Books mentioned in Winter 10



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Last year, during the Winter Semester, most of my classes and teachers mentioned several books that I simply did not have time to read.  I wrote a note about each book, hoping that I would have time later to revisit the subject.

I thought it might be of interest to see the classes & books I took:

Classes I took:

   Honors Biology 100

   American Heritage100

   Honors Book of Mormon 122

   Introduction to Mechanical Engineering 191

   Western American History in the 20th Century 361

Book Report

As mentioned in Megan’s Hot Chocolate News our group read Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, the story of Nathaniel Bowditch, the man who revised the standards for sailing ships around the world.

Set just after the Revolutionary War period, tall sailing ships sailed around the world, trading spices, clothing, machines, and ideas, young Nat Bowditch grew up in Salem, Massachusetts, part of a family of sailors.  When he was only 12 years old, he was indentured at a Chip Chandlery – a sort of hardware store for ships and sailors.  While there, he discovered that he had a knack for learning on his own. 

Our selected book

Our group met at the LBLL today to choose our book - we had a lot of great books to choose from - some from reads in years gone by, and others from the Honors Reading List, and still others that just looked interesting.  All were great selections, which made it hard to choose!

survey - chime in, please!

I have a friend who cannot go to college at this time - she is neither physically nor financially able to attend at this time - but she really wants to learn, improve, and expand her horizons & knowledge.

I have already suggested to her that she read the Harvard Classics & the Newberry books for Juvinile fiction.

So, my dear readers, I/she would like your help - what could you suggest to her to read to educate herself?