How nice would it be if a simple handbook on how to be an effective educator existed for recent doctoral graduates and new professors? Some graduate students receive adequate training throughout their doctoral program as a teaching assistant or adjunct professor; however, the vast majority of new professors are thrown into the academy with little training or development of the virtues necessary for effective professorship. Steven M. Cahn provides an invaluable resource that scratches the surface of the nuances of the professorial life with Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia. Cahn shares advice for healthy academia out of his wealth of experience as a graduate student, faculty member, and senior administrator in numerous colleges throughout the Northeastern US.