Nine out of ten professionals fantasize about being a college professor; but competition for these positions is fierce. Few spots open up for even the most experienced practitioners. When they do, there is a long line of people with extensive experience and abilities waiting at the dean's doorstep.With energy, provocative style and humor, Drew Boyd maps out how anyone from any field can make the leap into academia as a professor in his latest book, So You Want to be a Professor. How to Land Your Dream Job in Academia. Boyd, the award-winning author of Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results and the internationally followed blog, Innovation in Practice, helps readers prepare no matter when they want to start: now, mid-career, or post retirement. So You Want to Be a Professor provides examples of things to do now to prepare to land -- and succeed in -- an academic role in the future.