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The Other Wes Moore and Oprah
Oprah alert! Author Wes Moore will be on the Oprah Winfrey Show today speaking about his new book, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates. Bringing issues of identity, diversity, education and service to new light in a unique and intriguing … Continue reading →
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Win a FREE copy of Look Me in the Eye !
CommonReads is bringing you another chance to win a wonderful and timely book for your program’s consideration. Ever since he was small, John Robison had longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his … Continue reading →
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Students find inspiration in The Road of Lost Innocence during humanitarian trip to Cambodia
A couple of months ago we brought you news that West Texas A&M University has selected Somaly Mam’s memoir, The Road of Lost Innocence for use in their common reading program. Mam was sold into sexual slavery at the age … Continue reading →
University of Wisconsin – Madison on board with The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The University of Wisconsin – Madison is the latest university to have adopted Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for their 2010/11 common reading program. Along with Virginia Commonwealth University, students at the University of Wisconsin – Madison will read this new biography about … Continue reading →
Outcasts United scores again with University of Nevada, Reno Summer Scholars!
Another point scored for Outcasts United! The story of a refugee soccer team in the resettlement town of Clarkston, Georgia has been chosen by the University of Nevada, Reno for its 2010 Summer Scholars program! Earlier this week we brought … Continue reading →
Win a FREE copy of I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced!
“I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” These lines are taken from the new … Continue reading →
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University of Delaware finds Strength in What Remains
Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World has steadily become one of Random House, Inc.’s most widely adopted common reading selections. Now the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s newest book, Strength in What Remains … Continue reading →
Virginia Commonwealth University and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Big news for a great new book! Rebecca Skloot’s, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks has been selected by Virginia Commonwealth University as common reading for its 2010-11 academic year. Also known to scientists as HeLa, Henrietta Lacks was a poor Southern tobacco … Continue reading →
Utah State University students will connect with Outcasts United. Here’s how!
You’ve been hearing a lot from us lately about Warren St. John’s Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference. Today Noelle Call, Director of the First-Year Experience Course “University Connections” at … Continue reading →
Bill Strickland speaks at the First-Year Experience Author Luncheon
Wrapping up the afternoon at the Sixth Annual First-Year Experience Author Luncheon last month in Denver, Colorado was the dynamic Bill Strickland, author of Make the Impossible Possible: One Man’s Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the … Continue reading →
