A Beach Boy’s Beach Book List
By Peter Stern, Philosophy Faculty. Once again I find myself indebted to our intrepid and resourceful leader, Mr. Michael Stelzer Jocks, this time for coming up with the idea of a Beach Book...
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By Paul Gaszak, English Faculty During the summer, I’m easily distracted. If I sit outside with a book, it won’t be long until I’m itching to do something else that takes advantage of the nice weather....
View ArticleThis Summer, Read Books you’re Not Supposed to Read!
By Jenny Jocks Stelzer, English Faculty. Students who take classes with both of us usually agree: MSJ = smart and serious, JJS = smart and not-serious. I’m not so sure about the “smart” part, but...
View ArticleMy Radical Summer Reading List, by Tricia Lunt
By Tricia Lunt, English Faculty. Art as Experience, by John Dewey When I look at something extraordinary that has been made by a human (or humans), I think, wow! People are capable of remarkable...
View ArticleA Reading List for the “Beach Read Revolution.”
By Michael Stelzer Jocks, History Faculty. Last week, I wrote a Turtle post calling for a ‘Beach Read Revolution’. In that blog, I made the contention that “beach reads” should not be fluffy,...
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By Michael Stelzer Jocks, History Faculty. As the weather warms, and the sun becomes radiant, I know what is coming: ‘Beach reads’. NPR will do a story about the best ‘beach reads'; Facebook friends...
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