But then they would know not to fire a bottle rocket out of their asses ...?
Yeah, I didn't think about the boggy parts. I tend to skim them when it's just me, but for class it would a little different.
Tara: That was funny if you've studied Taglarin mystic rites and... are a total dork... Riley: Then how come Xander didn't laugh?
'Selfless'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Amy - Mar 08, 2014 9:11:30 am PST #22131 of 28348
Because books.
sj - Mar 08, 2014 9:12:53 am PST #22132 of 28348
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The audiobook for Candy Freak is good fun.
Connie Neil - Mar 08, 2014 10:53:20 am PST #22133 of 28348
brillig
Stiff made me decide to go the full-bore "here, take the whole thing" route for when I die. the University of Utah has a body donor program.
Sue - Mar 08, 2014 12:55:49 pm PST #22134 of 28348
hip deep in pie
Loved Candy Freak. Love the story in Devil in the White city, but found the prose terribly purple in parts.
My favourite non-fiction of the last few years has been Pulphead, by John Jeremiah Sullivan. It's a anthology of his essays though, not a comprehensive story.
Also love Year of Magical Thinking, but probably not so relatable to high school kids.
hippocampus - Mar 08, 2014 5:55:05 pm PST #22135 of 28348
not your mom's socks.
Kat - any science writers, like Richard Preston (FIrst Light, Into the Trees (I think, not in front of me) or David Quammen (There are a few, Song of the Dodo is too huge) - or am I misunderstanding the NonFiction slant?
Henrietta Lacks is amazing.
Kat - Mar 09, 2014 10:38:28 am PDT #22136 of 28348
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I love David Quammen, but were looking for full length as opposed to essay anthologies. In terms of natural writing we have Pilgrim at Tinker Creek which is excellent, but no one has ever taught it, which is a problem.
In terms of science, I think that Atul Gawande is incredible, but again, we have the essay issue. We do a ton of essay/article/long form work already, and we're looking for full-length NF because there are some unique skills to apply to that.
Part of the issue is that I'm buying for a whole department and need to get people on board with whatever I choose.
Connie Neil - Mar 09, 2014 11:00:20 am PDT #22137 of 28348
brillig
Guns, Germs, and Steel?
flea - Mar 09, 2014 11:10:55 am PDT #22138 of 28348
information libertarian
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is a tough book for high school. I sat in on a college class that read it a couple of years ago, and it was tough for them.
flea - Mar 09, 2014 11:12:58 am PDT #22139 of 28348
information libertarian
Have you looked at The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down?
Pix - Mar 09, 2014 11:23:26 am PDT #22140 of 28348
The status is NOT quo.
It isn’t nonfiction, but I think most students would be totally engrossed by Eggers’ The Circle. I have mixed feelings about the book as a whole (one-dimensional characters), but it’s a good read and really raises great questions about social media etc. Also links nicely to the current passion for dystopian fiction.