One Campus, One Book: CSUN's Freshman Common Reading Program, 2009-2010
This page shows titles under consideration for 2009-2010. Click each title or cover image for more information. In October 2008, the committee expects to announce the five semifinalist titles (chosen from this list), so nominations for 2009-2010 are now closed. But if you'd like to nominate a book for 2010-2011, email Cheryl Spector with the title, the author, and a sentence about why you think your book would be a good one. Please review our Selection Criteria first.
Lloyd Jones, 2007.
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George Uba
Alan Bennett, 2004.
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Carolyn Darin
Gloria DeLaTorre Wycoff, 2004.
Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, 2006.
Daphne Scholinski, 1998.
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Helen Dosick
Thomas de Zengotita, 2005.
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Sharon Klein
Stephen Jay Gould, 1992.
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Jerry Stinner
John Pomfret, 2006.
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Amy Reynolds
Dai Sijie, 2002.
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Christopher Leu
More titles under consideration for 2009-2010
Edward J. Larson, 2006.
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Jerry Stinner
David Quammen, 2006.
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Jerry Stinner
Dalton Conley, 2000.
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Ilene Rubenstein
Steven Johnson, 2005.
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Erin Delaney
James McBride, 1996.
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Kitty Nard
Yu Hua, 2003.
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Kitty Nard
Still more titles under consideration for 2009-2010
Tracy Kidder, 2003.
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Ronit Sarig
Butcher's Crossing
John Williams, 1988. Rpt. 2007.
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George Uba
Mark Salzman, 2003.
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Sharron Kollmeyer Gerfen
Hisham Matar, 2007.
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George Uba
Ana Castillo, 1993.
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Randal Cummings
Robert Coles and Robin Bowman, 2007.
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Emmanuel Sabaiz
And even more titles under consideration for 2009-2010
Harlan Cohen, 2007.
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Jamison Keller
Mark Bauerlein, 2008.
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Michael Schofield
John Stossel, 2004.
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Shirley Svorny
Barbara Kingsolver, 2007.
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Mary C. Schaffer
The Race between Education and Technology
Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz, 2008.
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Adam Gifford
Rick Shenkman, 2008.
Suggested by:
Michael Schofield
And now, the very last of the additional titles under consideration for 2009-2010
Steve Lopez, 2008.
Suggested by:
Sharron A. Kollmeyer Gerfen
The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch, 2008.
Suggested by:
G. Jay Christensen and Merril Simon
Mary Mustard Reed (BA 1979, CSUN), 2008.