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Graduation Speeches

Patchett, Wallace, Ward, McRaven
multiple years
"What Now?" by Ann Patchett"This is Water" by David Foster Wallace"Navigat…
Education —
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How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

Daniel Immerwahr
2019
Many years ago, I took my children on an educational trip to Washington, DC. I was startled to see …
History — Political Science —
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I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country

Elena Kostyuchenko
2023
The recent death of Alexei Navalny offered yet another sobering reminder of Vladimir Putin’s relent…
Essays — Political Science —
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James

Percival Everett
2024
Mark Twain's novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was written between 1876 an…
Fiction —
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Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus
2022
Bonnie Garmus debut novel, "Lessons in Chemistry", is a delightful book about a chemist n…
Fiction —
Luster: A Novel

Luster: A Novel

Raven Leilani
2020
Luster: A Novel by Raven Leilani is a New York Times Bestseller and Best Book of the Year. Winner o…
Beach Reads — Fiction —
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Murder Your Employer: McMaster's Guide to Homicide

Rupert Holmes
2023
Many years ago I saw a performance of Rupert Holmes' musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood&…
Fantasy —
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

Fredrik Backman
2013
Fredrik Backman, the Swedish author best known for his book "A Man Called Ove", has a kna…
Fiction —
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One Two Three

Laurie Frankel
2021
Laurie Frankel has been one of my happy discoveries since opening Thornwell Books. Like James McBri…
Fiction —
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Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong

Dr. Paul Offit
2022
Dr. Paul Offit is a scientist who has spent his career working on vaccines. During a visit to a mus…
Nature —
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Poverty, By America

Matthew Desmond
2023
Matthew Desmond says in his prologue that he wrote "Poverty, By America" in an attempt to…
Political Science —
Remarkably Beautiful Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt
2022
Several years ago, I read Sy Montgomery's "The Soul of an Octopus". I had heard that…
Fiction —
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