Here’s what we read in the summer of 2007:


The World is Flat
by Thomas Friedman
with discussion led by Chancellor Patricia A. Sullivan


Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
by Jared Diamond
with discussion led by Dr. Jay Lennartson


Big Fish
by Daniel Wallace
with discussion led by Dr. Chris Poulos


A Room with a View
by E. M. Forster
with discussion led by Dr. Laurie White


A Small Place
by Jamaica Kincaid
with discussion led by Dr. Katherine Jamieson


Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
by Alexandra Fuller
with discussion led by Dr. Pat Fairfield-Artman


Blood Done Sign My Name
by Timothy Tyson
with discussion led by Dr. Channelle James

 

 

 

THE BOOKS WE READ IN 2005:


The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
with discussion led by Dr. Pat Fairfield-Artman


The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
by Ann Fadiman
with discussion led by Dr. Rob Cannon and Dr. Janne Cannon


Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
by Thich Nhat Hanh
with discussion led by Ms. Jen Baker


The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream
by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, Lisa Frazier Page
with discussion led by Dr. Channelle James


Living a Life that Matters
by Harold S. Kushner
with discussion led by Dr. Chris Poulos


Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
by Mark Dunn
with discussion led by Dr. Spoma Jovanovic

The Books We Read in 2004


The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
Discussion led by Dr. Rob Cannon from the Biology department


The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism
Discussion led by Dr. Jeffrey Sarbaum from the Economics department


Bone to Pick: Of Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Reparation, and Revenge
Discussion led by Dr. Spoma Jovanovic from the Communications department


Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Discussion led by Dr. Hephzibah Roskelly from the English department

 

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