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2008-2009 Duke Reads Books
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What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
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Eggers, Dave
"What Is the What" is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children--the so-called Lost Boys--was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals, crossing the deserts of three countries to find freedom. When he finally is resettled in the United States, he finds a life full of promise, but also heartache and myriad new challenges. Moving, suspenseful, and unexpectedly funny, "What Is the What" is an astonishing novel that illuminates the lives of millions through one extraordinary man. |
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The Duke University teaching community is
continually publishing new, interesting, and
groundbreaking works on a wide range of
topics. To learn more about recent
titles by authors from the Duke
community...
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Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible
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Davis, Ellen F.
This book examines the theology and ethics of land use, especially the practices of modern industrialized agriculture, in light of critical biblical exegesis. Nine interrelated essays explore the biblical writers' pervasive concern for the care of arable land against the background of the geography, social structures, and religious thought of ancient Israel. This approach consistently brings out neglected aspects of texts, both poetry and prose, that are central to Jewish and Christian traditions. Rather than seeking solutions from the past, Davis creates a conversation between ancient texts and contemporary agrarian writers; thus she provides a fresh perspective from which to view the destructive practices and assumptions that now dominate the global food economy. The biblical exegesis is wide-ranging and sophisticated; the language is literate and accessible to a broad audience. |
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Store EventsTitle of Event: Anne Morrison Welsh
When: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:00 PM
Location: gothic
Description: Come meet and greet Anne Morrison Welsh.
Anne Morrison Welsh has been active in peace work for more than four decades. After her husband’s death, she served on the National Peace Education Committee of the American Friends Service Committee. She is currently a freelance journalist in North Carolina
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We read the good books and recommend them to you.
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Wizard's First Rule
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Goodkind, Terry
This is being made into a television show to debut very shortly. The television show is overseen by Sam Raimi so it should be pretty good. Still, I recommend reading the books firsthand. The television show is going to leave out plots and characters I'm sure. |
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Looking for a book about the University? A book about the basketball team? What incoming freshmen may have to read? Try
one of these selections.
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The Duke Forest at 75: A Resource for All Seasons
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Lynch, Ida Phillips
Beginning in the mid-1920's, Duke University purchased many small farms and interspersed frostland as a buffer and expansion land for the new campus. These tracts, totaling 4,696 acres, became the Duke Forest in 1931 when they were placed under the stewardship of Dr. Clarence Korstian, the first director of the Duke Forest and the dean of the School of the Forestry.
Over the years, academic uses of the Duke Forest have broadened beyond the original forestry objectives to encompass a variety of disciplines in the natural and environmental sciences. Now the Duke Forest is nationally recognized as a premiere facility for outdoor education and environmental science research. |
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Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
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The Invention of Everything Else
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Hunt, Samantha
In The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt, an unlikely friendship develops between inventor Nikola Tesla and the curious maid, Louisa, who snoops in his hotel room. Through their relationship you get to know their quirks, sad pasts, and potentially magical futures. Full of vivid imagery, sounds, memories and dreams, this is a wonderful, sweet story of just how normal it is to be different.--Sarah Farnsworth, Briggs Carriage Bookstore (Brandon, VT) |
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