I often find myself recommending books for psychology majors to read during the summer, etc., and it made me wonder which books others recommend. Of course, my lists of books reflect my biases as a social psychologist.That got me thinking about compiling a list of books that most of us would consider to be essential reading for psychology majors, whether the books are specific to psychology (e.g., Obedience to Authority would be on my list) or not (e.g., Origin of Species). So, I'm asking list members to send me, off-list, suggestions of books that you believe that every psychology major should read by the time they graduate, whether in class or outside class. I will compile the list for awhile (as long as nominations come in) and send a survey back to the list of all the books nominated, and ask everyone to decide, for each book on the list, whether you consider it to be essential. Then I will send the completed survey back to the list, with all the books rank ordered; I'll also think of other ways to disseminate the list more widely (e.g., to other web teaching resources, maybe a brief report for Teaching of Psychology). I would like as many people as possible to nominate books and to vote on the completed list, so please forward this email to others in your department who may be interested and to other listserves related to psychology.
Please send nominations to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Thanks! Marty Bourgeois Florida Gulf Coast University --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
