2009 Summer Orientation Common Reading
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Common Reading: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder. In preparation for Orientation, we ask all students to read a common text. You'll discuss the book with other students in your Residential Learning Community during orientation. This year’s text is Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder. It's a powerful, true-life story of renowned infectious disease specialist and Harvard Professor Dr. Paul Farmer as he travels to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia on a quest to cure the world of disease and to bring modern medicine to those who need it most. Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World (Random House, ISBN-10: 0375506160, ISBN-13: 9780812973013, list price $15.95) is readily available in bookstores or may be ordered through www.bn.com. We encourage you to obtain your copy as soon as possible. If you have difficulty obtaining the text or have other questions about it, please contact the Office of New Student Programs at orientation@scu.edu or 408-551-1995. Previous book selections include the 2008 Selection: Franciso Jimenez's Breaking Through, the 2007 Selection: Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, the 2006 selection: Frank McCourt's Teacher Man, the 2005 selection: August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, the 2004 selection: Tobias Wolff's Old School, the 2003 selection: Francisco Jimenez's Breaking Through, and the 2002 selection: Thomas Friedman's The Lexus and the Olive Tree. |
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