Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Summer Reading


I hope that you are enjoying this hot and humid summer. Whether you are spending the summer working, in school, or vacationing with your family, take the opportunity to enjoy a good book. Reading is a lifelong hobby for me and an important part of my professional and personal growth.

I recently returned from vacation with my family and would like to share with you my summer reading list. My list includes non-fiction references to expand my knowledge as well as narrative works to develop my imagination.


 By Walter Isaacson


El Cantaba Boleros (in Spanish)
By Guillermo Cabrera Infante

 By Diana G Oblinger






I have also asked our distinguished faculty to share their summer reading lists. Below are a few of their suggestions.


By Dashiell Hammett



By Michael Chabon

By Jane Austen


Ready, Set, Green: Eight Weeks to Modern Eco-Living
 by Graham Hill, Meaghan O'Neill





I invite you to share your summer reading favorites by clicking on the comments section. 


Cordially,


Dario A. Cortes, PhD
President
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    The Rules of Civility - By Amor Towles is one of the best books I have read in years...written by an investment executive-turned-novelist...it takes place in Manhattan in the 1930's and is wonderful. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath never gets old.
    Amy Soricelli

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  2. Erica KatzJuly 25, 2012 at 9:04 PM

    I have had the pleasure of reading some amazing books this summer. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz; Gone Girl, Dark Places, and Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. I would recommend any of these. Fantastic reads.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 26, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    I just finished Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Truthfully, I was disappointed in it and found her narrative style very annoying. Did anyone else read it? It's one of those books that even if you didn't like it, there is a lot to discuss. Now I am reading In the Garden of Beasts and enjoying it very much.
    Denise Feldman

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  4. AnonymousJuly 26, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    I read Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly. It was an informative read into the mindset of our country during the Civil War, let alone the mindset of a killer. Given the situation in Colorado, it makes you think about passion versus obsession versus "mental illness." Dr. Melissa DuBrowa

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  5. Vin MaherJuly 26, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    Utopia by Thomas More

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