Common Book Ideas

Hi all,

I asked the greater RCTC community for thoughts on the next Common Book -- the book that RCTC reads and incorporates into "all" classes. Below were the responses I got. Now, maybe one of these will be selected for the next Common Book, maybe not. But in any case, there seem to be a lot of interesting books on this list. Check them out when you have a chance.

Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier – Ismael Beah
http://www.amazon.com/Long-Way-Gone-Memoirs-Soldier/dp/0374105235/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820149&sr=1-1

The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead – David Callahan
http://www.amazon.com/Cheating-Culture-Americans-Doing-Wrong/dp/0156030055/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820490&sr=1-1

Punching In: The Unauthorized Adventures of a Front-Line Employee – Alex Frankel
http://www.amazon.com/Punching-Unauthorized-Adventures-Front-Line-Employee/dp/0060849665/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820437&sr=1-1

God Is Not Great – Christopher Hitchens
http://www.amazon.com/God-Not-Great-Religion-Everything/dp/0446579807/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820380&sr=1-1

The Future of Nature: Writing on Human Ecology – Barry Lopez
http://www.amazon.com/Future-Nature-Writing-Ecology-Magazine/dp/1571313060/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820354&sr=1-1

The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters – Chip Kidd
http://www.amazon.com/Cheese-Monkeys-Novel-Semesters-P-S/dp/0061452483/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820314&sr=1-1

The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living – Joseph Marshall
http://www.amazon.com/Lakota-Way-Stories-Lessons-Living/dp/0142196096/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820265&sr=1-1

Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time – Greg Mortenson and David Relin
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Cups-Tea-Mission-Promote/dp/0143038257/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820149&sr=1-2

The Seventeen Traditions – Ralph Nader
http://www.amazon.com/Seventeen-Traditions-Ralph-Nader/dp/0061238279/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204834033&sr=8-2

The Things They Carried – Tim O’Brien
http://www.amazon.com/Things-They-Carried-Tim-OBrien/dp/0767902890/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820541&sr=1-2

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom – Don Miguel Ruiz
http://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424505/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820563&sr=1-1

Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi
http://www.amazon.com/Persepolis-Boxed-Set-Marjane-Satrapi/dp/0375423966/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820714&sr=1-2

… and His Lovely Wife: A Memoir from the Woman Beside the Man – Connie Schultz
http://www.amazon.com/His-Lovely-Wife-Memoir-Beside/dp/1400065739/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204820619&sr=1-2