Teacher: Ramona Quave, Land O Lakes High School Fall 2016

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1 Teacher: Ramona Quave, Land O Lakes High School Fall 2016 Step 1: Choose a nonfiction book from the approved list below. A variety is provided so that there will be something to interest everyone. Look over the questions below before you read so that you know what s in store for you and so that you can answer the Before you read questions honestly. Two Ways to Submit: You may type your answers and them to rquave@pasco.k12.fl.us. When I receive your assignment, I will you a received notice. If you don t get that within 2 weeks of ing me, check the address and try again. If you don t receive notification by the time school starts, print your assignment and hand it in the first day. You may handwrite them in black ink on notebook paper to submit on the first day of school your junior year. Please do not write on the back of your paper. Illegible projects will receive no credit, so show me your best cursive or print. Step 2: Start with your full legal name on the top line of your paper. Step 3: Skip one line. On the next 5 lines, add the following bibliographic details of your book choice: Title Publisher Author Publication Date Place of Publication (usually a city) Step 4: #1-13 Be sure to label and number each of the following sections of your assignment. You do not have to copy the questions or directions. Obey the word counts. When given a total word count for several questions together, you may divide as you wish but be sure to address each question thoroughly. Record your word counts in the margin next to the number of each answer. Before you read the book... (50-75 total words for this section) 1. What do you know about the book/author/topic before getting started on the book? Why did you choose this book? 2. Ask yourself What question(s) do I have about this topic/book? While reading the book... Vocabulary (10 unusual words) 3. List and define ten words or terms from your book that were interesting or previously unknown to you. For each word include the following: a. Define the word. Some words have multiple definitions. Be sure to write down the definition that applies to the sentence you have selected. Use a dictionary for a strong, complete definition. Your definitions should not be just synonyms from Google. b. Copy the sentence from the book in which the word appears, complete with quotation marks, page number/location number citation in MLA format (Author Last Name Page #) Example: (Coleman 10) or (Capote 25). rquave@pasco.k12.fl.us 1

2 Teacher: Ramona Quave, Land O Lakes High School Fall 2016 c. In 1-3 sentences discuss how the use of this word (in the context of the text) impacts the reader in a specific way. Pay particular attention to words with a specific connotation. d. Use this word in your own sentence. Your sentence must be original and accurate according to the part of speech and meaning. Underline the word in your sentence. While reading the book... Content ( total words for # 4-7) 4. What information surprises you? Why? 5. What information do you question or think might not be correct? 6. Why do you question this information? How might you check it out? 7. Make connections with your own experience. What does the reading make you think of? Does it remind you of anything or anyone? After reading the book Content Summary and Writer s Purpose (100 words) a. Summarize what the book is about. b. Explain what the author s purpose was in writing this book. c. Include the main points the writer tries to make. 9. What technique(s) does the author use to make this information easy to understand? ( words) A short list of techniques/literary terms is included after # Describe the author's point of view. How does the author's attitude shape the way the writer presents the material? (50-75 words) People (100 total words for 11-12) 11. Who is/are the most important person/people in the book? Why is/are this/these person/people of interest? 12. Describe what one of them is like and explain why the person is of interest to you. (If this book does not focus on other people, answer these questions about the author.) Recommendation (50-75 words) 13. Would you recommend this book to others? Why or why not? The following definitions will help you prepare for the answering #9. In addition, you are expected to use these terms in class compositions. You are encouraged to mark passages/page numbers that relate to these elements for future reference. Also, some may be used to answer #9. An assertion or claim is a statement, contention, allegation, or declaration. Detail includes facts, observations, and incidents used to develop a subject or make an abstraction concrete. A lack of detail can also be a powerful tool to focus the reader s attention on what isn t said or shown. rquave@pasco.k12.fl.us 2

3 Teacher: Ramona Quave, Land O Lakes High School Fall 2016 Diction refers to the writer s word choices, especially with regard to connotation, correctness, clearness, and effectiveness. A writer might describe an author s diction as formal or informal, ornate or plain. Appeals: Writers and speakers appeal to ethos, or character of a person, to demonstrate that they are credible and trustworthy. Writers and speakers appeal to logos, or reason, by offering clear, logical ideas. Writers and speakers appeal to pathos, or emotion, to engage an audience. Imagery is the verbal representation of the five senses. On a broader and deeper level; however, images can be used as metaphors or symbols, and one image can represent more than one thing. Rhetoric is the study of effective, persuasive language use, including thinking, writing, and speaking strategies; rhetoricians analyze and evaluate what works and what does not work in a specific context. Syntax is the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Syntax involves groups of words, while diction refers to the individual words. Tone describes the author s attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both. Considering how a work would sound if it were read aloud can help in identifying an author s tone. Some words describing tone are playful, serious, businesslike, sarcastic, humorous, formal, and somber. rquave@pasco.k12.fl.us 3

4 Teacher: Ramona Quave, Land O Lakes High School Fall 2016 An Artifact Box Book Report Prepare and share your ideas about the book you read this summer. Presentations will be the last week of August. Be sure yours is finished by August 29. Although, you could wait until August to work on it, remember that you will have school assignments for this and other classes. It would be a good idea to do it this summer so that the book is fresh in your mind and you have more time. An artifact box book report is a collection of objects pertaining to your book. This activity encourages higher-level thinking and the use of visual imagery (objects and symbols) to represent concepts, themes, and ideas related to your book. Finally, you will present your artifact book box to the class and briefly discuss your opinion of the book. A. Make an artifact box: 1. Find a box to put your items in. Be creative! Use any receptacle that would work best with your book. You could use a shoebox or make a box--any container suitable. Be sure to decorate it accordingly with your book s setting, theme and/or mood. 2. Collect and add objects (10) that represent or illustrate the book s theme, people, conflict, setting, symbols, and the main ideas of the book. 3. You might add pictures (downloaded or drawn) and/or real items (fossils, map, clothing items) or anything that relates to the people, setting, conflict, theme and/or main ideas. Demonstrate effort and attention to detail--choose a variety of materials such as dried flowers, marbles, handkerchiefs, models of animals, etc.! 4. Place them in the container. 5. For each artifact, provide a typed or printed index card of at least 40 words providing a detailed description of the object s connection to your book. Explain the significance of the object fully connect the object to a specific aspect of the book and explain the connection. 6. Be sure your capitalization, organization, punctuation and spelling are correct on all materials provided. This is the conventions section of your assignment. 7. Place the cards in the container as well. You may use them as notecards when you speak. 8. Write your name on a card and tape it to the inside bottom or lid of your box. B. Presentation: On the day for presentations, you will share your Artifact Box with your class. More discussion of the presentation and a chance to ask questions will happen the first week of school The rubric is printed below. rquave@pasco.k12.fl.us 4

5 ARTIFACT BOX BOOK REPORT RUBRIC USE OF MATERIALS (BOX AND ARTIFACTS) 5-4 overall appearance is excellent; a variety of materials such as wood, plastic, paper, and metal; box suits the novel/book; artifacts are relevant, interesting, neat, and show creativity 3 appearance is good; some variety of materials; box is decorated; all artifacts are relevant and neat 2-1 appearance shows a lack of care; the box may be plain and/or there is no real attempt at variety; some artifacts appear irrelevant and/or simple and predictable; the project is messy and shows little care DESCRIPTION CARDS: 5-4 all the cards include well-detailed typed or printed descriptions of at least 40 words 3 most of the cards have descriptions of at least 40 words/or the descriptions are basic and are not adequately explained 2-1 cards contain fewer than 40 words and/or contain irrelevant description; cards have not been carefully typed or printed MECHANICS 5-4 words are spelled correctly; proper punctuation and capitalization is used; complete sentences 3 most words spelled correctly; mostly uses correct punctuation and capitalization; mostly uses complete sentences 2-1 has many spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors; many incomplete sentences DELIVERY: 5-4 voice (variety in pitch, volume, pace) and confident eye-contact invite listeners and attention 3 voice loud and clear, some eye contact; some areas favored while others ignored 2-1 voice difficult to hear or words hard to understand, little eye contact ORGANIZATION 5-4 information was clear and logical, speech flowed well, speaker knew where he/she was going, speech was clearly rehearsed 3 information was clear, some breaks in the presentation but not enough to detract from the overall flow, could have used more rehearsal 2-1 information was unclear, many breaks in the presentation, lacked flow, unrehearsed CONTENT: 5-4 a clear explanation was given for all artifacts and recommendation of text was thoughtfully and articulately presented 3 a clear explanation was given for most of the artifacts and recommendation of the text was presented 2-1 a clear explanation was given for some of the artifacts and recommendation of the text was limited 5

6 AP English Language and Composition Nonfiction Approved Reading List Alexander, Caroline. The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition. Back cover description: The Imperial Transatlantic Expedition, Sir Ernest Shackleton's daring but ill fated attempt to cross the South Pole, comes to life in pictures and in the words of the men who lived the extraordinary Antarctic adventure an exhilarating account of one of the greatest episodes in the history of polar exploration one of history's all-time great survival stories. Ambrose, Stephen. Undaunted Courage. Follows the Lewis and Clark expedition from Thomas Jefferson s hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific, through the heart-stopping moments of the actual trip, to Lewis s lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. For readers who love detailed history. Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, selfsufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local "po white trash." At eight years old and back at her mother s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. Barry, John M. The Great Influenza. A detailed description of the scourge of the "Spanish flu" of 1918 with interesting elements of the practice of medicine and medical school in those days. Especially appealing for students who are science oriented. Barry, John M. Rising Tide. An account of the flood of the Mississippi River in Elements are remarkably similar to the Katrina disaster. Students whose bent is engineering will find the fight of man vs. nature interesting. Connects well to American history, politics. An American epic of science, politics, race, honor, high society, and the Mississippi River, Rising Tide tells the riveting and nearly forgotten story of the greatest natural disaster this country has ever known -- the Mississippi flood of The river inundated the homes of nearly one million people, helped elect Huey Long governor and made Herbert Hoover president, drove hundreds of thousands of blacks north, and transformed American society and politics forever. Beah, Ishmael. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? In A Long Way Gone, Beah, now twenty-five years old, tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts. This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty. Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. An eloquent, fully-documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century. Using council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions, Brown allows the great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes to tell us in their own words of the battles, massacres, and broken treaties that finally left them demoralized and defeated. A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee changed forever our vision of how the West was really won. 6

7 Chen, Da. Colors of the Mountain. Da Chen was born in 1962, in a town over 50 hours' train journey from Beijing. Here, he draws a vivid picture of his childhood, boyhood friendships, the beauty of the Chinese countryside and the madness of the cultural revolution. Collins, Larry and Dominique Lapierre. Is Paris Burning: How Paris Miraculously Escaped Adolf Hitler s Sentence of Death in August, The dramatic story of the liberation of Paris exciting, emotionally charged history, impeccably researched and written. An extraordinary series of events, fastidiously researched here, saved the city from what Hitler wanted to leave to the Allies "nothing but a field of ruins." Dillard, Annie. An American Childhood. Autobiography of 1950s childhood in Pittsburgh combines the child s sense of wonder with adult s intelligence and is written in some of the finest prose that exists in contemporary American writing a joyous ode to [Dillard s] childhood. Dinesen, Isak (Karen Blixen) Out of Africa is Isak Dinesen's memoir of her years in Africa, from 1914 to 1931, on a four-thousand-acre coffee plantation in the hills near Nairobi. She had come to Kenya from Denmark with her husband, and when they separated she stayed on to manage the farm by herself, visited frequently by her lover, the big-game hunter Denys Finch-Hatton, for whom she would make up stories "like Scheherazade." Foer, Franklin. How Soccer Explains the World. Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It is a perfect window into the cross-currents of today s world, with all its joys and sorrows a wide-ranging work of reportage a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shining a spotlight on the clash of civilizations, the international economy, and just about everything in between an utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times. Fossey, Dian. Gorillas in the Mist. One of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural world, Gorillas in the Mist is the riveting account of Dian Fossey's thirteen years in a remote African rain forest with the greatest of the great apes. Fossey's extraordinary efforts to ensure the future of the rain forest and its remaining mountain gorillas are captured in her own words and in candid photographs of this fascinating endangered species. As only she could, Fossey combined her personal adventure story with groundbreaking scientific reporting in an unforgettable portrait of one of our closest primate relatives. Although Fossey's work ended tragically in her murder, Gorillas in the Mist remains an invaluable testament to one of the longest-running field studies of primates and reveals her undying passion for her subject. Frankl, Viktor E. Man s Search for Meaning. A psychiatrist s memoir of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival, Frankl s memoir has sold more than 10 million copies in twentyfour languages listed in a Library of Congress survey as among the ten most influential books in America as a book that made a difference in your life. May be of special interest to students who liked Elie Wiesel s Night. Gladwell, Malcolm. Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Explores the tipping point phenomenon what causes a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. Hillenbrand, Laura. Seabiscuit. Racing champion Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Hillenbrand brilliantly re-creates a universal underdog story, one that proves life is a horse race. 7

8 Hillenbrand, Laura. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. Telling an unforgettable story of a man s journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography. Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs' professional and personal life. Drawn from three years of exclusive and unprecedented interviews Isaacson has conducted with Jobs as well as extensive interviews with Jobs' family members and key colleagues from Apple and its competitors, Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography is the definitive portrait of the greatest innovator of his generation. Junger, Sebastian. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men against the Sea. In 1991, as Halloween nears, a cold front moves south from Canada, a hurricane swirls over Bermuda, and an intense storm builds over the Great Lakes forces converge to create a 100-year tempest that catches the North Atlantic fishing fleet off guard and unprotected. Readers weigh anchor with sailors struggling against the elements; they follow meteorologists, who watch helplessly as the storm builds; and, by helicopter and boat, they navigate 100-foot seas and 120-mph winds to attempt rescue against harrowing odds. Kennedy, Caroline. Profiles in Courage for our Time. From Publishers Weekly: In 1990, the Kennedy family resurrected the concept and established the Profiles in Courage Award for selfless public service. Now, in this expertly packaged anthology, Caroline Kennedy and over a dozen prominent writers bring the sacrifices of those award winners to life a stirring look at people who rarely thought about what they could do for themselves, but always about what they could do for their country. Kennedy, John F. Profiles in Courage. This is a book about the most admirable of human virtues courage. Grace under pressure, Ernest Hemingway defined it. And these are the stories of the pressures experienced by eight United States senators and the grace with which they endured them. (Kennedy). Pulitzer Prize, Of special interest to students interested in politics, public life about the kind of courage America needs moral courage, the courage of personal integrity. Knight, Phil. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE. In this candid and riveting memoir, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his lime green Plymouth Valiant, Knight grossed $8,000 his first year. Today, Nike s annual sales top $30 billion. Now, for the first time, in a memoir that is candid, humble, gutsy, and wry, he tells his story, beginning with his crossroads moment. Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt Everest Disaster. A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing 8

9 down." He was wrong. The storm claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray. An epic account of the May 1996 disaster. Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. Tale of early 20th Century Chicago World s Fair. Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor. In a short period of time, Burnham was forced to overcome the death of his partner and numerous other obstacles to construct the famous "White City" around which the fair was built. His efforts to complete the project, and the fair's incredible success, are skillfully related along with entertaining appearances by such notables as Buffalo Bill Cody, Susan B. Anthony, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. The activities of the sinister Dr. Holmes, who is believed to be responsible for scores of murders around the time of the fair, are equally remarkable. He devised and erected the World's Fair Hotel, complete with crematorium and gas chamber, near the fairgrounds and used the event as well as his own charismatic personality to lure victims. Levitt, Steven D. and Stephen J. Dubner. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They usually begin with a mountain of data and a simple question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they explore the hidden side of... well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan. Manchester, William. A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age. This is the preeminent popular history of civilization's rebirth after the Dark Ages. From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth - the dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some of its most spectacular villains--the Renaissance. Manchester, William. American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur : Inspiring, outrageous... A thundering paradox of a man. Douglas MacArthur, one of only five men in history to have achieved the rank of General of the United States Army. He served in World Wars I and II and the Korean War and is famous for stating that "in war, there is no substitute for victory." American Caesar examines the exemplary army career, the stunning successes (and lapses) on the battlefield, and the turbulent private life of the soldier-hero whose mystery and appeal created a uniquely American legend. Markham, Beryl. West With the Night. Moving memoir of an early 20th Century woman aviator in East Africa. This is the story of Beryl Markham--aviator, racehorse trainer, beauty--and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and '30s. It is considered a classic of outdoor literature. 9

10 Read, Piers Paul. Alive. Sixteen Men, Seventy-two Days, and Insurmountable Odds The Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes. On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, they were forced to do what would have once been unthinkable... This is their story--one of the most astonishing true adventures of the twentieth century. Sacks, Oliver. The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales. Sacks recounts the case histories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. These are the stories of individuals afflicted with fantastic perceptual and intellectual aberrations: patients who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects; who are stricken with violent tics and grimaces or who shout involuntary obscenities; whose limbs have become alien; who have been dismissed as retarded yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. They are studies of life struggling against incredible adversity, and they enable us to enter the world of the neurologically impaired, to imagine with our hearts what it must be to live and feel as they do. A great healer, Sacks never loses sight of medicine's ultimate responsibility: "the suffering, afflicted, fighting human subject." Sheff, David. Beautiful Boy. A memoir about a father s struggle with his son s meth addiction. Gives insight into the lack of treatment and options for this kind of addiction. Includes research and personal narration. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. Sheff s obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll, but as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on him. Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional roller coaster of loving a child who seems beyond help. Soja, Edward. Thirdspace: Journeys to Los Angeles and Other Real-and-Imagined Places. The book's central argument is that spatial thinking, or what has been called the geographical or spatial imagination, has tended to be bicameral, or confined to two approaches. Spatiality is either seen as concrete material forms to be mapped, analyzed, and explained; or as mental constructs, ideas about and representations of space and its social significance. Edward Soja critically re-evaluates this dualism to create an alternative approach, one that comprehends both the material and mental dimensions of spatiality but also extends beyond them to new and different modes of spatial thinking. Stanton, Doug. Into Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors. On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated three hundred men were killed upon impact; close to nine hundred sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they struggled to stay alive, battered by a savage sea and fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and dementia. By the time help arrived--nearly four days and nights later--all but 317 men had died. How did the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was missing? Why was the cruiser traveling unescorted in enemy waters? And how did these 317 men manage to survive? Interweaving the stories of three survivors--the captain, the ship's doctor, and a young marine--journalist Doug Stanton has brought this astonishing human drama to life in a narrative that is at once immediate and timeless. 10

11 Twenge, Jean M. The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement (2009) Narcissism -- a very positive and inflated view of the self -- is everywhere. It's what you have if you're a politician and you've strayed from your wife, and it's why five times as many Americans undergo plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures today than did just ten years ago. It's the value that parents teach their children with song lyrics like "I am special. Look at me," the skill teenagers and young adults obsessively hone on Facebook and MySpace, and the reason high school students physically beat classmates and then broadcast their violence on YouTube for all to see. It's the message preached by prosperity gospel and the vacuous ethos spread by celebrity newsmakers. And it's what's making people depressed, lonely, and buried under piles of debt. Zakaria, Fareed. Post-American World. An important book by one of today s most influential journalists. Zakaria describes a world in which the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, orchestrate geopolitics, or overwhelm cultures. He sees the "rise of the rest" the growth of countries like China, India, Brazil, Russia, and many others as the great story of our time, and one that will reshape the world. The tallest buildings, biggest dams, largest-selling movies, and most advanced cell phones are all being built outside the United States. This economic growth is producing political confidence, national pride, and potentially international problems. How should the United States understand and thrive in this rapidly changing international climate? What does it mean to live in a truly global era? Zakaria answers these questions with his customary lucidity, insight, and imagination. Woolfe, Virginia. A Room of One s Own: Surprisingly, this long essay about society and art sexism is one of Woolfe's most accessible works. Woolfe, a major modernist writer and critic, takes us on an erudite yet conversational--and completely entertaining--walk around the history of women in writing, smoothly comparing the architecture of sentences by the likes of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, all the while lampooning the chauvinistic state of university education in the England of her day. When she concluded that to achieve their full greatness as writers, women will need a solid income and a privacy, Woolfe pretty much invented modern feminist criticism. Woolfe, Virginia. Three Guineas. Like Virginia Woolfe's better-known A Room of One's Own, Three Guineas is still timely and well worth the effort required to read it. In this book-length essay, an English writer responds to a letter--from a society for preventing war and protecting culture and intellectual liberty--which asks "How in your opinion are we to prevent war?" and requests a one guinea donation. Yousafzai, Malala and Christina Lamb. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, Malala was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate. I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world. 11