But, I decided that doesn't mean I can't make a general post about myself (and books). So to the small, pitiful number of you who actually read this, here's a post:
I (mentally) went through my summer reading list, and decided to compile it in a Word Document. I'm not sure if it's entirely complete (I'm not in my apartment or near my bookshelf right now, so I might be missing some titles). But, here's the list so far (compiled alphabetically by author's last name):
The Environmental Justice Reader: Politics, Poetics, and Pedagogy, Joni Adamson, et al
Catherine and Other Works, Jane Austen
Lady Susan, Sandition, and Letters, Jane Austen
Mansfield Park, Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen
Persuasion, Jane Austen
Those Who Save Us, Jenna Blum
35 Dumb Things Well-Intended People Say, Maura Cullen
Youth-Led Community Organizing: Theory and Action, Marvin Delgado and Lee Staples
What is the What, Dave Eggers
Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power, Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti**
Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire
Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire
Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell
The Autobiography of Malcom X, Alex Haley and Malcom X
Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard, Chip and Dan Heath
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
What Happened to You?: Writing by Disabled Women, Lois Keith
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver
The Student Leadership Challenge, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen*
100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Marquez
The Road, Cormac McCarthy
The Resident Assistant’s Survival Guide, Karl Pillemer, et al
Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris
Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis, Vandana Shiva
“Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”, Beverly Daniel Tatum
The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement, Jean M. Twenge & W. Keith Campbell
Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism, Cornel West
Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom, Cornel West
*Saturday’s Book Review – get excited!
**I have already read this, but it’s review probably won’t come for a while…
A few of these I've read before, but am really interested in re-reading again because I enjoyed them the first time around. Many of these are "professional development" books - books I bought because in some way, I thought they could help me in my current profession (plus, I was given the funds to buy them, and I love buying books!). Safe to say, it's a pretty eclectic mix.
Ideally, I want to switch back and forth each week from novel to non-fiction, but we'll see how that goes. Anyway, so far, 4 of 33 which isn't...bad, I suppose. I have a long way to go, but hey, I have nothing to do all summer.
If anyone reading has recommendations for books I absolutely have to read, please, let me know. In the meantime, I'll be working through these (and a few others, because I know I've forgotten some...).
AVB, out.
David Sedaris so much fun! I saw him speak at Centennial Hall, he actually autographed my copy of Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim :) The Poisonwood Bible started out kind of boring, but do persevere: it was surprisingly touching and became one of my favorite books in 2007. Have read any of Gladwell's others? I highly recommend Blink. I've yet to read Outliers--a few reviews said he was regurgitating research findings so I bypassed it in favor of other, more pressing books. And Eggers, yes! Have you read any of his already?
ReplyDeleteI'm excited about Sedaris - I've heard only good things. I also have not read Gladwell, but Outliers came recommended, so I thought why not? I also have not read Eggers, but Chris was the one who recommended him to me!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading - and commenting! :)