<p>I, too, think it is a great starting point to explore good small schools. The book is, as one poster pointed out, not exhaustive, but if you like one particular school description then you can look at other schools where these kids apply. One commonality of the CTCL schools have is that they are all well regarded and deliver a first class education. The differences are the schools themselves, they are not all the “same” and have distinctive personalities and attract distinctive types of kids.</p>