Here are a few interesting books and films that I have run across recently and have found worthwhile.
The Companion Guide to Florence,
Companion Guides; Rev edition (March 29, 2001),
ISBN 190063919X
The Companion Guide to Rome,
Companion Guides; 9th edition (November 19, 2009),
ISBN 9781900639453
The Companion Guide to Venice,
Companion Guides; 4 edition (May 24, 2001),
ISBN 9781900639248
Reckless Endangerment,
Times Books; First Edition edition (May 24, 2011),
ISBN 0805091203
As many of you know, Professor William Chace will be speaking at the Institute May 28th. You may want to own his interesting memoir of his years in the academic world.
From Publishers Weekly
Chace, former president of Wesleyan and Emory Universities, expounds on his half century in the academic trenches, drawing from his experiences as a student, professor and administrator at six different institutions. Through his memoir, Chace has set his sights on the larger issues of higher education, and at times is successfully illuminating. His discussions of the professor's cult of personality and the increasing economic stratification of modern higher education are particularly worthwhile, and Chace has the rare ability to take a strong stance without preaching. Perhaps inevitably, Chace's narrative returns occasionally to the introspection and self-indulgence that characterize the memoir form, but is at its best when Chace has a bone to pick, as when confronting D-1 athletics or contrasting the struggles of a professor with the role of a corporate CEO. He also tackles the ineffable quality of true education: how hard it is to explain and cultivate, and how citizens must continue to support colleges and universities to allow them to function without government or corporate oversight that could potentially change them for the worse. Rigorous but readable, this should hold interest for education professionals of all kinds.
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If you'd like to read some of the best historical fiction ever written, get Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall.
Just as the title says, this is what every Instituter should know about English lit
selections by Diane Ravitch
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Review
"Diane and Michael Ravitch have assembled a splendid and important anthology - and one that deserves the widest possible readership." --Joseph Epstein, author of Friendship: An Expose
"The 486-page book is the kind of treasure that seldom comes along." - The Oklahoman
"The English Reader is a remarkable resource for scholars and readers of all stripes. Whether we lean toward canon-building or canon-breaking, we English language readers have a literary history in common. This book makes the high points (and even some of the low points) of that history accessible and provides an education for us all." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University
"This collection is impressive. With such wide-ranging selections, this volume is an excellent resource for high school humanities and science teachers looking to add depth to their lessons."--American Educator
"This greatest-hits package is a mix of excerpts from longer works and complete short pieces (poems, essays, speeches) that distills the essence of English literature." -Seattle Times
"This unique collection offers the best that has been thought and said, not just in our unmatched literature but also in the evolution of democratic ideas. It is a book to teach, inspire, and delight all who can read the English language." --E. D. Hirsch, Jr., founder and chairman of the Core Knowledge Foundation and author of The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them
