Faculty Favorites: Books and Videos

 

Books (see Videos)

Title Author Faculty
Angel Sister
Ann H. GabhartTina Cikanek (Health Information Management)
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher CreativityJulia CameronJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
The ArrivalShaun TanAudley Hall (English)
Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
Mark TwainBill Hammack (Math)
Canterbury TalesGeoffrey ChaucerAudley Hall (English)
The Control of NatureJohn A. McPheePaul Lowrey (Geology)
The Courage to TeachParker PalmerJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
CryptonomiconNeal StephensonPaul Lowery (Geology)
Dalva
Jim HarrisonJacques Hill (Biology)
Ecological Imperialism
Alfred CrosbyMichael Johnson (World Civilization)
The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World
Donald RothbergJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the ClassroomJohn C. BeanJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
Founding Mothers
Cokie RobertsAudley Hall (English)
The Greatest Show on EarthRichard DawkinsDon Koelling (Math)
The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to RenewalParker Palmer, Arthur Zajonc, and Megan ScribnerJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
The Hobbit; Or, There and Back AgainJ. R. R. TolkeinSuzanne Sever (Computers)
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
Eric LarsonJudy Tobler (Political Science)
Interactive and Improvisational Drama: Varieties of Applied Theatre and Performance

Adam Blatner Daniel J. Wiener

Ashley Edwards (Theatre and Communications)
The Irrational Season
Madeleine L'EngleAudley Hall (English)
Kim
Rudyard KiplingJacques Hill (Biology)
The Kite RunnerKhaled HosseiniSuzanne Sever (Computers)
Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic WorldMargaret J. Wheatley
Jo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to PracticeMaryellen WeimerJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. TolkeinSuzanne Sever (Computers)
Madame BovaryGustave FlaubertAudley Hall (English)
Medicine Quest: In Search of Nature's Healing SecretsMark PlotkinBurnetta Hinterthuer (Botany and Biology)
The Metaphysical ClubLouis MenandTom Herrnstein (Philosophy)
Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial LifeGeorge EliotAudley Hall (English)
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Jeffrey ToobinJudy Tobler (Political Science)
Ordinary Men: Reserve Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in PolandChristopher BrowningMichael Johnson (World Civilization)
Origins of Nazi Genocide
Henry FriedlanderMichael Johnson (World Civilization)
Pride and PrejudiceJane AustenAudley Hall (English)
A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
Samantha PowerBill Hammack (Math)
The Profitable Artist: A Handbook for all Artists in the Performing, Literary and Visual ArtsPeter Cobb, Susan Ball, Felicity Hogan, Artspire, and New York Foundation of the Arts
Ashley Edwards (Theatre and Communications)
Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives
Wayne MullerJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
Sand County Almanac
Aldo LeopoldTom McClure (Biology)
Seeds from a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual JourneyClark StrandJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
Song of Fire and Ice (series)George R. R. MartinSuzanne Sever (Computers)
Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of PhilosophyJostein GaarderTom Herrnstein (Philosophy)
Tea Celebrations: The Way to SerenityAlexandra StoddardJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
Teaching with Fire: Poetry that Sustains the Courage to TeachSam IntratorMegan Scribner (editors)Jo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
The TempestWilliam ShakespeareBill Hammack (Math)
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown
Julie ScheeresTina Cikanek (Health Information Management)
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper LeeJudy DeGarmo (College Reading)
The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
Thomas LynchMichael Johnson (World Civilization)
What Nietzsche Really Said
Robert SolomonKathleen HigginsTom Herrnstein (Philosophy)
The Wheel of Time (series)Robert JordanSuzanne Sever (Computers)
The Windup GirlPaolo BacigalupiPaul Lowery (Geology)
Wolf Hall
Hilary MantalAudley Hall (English)
Zelda: A Biography
Nancy MillfordAnonymous

 

Videos (see Books)

Title Director Faculty
Beauty and the BeastJean CocteauBill Hammack (Math)
Blue Gold: World Water WarsSam BozzoPaul Lowery (Geology)
The Botany of DesireMichael Schwarz; written by Michael PollanBurnetta Hinterthuer (Botany and Biology)
The Bothersome Man
Jens LienJacques Hill (Biology)
The Count of Monte CristoKevin ReynoldsAnonymous
The Creek Runs Red
Bradley Beesley, Julianna BrannumJames D. PaynePaul Lowery (Geology)
City of Lost Children
Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro
Bill Hammack (Math)
Celebrate What's Right in the World with Dewitt JonesJoel SuzukiJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
Everyday Creativity with Dewitt JonesJoel SuzukiJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
The First Flower
NovaBurnetta Hinterthuer (Botany and Biology)
Focus Your Vision with Dewitt JonesJoel SuzukiJo Ann Schwader (Music Appreciation)
Groundhog Day
Harold RamisTom Herrnstein (Philosophy)
I "Heart" Huckabees
David RussellTom Herrnstein (Philosophy)
Kingdom of PlantsHuman Relations Media, Inc.Burnetta Hinterthuer (Botany and Biology)
NapoleonAbel GanceBill Hammack (Math)
The Private Life of PlantsDavid Attenborough (writer  & narrator)Burnetta Hinterthuer (Botany and Biology)
Quiz ShowRobert RedfordTom Herrnstein (Philosophy)
To Kill a MockingbirdRobert MulliganJudy DeGarmo (College Reading)
Triumph of the Nerds (Coming soon!)
Paul SenSuzanne Sever (Computers)
What About Bob?
Frank OzBarbara Rademacher (Math)