J.R.+Mitchell+Memorial+Booktalk

=Love to Read? =

Discover the J.R. Mitchell Memorial Booktalk
Become a moderator in the J.R. Mitchell Memorial Booktalk series sponsored by the Library. The series began with in 2002 when John R. Mitchell, an instructor of religion at Villa Julie gave the inaugural presentation in the spring semester with his talk about the book //What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East//, written by Bernard Lewis. Later in 2002, John passed away. The series was named in his honor.

Since then, the series has flourished with faculty and staff presenters discussing works such as //Prodigal Summer// by Barbara Kingsolver, //The School and Society// by John Dewey, //Metaphysical Club// by Louis Menand, //Persepolis// by Marjane Satrapi, //Darwin's Black Box//, by Michael Behe, and //Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting//, by Robert McKee.

The spring 2009 semester has included discussion of //Basketball: Its Origin and Development// by James Naismith. On April 16, be sure to attend a discussion about the book, //In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto// by Michael Poolan.


 * Have a book to share? Become a moderator for the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters. Find out more by** **Carol Maxwell** **via cmaxwell@stevenson.edu or extension 2535.**