One degree that Sanford J. Ungar, author of "The New Liberal Arts", believes to be very influential is a liberal arts degree. Sanford states that “an increasing number of companies are led by people with liberal arts degrees” (228). It also states that “more than three-quarters of our country's employers recommend that college-bound students pursue a liberal education” (228). This demonstrates Sanford's belief that liberal arts degrees are very valuable to one's career field. Not only are liberal arts degrees valuable in a professional field, but they also allow graduates to pursue a variety of careers without being tied to a set career path. Although liberal arts degrees can be very helpful to a college student's future career, "a large percentage of people who are theoretically capable of absorbing a liberal education have no interest in doing so" (240), states Charles Murray. One reason is that a liberal education may not result in the specific skills a student is looking to acquire when pursuing a future career. Rather, a liberal arts degree focuses on allowing the student to think outside the box to recreate the world around them