarding school memoir paul watkins author random house ny 22 0p isbn 978 0 679 42056 9 more by and about this author other books the forger calm at sunset calm . Stand before your god a boarding school memoir seven year old paul was under the impression he was going to a party when his parents took him from their rhode island home to englands dragon . An unsentimental memoir of being an american in english boarding schools the first nonfiction from the author of the promise of light 1993 etc watkins registers his shock as a small boy upon being left by his father at the dragon school near oxford a dreamy child he learns to endure a sadistic teachers beatings and the special ways the english have of dealing with such intruders as our new friend from the colonies watkins shows how quickly children can accept extreme . Stand before your god a boarding school memoir hardcover new york random house 1994 first edition near fine in fine dust jacket signed by the author on the title page there is no middle ground at boarding school you must stand before your god and commit commit to the bizarre rules of your teachers commit to the games adventures and whims of your classmates commit to the power structure and discipline of a school that has been educating boys since 1440 ships same or