Introduction
Books & Ideas is a Flex activity which provides a
forum for the College community to discuss books and other media such as
films. Books & Ideas sessions are held twice each semester. Anyone can
suggest a book or film at one of the sessions and the group will decide
whether or not to read or view the suggested title. The only criterion
for a book is that it is available in paperback. The criterion for a
film is that it is available for rent. The titles chosen will be
announced early in the semester, providing sufficient time for faculty,
staff, students and community members to read or view the selections.
The person who selected the title will give a brief critique and then
lead a discussion. Contact Leslie Bretall at
leslie.bretall@canyons.edu
for more information about Books and Ideas, or to suggest a book.
2008--2009:
July 1, 2008: Valis, by Philip K. Dick
(presented by Ron Karlin)
October 21, 2008: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
(presented by Susan Cooper and Diane Ayres). The discussion
will take place at 2:30 pm in LIBR 206. The Kite Runner is
the College of the Canyons' Book of the Year.
December 3 2008: The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch (presented by Anne Marenco). The discussion will
take place at 2:30 pm in LIBR 206.
Past Selections:
2007/08: Suite Francaise, Everything Bad is Good
for You, March, A Doll's House, The Widow of the South, and The Triple
Bottom LIne.
2006/2007: Ask the Dust, My Sister's Keeper,
Saturday, The Plague, and the Tender Bar.
2005/2006: Disgrace, Galileo's Daughter, Pale
Fire, Reefer Madness, and Zorro.
