Thursday, September 23, 2010

Freshman Reading

The library has a collection of topical titles that will stimulate conversation and critical thinking while engaging students in full discussions of timely, popular subjects. We proudly present you with a list of thought-provoking books ideal for freshman-year reading and first-year seminars.

The Soulful Science:
What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters
(Revised Edition)
Diane Coyle

Lincoln on Race and Slavery
Edited and introduced by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Coedited by Donald Yacovone

On Bullshit
Harry G. Frankfurt

The Founders on Religion:
A Book of Quotations

Edited and Introduced by James H. Hutson

Cop in the Hood:
My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District

Peter Moskos

Scroogenomics:
Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays

Joel Waldfogel

Guesstimation:
Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin

Lawrence Weinstein & John A. Adam

The Invisible Hook:
The Hidden Economics of Pirates
Peter T. Leeson

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