Textbook Follies follows the life of recent college graduate Roy C. Luschman from throwing his graduation cap into the air to throwing himself into the real world. The only problem is that despite reading about 75 textbooks while a student, Roy knows little about real life or what to do with the rest of his life. Facing the question "How does one get a first job, if it requires having had past work experience?" Roy sets out to answer that predicament and is astonished at his assent in a cut-throat industry.