Introduce Yourself: Recommend a book

[jsalbato@cnm.edu]

Start your reply with your name, what you prefer to be called, and then recommend a nerdy book that we should check out.

• This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by jsalbato@cnm.edu.
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[jsalbato@cnm.edu]

I’m Jeff Salbato (your teacher), but I prefer Jeff. You only need to introduce yourself in one of these sub-topics, but, because I’m the supposed leader here, I’ll post in all of them…

Everyone should read Fromm’s Sane Society, Epictetus’ Encheiridion, Chomsky’s What Uncle Sam Really Wants, Milgram’s Obedience to Authority, Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, Holloway’s Godless Morality, …and hundreds of others…go read some books now!

(If you want a fuller list of book recommendations, click the “Propaganda” link in the header above and you’ll find a bunch of categorized lists of my favorite books.
Thanks, Jeff)

• This reply was modified 1 year ago by jsalbato@cnm.edu.

[Sierra Venhuizen]

Hello! I’m Sierra Venhuizen, but you can also call me Sisi (pronounced CC). My favorite book series ever is the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness. It’s a dystopian society type story that follows a 12 year old boy named Todd Hewitt who lived in a town called Prentisstown, where everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts. However, after finding out a dark secret about his hometown he runs away in order to get more answers. It’s such a crazy story and it does such a good job at describing the scenes. I highly recommend this book series to anyone interested in dystopian societies and sci-fi.

[jsalbato@cnm.edu]

Hi Sierra,
Years ago I used to teach some seminars that focused on dystopias and utopia’s. There are so many good dystopias…Ender’s Game, The Giver, Oryx and Crake, The Road, Red Rising, etc.
But, there is a utopia book that I am in love with that rarely gets attention: Perkin’s “Herland”.

[Stacey Chee]

Good afternoon everyone, my name is Stacey Chee my current major is English. A book I would recommend would be White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It’s a short story following the nights of the main character and his encounter with this mysterious character whom he meets. The book dives into emotions of loneliness, longing, love and most of all the character trying to find a sense of himself within this experience. The book itself was written back in 1848, give this classic piece of literature a read.

[jsalbato@cnm.edu]

Stacey,
Great pick! Dostoevsky is one of my top 10 favorite authors. My favorites of his are “Notes from Underground” (A short book) and “Brothers Karamazov” (a giant book).

[Hannah Rose]

Hello everyone!
My name is Hannah, and I would recommend the Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky. It’s a blend of philosophical tangents, a complex plot, and in-depth character studies that make it a long read but a very interesting one. It brings up a lot of fascinating philosophical questions such as: Is murder always wrong? What are family values? What is moral responsibility, and does it apply to everyone? It’s a novel that takes you farther into the study of humanity and human nature than almost any other story-form book I’ve read.
It is quite a long novel because anytime a point is discussed Dostoyevsky usually decides to use a story or two to illustrate the point. However, these stories only add to the overall depth and impact of the plot. Some other Russian authors are also must reads: Turgenev, Gogol, and Pushkin are among my favorites!

[jsalbato@cnm.edu]

Hannah (great pick!),

Did you see that I just recommended Dostoevsky’s “Brothers Karamazov” above just yesterday? Yes, it is one of the greatest books of all time, and few people would disagree.

And, yes, Turgenev’s “Fathers and Sons” is brilliant.

Let’s put it this way, I just downsized my library from about 700 books down to 300 books (we moved to a tiny place), and those are two that I will probably always keep. In fact, I kept 2 copy of Brothers K, because someone gave me an old edition.

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