Here's a look at what freshman entering college in fall 2009 have been asked to read by their respective schools. Lots of nonfiction and memoirs, some fiction and even a few graphic novels. How many of these books have YOU read?
Adams State College:
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Agnes Scott College:
Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
Albion College:
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
American University:
True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society by Farhad Manjoo
Appalachian State University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Arcadia University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Augustana College:
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
Ball State University:
A Long Way Gone: Memories of a Boy Soldier by Ismael Beah
Barry University:
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs
Baylor University:
Wit by Margaret Edson
Belmont University:
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Berry College:
An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina
Bowling Green State University:
This I Believe edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman
Brandeis University:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Brown University:
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time by Jonathan Weiner
Bryant University:
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Butler University:
Listening Is an Act of Love by Dave Isay
California State University (Northridge, Chico, Long Beach):
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
Case Western Reserve University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Chaffey College:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Chapman University:
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
Clemson University:
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Coastal Carolina University:
Scratch Beginnings by Adam Shepard
Coker College:
Where We Stand: Class Matters by bell hooks
Colorado College:
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Cornell University:
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Cumberland University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Dartmouth College:
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder
Duke University:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Duquesne University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Earlham College:
The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon
East Carolina University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Eastern Illinois University:
This I Believe edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman
Eastern Kentucky University:
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
Edgewood College:
The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts by Jr., Tom Farley and Tanner Colby
Endicott College:
Listening Is an Act of Love by Dave Isay
Fayetteville State University:
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Florida Community College, Jacksonville:
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Florida Gulf Coast University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Florida Southern College:
Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
Florida State University:
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Fort Lemoyne College:
Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul by Kenneth Miller
Framingham State College:
Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East by Jared Cohen
Frank Phillips College:
Choosing Civility by P.M. Forni
George Washington University:
Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thoman L. Friedman
Georgetown University:
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
Goucher College:
The Devil in White City by Erik Larson
Grace College:
The End of the Spear by Steve Saint
Graceland University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Grand View College:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Green Mountain College:
The World Without US by Alan Weisman
Gustavus Adolphus College:
Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
Gwynedd-Mercy College:
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
Hawaii Pacific University:
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Holy Cross:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Hunter College:
Drown by Junot Díaz
Idaho State University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Illinois Wesleyan University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Indiana University of Pennsylvania:
Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary by Bill Strickland
Indiana University Southeast:
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood;
Whose Water is it? The Unquenchable Thirst of a Water-Hungry World by Douglas Jehl and Bernadette Mcdonald
Indiana University, South Bend:
There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz
Ithaca College:
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
James Madison University:
The DNA Age a series of New York Times articles by Amy Harmon
John Brown University:
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
John Jay College of Criminal Justice:
The Front by Patricia Cornwell
Johnson County Community College:
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
Johnson State College:
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America by Moustafa Bayoumi
Kalamazoo College:
Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner
Keene State College:
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
Kennesaw State University:
Soul of a Citizen by Paul Loeb
Lehigh University:
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Lincoln University:
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Linfield College:
Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elzabeth Kolbert
Los Angeles City College:
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
Madaille College:
The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
Manhattan College:
Everything Bad is Good for You by Steven Johnson
Mars Hill College :
The Translator by Daoud Hari
Marymount Manhattan College:
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Merced College:
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Miami University (OH):
What Learning Leaves by Taylor Mali
Michigan State University:
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
Michigan Tech:
Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands by Susan Carol McCarthy
Middle Tennessee State University:
How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else by Michael Gates Gill
Midlands Technical College:
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Montana State University:
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
Moorpark College:
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
Mount Holyoke College:
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Murray State University:
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Niagara University:
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
North Carolina State University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Northern Arizona University:
Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
Northwestern University:
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman
Ohio State University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Ohio University:
Cion by Zakes Mda
Ohio Wesleyan University:
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Okahoma City University:
Sounds of the River by Da Chen
Parkland College:
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Pennsylvania State University, Berks:
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Philadelphia University:
Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough
Principia College:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Purdue University:
Stealing Buddha's Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen
Quinnipiac University:
In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong by Amin Maalouf
Ramapo College of New Jersey:
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Roanoke College:
The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert
Roger Williams University:
The World Without US by Alan Weisman
Rosemont College:
Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup
Sacramento State University:
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
Saint Augustine College:
Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny by Hill Harper;
Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny by Hill Harper
Salem State College:
Listening Is an Act of Love by Dave Isay
Salve Regina University:
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World by Paul Hawken
San Diego State University:
The Ape and the Sushi Master by Frans de Waal
San Jose State University:
Color of the Sea by John Hanamura
Seattle University:
The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama by Pico Iyer
Seton Hall University:
Listening Is an Act of Love by Dave Isay
Siena College:
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Smith College:
The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones
Southern Utah University:
The Civility Solution by P.M. Forni
Southern Vermont College:
The Color of Water by James McBride
St. Bonaventure University:
Listening Is an Act of Love by Dave Isay
St. Mary's College of Maryland:
Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elzabeth Kolbert
St. Michael's College:
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka, Ritchie Robertson, and Joyce Crick
Stanford University:
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese
State Fair Community College:
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
SUNY Oswego:
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Sweet Briar College:
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation by Olivia Judson
Texas Lutheran University:
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Texas State University San Marcos:
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
Texas Tech University:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The College of New Jersey:
Black Dog of Fate by Peter Balakian
Thomas College:
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Tulane University:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
U.S. Coast Guard Academy:
Life Is So Good by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman
UC Berkeley:
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
UC Santa Barbara:
Ethics for the New Millennium by Dalai Lama
UCLA:
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
UNC Charlotte:
Listening Is an Act of Love by Dave Isay
University of Akron:
Run by Ann Patchett
University of Alabama, Birmingham:
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder
University of Bridgeport:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
University of California, Berkeley:
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
University of California, Davis:
Bliss by Eric Weiner
University of California, Merced:
The World Without US by Alan Weisman
University of California, Santa Barbara:
Ethics for the New Millennium by the Dalai Lama
University of Cincinnati:
Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul by Kenneth R. Miller
University of Delaware:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
University of Florida:
The Devil's Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea
University of Illinois:
Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the USA by Julia Alvarez
University of Kentucky:
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride
University of Louisiana, Monroe:
The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman
University of Maryland:
What Is the What by Dave Eggers
University of Missouri:
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
University of Montana, Missoula:
The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:
A Home on the Field by Paul Cuadros
University of North Carolina, Wilmington:
Long Way Gone: Memories of a Boy by Ismael Beah
University of Northern Florida:
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown:
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
University of Richmond:
Fountain and Tomb: Hakayat Haretna by Naguib Mahfouz and Soad Sobhy
University of South Carolina, Aiken:
Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
University of Tennessee, Knoxville:
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
University of Texas:
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
University of Texas, Arlington:
Deep Economy by Bill McKibben
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia:
Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
University of Toledo:
Listening Is an Act of Love by Dave Isay
University of Wisconsin, Madison:
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
University of Wisconsin, Parkside:
Maus II by Art Spiegelman
University of Northern Colorado:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
UT Tyler:
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
Utah State University:
Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child by Elva Trevino Hart
Villanova University:
Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji
Virginia Commonweath University:
Maus I by Art Spiegelman
Virginia Tech:
Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything by Daniel Goleman
Viterbo University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Washington State University:
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Washington University in St Louis:
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
West Texas A&M University:
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Western Illinois University:
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Western Michigan University:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz; Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Western Washington University:
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Whitworth University:
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Winthrop University:
Growing Up by Russell Baker
Wofford College:
One Foot In Eden by Ron Rash
Xavier University of Cincinnati, Ohio:
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
