No, no - you're not the only one who likes fiction, Carol. I just finished _The School on Heart's Content Road_ by Carolyn Chute which was every bit as good as the reviews suggested. I can also recommend _Company of Liars_ by Karen Maitland (a kind of medieval mystery set in southern England), and what would probably be considered an oldie by some, _Water for Elephants_ by Sara Gruen. I'll read _The Narcissism Epidemic_ by Twenge & Campbell later when I have recovered my sense of optimism about students and teaching ;-)
Bev >>>>>>>>>@@<<<<<<<<< Bev Ayers-Nachamkin, Ph.D Wilson College 1015 Philadelphia Ave. Chambersburg, PA 17201 [email protected] [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: DeVolder Carol L [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 10:06 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] What's on Your Summer Reading List OK, I guess I'm the only person who likes fiction (I like TV, too). But, just to redeem myself a bit, I am reading a couple of nonfiction books as well. I am currently reading _Voluntary Madness_ by Norah Vincent (the author's account of conditions and treatment in several institutions to which she had herself voluntarily committed for the purpose of the book) and _The Age of the Unthinkable_ by Joshua Cooper Ramo (a commontary on the current state of geopolitical affairs). However, I did just finish a good suspense novel: _The Last Child_ by John Hart (just in case anyone likes suspense novels but doesn't want to admit it...:) Carol PS--back in September I read _Autism's False Prophets_ and commented on it on this list. Carol L. DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 Phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: [email protected] web: http://web.sau.edu/psychology/psychfaculty/cdevolder.htm The contents of this message are confidential and may not be shared with anyone without permission of the sender. -----Original Message----- From: Joan Warmbold [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Mon 6/1/2009 8:24 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] What's on Your Summer Reading List > I've heard "Miss Conduct's Mind Over Manners" is a great summer read, > combining etiquette and psychology! > > (Actually, at the moment I'm reading Norgate's "Beyond 9 to 5: Your Life > in Time," which I'm enjoying a good deal. Another recommendation: > "Helping" by Ed Schein at the Sloan School of Business--particularly > recommended if you like the work of Erving Goffman.) > > Robin > > Robin Abrahams > > www.robinabrahams.com > > > > My first book, "Miss Conduct's Mind Over Manners," is available now on > Amazon.com: http://tinyurl.com/bvcfzr. > > --- On Mon, 6/1/09, Mike Palij <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Mike Palij <[email protected]> > Subject: [tips] What's on Your Summer Reading List > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> > Cc: "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 3:14 PM > > Among other things, I'll be taking a look at Matthew Goodman's > "The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, > Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century > New York" which is an account of how tabloid journalism got its start > in New York City with the newspaper New York Sun. It might be of > general interest as it points out the role that the popular media plays > in influencing what people think they know about reality (e.g., the > moon is inhabited by Man-Bats [not to be confused with Bat-Man]). > It is available on Amazon and one can read the reviews there: > http://www.amazon.com/Sun-Moon-Remarkable-Journalists-Nineteenth-Century/dp/ 0465002579 > > And it is available on books.google.com in limited preview: > http://books.google.com/books?id=0aSGLYbQIEMC&dq=%22Matthew+Goodman%22+%22th e+sun+and+the+moon%22&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=o6IQetVYIt&sig=xsxq9 x0AHcsoZyx4g4D4KDTu2mE&hl=en&ei=JDQkSozUEKWxmAf-vbWsCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&c t=result&resnum=4#PPP1,M1 > or > http://tinyurl.com/nfp7pd > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
