Thursday, May 20, 2010

Literature Presentations

Diana - Jack Kerouac "The Dharma Bums"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jej5d2kYjuQ&feature=related - The essence of the Beat

Tim L. - Antoine Saint Exupery "Le Petit Prince"
Philosophical book for any generation

Keesie - Aldous Huxley "Brave New World"
The ideal world is not what it seems to be

Rhiannon - Eric Carle "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
Timeless

Sander - Chris McDougall "Born to Run"
Ultramarathon: how we became running people

Will - Jane Jacobs "The Death and Life of American Cities"
On urban planning

Helen - Randy Pausch "The Last Lecture"
Living your chilhood dream

Adrian - Fernando Salvater "The Great Labyrinth"
An adventure book with underlying political themes

Valerie - Tim O'Brien "Things They Carried"
The importance and philosophy of storytelling

Tim O. - Oginga Odinga "Not Yet Uhuru (Freedom)"
A report on the current state of Africa

Imae - Souad "Burnt Alive"
Rasing awareness of the rights of the Middle Eastern woman

Adam - David Sheff "Beautiful Boy" , Nic Sheff "Tweak"
Two perspectives about a son's descent in to addiction

Sarah - John Steinbeck "Of Mice and Men"

Pippa - Martin Hanford "Where's Wally?"
Where’s Wally is a book that should be read by all. This book enhances the mind and improves your observation skills. As a child this was one of my favourites and I still find it very challenging