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Freeper book recommendations for common freshman text (vanity)
Posted on 11/09/2004 11:39:44 AM PST by untenured
I will be on a committee at my university that will select a common freshman text. Some of you may remember the controversy over UNC-Chapel Hill selecting a generally complimentary book about Islam in the wake of 9/11. This is a very similar exercise, only now I am participating in the selection. If anyone can think of a good book for freshmen to read I would appreciate your recommendations. The only requirements are that it be applicable to all of the the social sciences (which at my university means psychology, economics, political science and sociology), and that it be understandable by and meaningful to, with a little effort, college freshmen.
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The primary one that came to mind to me immediately was "The Marriage Problem" by James Q. Wilson, but I'm sure that Freepers can collectively come up with many good ideas.
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11/09/2004 11:39:44 AM PST
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untenured
To: untenured
"Lessons of History" by Will and Ariel Durant.
To: untenured
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posted on
11/09/2004 11:41:06 AM PST
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: untenured
"The Wealth of Nations" Adam Smith
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11/09/2004 11:41:10 AM PST
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Max Combined
(There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.)
To: untenured
Pick Samuel Huntington's new book, Who are We?
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11/09/2004 11:41:29 AM PST
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TFine80
(Patton's Son: "There's no soap ever been invented that can wash that blood off his hands.")
To: untenured
I don't know if this would be considered, but I would take Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations...
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11/09/2004 11:41:44 AM PST
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Pitiricus
To: untenured
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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posted on
11/09/2004 11:42:03 AM PST
by
mrobison
(We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.)
To: untenured
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posted on
11/09/2004 11:42:06 AM PST
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So Cal Rocket
(Proud Member: Internet Pajama Wearers for Truth)
To: untenured
"The only requirements are that it be applicable to all of the the social sciences (which at my university means psychology, economics, political science and sociology)"
Human Accomplishment.
No question.
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posted on
11/09/2004 11:42:18 AM PST
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Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: untenured
"The Road to Serfdom" Friedrich A. Hayek.
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11/09/2004 11:42:21 AM PST
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Max Combined
(There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.)
To: So Cal Rocket
ditto, or if it's too long, then The Foultainhead.
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11/09/2004 11:42:50 AM PST
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cinives
(On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
To: untenured
To: untenured
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein.
To: cinives
typo alert: I meant The Fountainhead
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11/09/2004 11:43:36 AM PST
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cinives
(On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
To: untenured
"Free To Choose" Milton & Rose Friedman
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posted on
11/09/2004 11:43:52 AM PST
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Max Combined
(There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.)
To: untenured
I should add that it generally helps that it be a recent book - the Charles Murray suggestion is excellent, for example, although his name is still poison because of The Bell Curve. Some of the classics that are mentioned here (e.g., The Wealth of Nations) are already on reading lists in specific courses.
To: untenured
Animal Farm by George Orwell (anything by Orwell, actually)
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11/09/2004 11:45:10 AM PST
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ElkGroveDan
(Santorum 2008)
To: Pitiricus
We think alike. I read it myself after seeing it being referred to so often. As I read it, I realized that every news anchor should be required to read it.
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posted on
11/09/2004 11:45:18 AM PST
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Max Combined
(There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.)
To: Max Combined
You should then also read Smith's first book, the Theory of Moral Sentiments which complement it...
To: untenured
"Basic Economics" by Thomas Sowell.
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11/09/2004 11:46:53 AM PST
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facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
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