After reviewing the nominations, the Cardinal Reads Committee selected I Never Thought of It That Way: Having Fearlessly Curious Conversations In Dangerously Divided Times, by Mónica Guzmán as best representing the 2025 – 2027 Common Read theme: Finding Common Ground: Civility and Information. To learn more, see the tab labeled, I Never Thought of It That Way.
INTRODUCTION
Romanian Orphan Tries to 'Close the Chapter' On His Troubled Past
Washington Post // 2.1.14 // 11 min.
Greene, Melissa Fay. “30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Human Contact.” The Atlantic, 23 June 2020, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/can-an-unloved-child-learn-to-love/612253/.
The Most Good You Can Do
Peter Singer // 4.22.15 // min.
Episode 317: Unconditional Love
9.15.06 // 60 mins.
Act 1: Love Is A Battlefield (27 min)
Alix Spiegel tells the story of a couple, Heidi and Rick Solomon, who adopt a son who was raised in terrible circumstances in a Romanian orphanage, unable to feel attachments to anyone. Alix is the co-host of NPR’s Invisiblilia, which is back with its fifth season.
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness
by Jessica Radtke (2021)
"In Seek You, Kristen Radtke's wide-ranging exploration of our inner lives and public selves, Radtke digs into the ways in which we attempt to feel closer to one another, and the distance that remains. Through the lenses of gender and violence, technology and art, Radtke ushers us through a history of loneliness and longing, and shares what feels impossible to share.
Ranging from the invention of the laugh-track to the rise of Instagram, the bootstrap-pulling cowboy to the brutal experiments of Harry Harlow, Radtke investigates why we engage with each other, and what we risk when we turn away. With her distinctive, emotionally-charged drawings and deeply empathetic prose, Kristen Radtke masterfully shines a light on some of our most vulnerable and sublime moments, and asks how we might keep the spaces between us from splitting entirely." -- Publisher's site.
Why Sci-Fi Legend Ted Chiang Fears Capitalism, Not A.I.
March 30, 2021
"The award-winning author and Ezra Klein discuss A.I. suffering, free will, Superman's failures and more." -- NYTimes
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Challenge 1 // Reverse The Golden Rule
Challenge 2 // Spend Kindly
Challenge 3 // Disagree Better
Challenge 4 // KindTech
Challenge 5 // Be A Culture Builder
BOOKS
Get your copies of the 2022-24 Common Read titles in Molstead Library! Copies are available to borrow at the Check-Out Desk near the exit. Copies circulate for 2 Hours, 7 days, or full semester.
AUDIOBOOKS
The Night Watchman (Audio)
Coeur d'Alene Public Library has one electronic copy of this title available through their eBook service, Overdrive, and two copies in other audio formats. For the digital audiobook we would recommend downloading the Libby app which is compatible with most digital devices.
Molstead Library has purchased an audiobook copy of this title. This is best listened to using a web browser.
eBOOK
The War for Kindness (eBook)
Molstead Library has one electronic copy of this title available through EBSCO that is best viewed through a web browser.
 Common Reads, or first-year reading programs, promote and enhance literacy and critical thinking in higher education settings while simultaneously building community and discussion around a shared experience. There are currently over 460 academic institutions that have instituted a common read program. To learn more about the common read program at North Idaho College, visit cardinalreads/about. |
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