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Winter'Recess'too''''''''''''''''?''

Warm%up%to%a%good%book!%
2015%Winter%Reading%
presented!by:!John!V.!Roach!Honors!Cabinet!

From!the!shelves!of!Faculty!and!Staff:!
Brain&on&Fire:&My&Mouth&of&Madness!by!Susannah!Cahalan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Memoir!
Engaging%memoir%that%chronicles%a%journalists%battles%with%a%rare%virus%and%her%astounding%journey%into%and%
through%mental%illness%%Dr.%Robin%M.%Williamson%(Student%Development%Services)%

The&Crossroads&of&Should&and&Must:&Find&and&Follow&Your&Passion!by!Elle!Luna!!!!!!!!!Personal!WellCBeing!
No%matter%your%age,%experience%or%place%in%life,%this%book%will%inspire%and%direct%you%to%determining%how%to%live%
your%life%with%impact%%Ann%Louden%(Associate%for%Strategic%Partnerships,%Office%of%the%Chancellor)%

The&Elements&of&Style!by!William!Strunk!Jr.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Writing!Workshop!
Possibly%the%best%book%on%writing%ever%written%[with]%lots%of%practical%information%for%writers%in%any%field%%
Professor%Aaron%Chimbel%(Journalism)%

!Fever%by!Mary!Beth!Keane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Medicine/Public!Health!
A%scientific%novel%(based%on%true%facts)%about%the%first%person%identified%as%a%carrier%[of%typhoid%fever]%in%the%
United%States%Her%story%is%one%of%great%injustice%and%a%great%lesson%for%the%Public%Health%system.%%Dr.%Luque%
(Biology/Infectious%Diseases)%%

An&Idea&Whose&Time&Has&Come:&Two&Presidents,&Two&Parties,&and&Battle&for&the&Civil&Rights&Act&of&
1964!by!Todd!S.!Purdum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Political!Narrative!
A%historical%perspective%on%arguably%one%of%the%most%profound%pieces%of%legislation%in%the%United%States.%%Mike%
Marshall%(Government%Affairs)%

Lets&Pretend&This&Never&Happened!by!Jenny!Lawson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Memoir!
Through%her%exciting%and%humorous%insights,%Jenny%chronicles%her%struggles%with%depression,%anxiety,%and%other%
mental%health%issues%[with]%and%honest%voice%and%face%to%shatter%the%stigma%surrounding%these%illnesses%%Dr.%
Robin%M.%Williamson%(Student%Development%Services)%

The&Magicians:&A&Novel!by!Lev!Grossman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Science!Fiction!
Where%Harry%Potter%meets%Chronicles%of%Narnia,%if%college%and%the%characters%explored%more%grown%up%themes.%
Its%a%fun%read.%%Lauren%Nixon%

Mindset:&The&Psychology&of&Success!by!Dr.!Carol!Dweck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Personal!WellCBeing!
In%todays%world%the%focus%has%become%about%the%end%goal,%when%it%should%be%about%the%process%and%
experience.%This%book%helps%to%increase%motivation%and%goal%achievement%%Dr.%Ellen%Broom%(Psychology)%

The&Reluctant&Fundamentalist!by!Mohsin!Hamid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Fictional!Narrative!
Published%in%the%9`11%aftermath,%this%compelling%narrative%captures%the%experience%from%a%Middle%Eastern%
background.%%Dean%Sarah%Robbins%(English/American%Lit)%

Sapiens:&A&Brief&History&of&Humankind!by!Yuval!Noah!Harari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Scientific!Narrative!
An%interesting%perspective%on%evolution%and%society%as%it%debunks%many%of%the%comfortable%ideas%regarding%
culture,%religion,%and%identity%that%we%cherish%%Dr.%Giridhar%Akkaraju%(Biology)%

Station&Eleven!by!Emily!St.!John!Mandel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Science!Fiction!
A%dystopian%novel%imagining%how%society%responds%to%a%pandemic%Combines%horror%and%hopewhile%also%
suggesting%that%the%arts%might%have%a%role%in%keeping%us%human%%Dean%Sarah%Robbins%(English/American%Lit)%

Twelve&Diseases&That&Changed&Our&World!by!Irwin!W.!Sherman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Medicine!
This%book%reveals%just%how%quickly%history%can%be%rewritten%by%a%micro`organism%[and%is]%an%easy%read%that%
will%appeal%to%all%audiences%%Dr.%Luque%(Biology/Infectious%Diseases)%
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