Recommend books to read before heading off to college

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And why you recommend it

[Anonymous]

Deep Work by Cal Newport about resisting the temptation of distractions and remaining concentrated.

[Anonymous]

Whatever they want. Or not.

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"Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaarder. For so many reasons, but I'll say, it was the one book I gifted to my FIL, a philosophy professor, that he hadn't already read and truly impressed him. He made it required reading for all of his freshman advisees.

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Virginia Woolf's books and Frankenstein are the books that are "in" these days with college professors.

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Honestly, nothing

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“Total Truth” by Nancy Pearcey. Excellent book for Christians that argues against the marginalization of faith.

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Anonymous wrote:Deep Work by Cal Newport about resisting the temptation of distractions and remaining concentrated.

I think that one’s good for PhD/other kinds of work that is long-term and largely self-directed on a day-to-day basis. But Newport’s How to Become a Straight-A Student is more useful for undergrad. It’s god both wrt time management and study strategies,

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Ok, it’s not *god*, but it is good!

[Anonymous]

The St. John’s College Seminar reading list:

https://www.sjc.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate/classes/seminar/annapolis-undergraduate-readings

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Anonymous wrote:“Total Truth” by Nancy Pearcey. Excellent book for Christians that argues against the marginalization of faith.

So before going off to college to learn how to reason, let’s read a book about the importance of faith (and the unimportance of evidence). Tell your DC not to forget her astrology book when she goes to her astronomy class.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Total Truth” by Nancy Pearcey. Excellent book for Christians that argues against the marginalization of faith.

So before going off to college to learn how to reason, let’s read a book about the importance of faith (and the unimportance of evidence). Tell your DC not to forget her astrology book when she goes to her astronomy class.

You’ve obviously never read it and/or are unfamiliar with the topic.

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I Am Charlotte Simmons

The Art of War

The Fall

The Secret History

Norwegian Wood

Into the Abyss

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Total Truth” by Nancy Pearcey. Excellent book for Christians that argues against the marginalization of faith.

So before going off to college to learn how to reason, let’s read a book about the importance of faith (and the unimportance of evidence). Tell your DC not to forget her astrology book when she goes to her astronomy class.

You’ve obviously never read it and/or are unfamiliar with the topic.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Total Truth” by Nancy Pearcey. Excellent book for Christians that argues against the marginalization of faith.

So before going off to college to learn how to reason, let’s read a book about the importance of faith (and the unimportance of evidence). Tell your DC not to forget her astrology book when she goes to her astronomy class.

You’ve obviously never read it and/or are unfamiliar with the topic.

+1

Cult.