What sorts of books are chosen?
The Dean’s Readers look for books that are engaging and at the same time offer a rich array of themes for discussion. They may be fiction or non-fiction or personal memoir; they may represent just about any academic discipline—political, scientific, business, literary—but must be accessible and potentially interesting to a general readership. Among books selected in the past are Elegy for Iris by John Bayley, Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman, The Professor and The Madman by Simon Winchester, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, The Natural by Joe Klein, Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quinonez, Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver, and War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges. The books chosen for the 2005-2006 academic year are Remaking Eden by Lee M. Siver, and The Working Poor by David K. Shipler.
The Dean’s Readers look for books that are engaging and at the same time offer a rich array of themes for discussion. They may be fiction or non-fiction or personal memoir; they may represent just about any academic discipline—political, scientific, business, literary—but must be accessible and potentially interesting to a general readership. Among books selected in the past are Elegy for Iris by John Bayley, Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman, The Professor and The Madman by Simon Winchester, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, The Natural by Joe Klein, Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quinonez, Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver, and War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges. The books chosen for the 2005-2006 academic year are Remaking Eden by Lee M. Siver, and The Working Poor by David K. Shipler. (If you especially like—or don’t like—the books selected for this year, you might consider joining the Dean’s Readers next fall and taking part in
The Dean’s Readers look for books that are engaging and at the same time offer a rich array of themes for discussion. They may be fiction or non-fiction or personal memoir; they may represent just about any academic discipline—political, scientific, business, literary—but must be accessible and potentially interesting to a general readership. Among books selected in the past are Elegy for Iris by John Bayley, Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman, The Professor and The Madman by Simon Winchester, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, The Natural by Joe Klein, Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quinonez, Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver, and War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges. The books chosen for the 2005-2006 academic year are Remaking Eden by Lee M. Siver, and The Working Poor by David K. Shipler.
