Friday, August 29, 2014

Books (Professional & Otherwise) for ReadaThing

LibraryThing's ReadaThing has already started, and while I'm not scheduled to start my official reading until later today, I have several books that I hope to read (and possibly finish) this weekend. While many are related to teaching in some way, I also have some that are just for fun. My to be read/to be finished pile for this weekend includes:

  • How We Learn by Benedict Carey - I received this book through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program and am about halfway through. Carey provides a nice balance of research study overviews and personal anecdotes to help illustrate the fact that things like distractions, forgetting, and changes of scenery can actually help our learning.
  • Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri Lesesne
  • How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised by Thomas C. Foster - I have a great fondness for the first version of this book, and I'm excited to see the changes and additions Foster made to this new edition.
  • A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children by Caroline Kennedy
  • A Nancy Drew book - I have several of the reprints that Applewood did of the original Nancy Drew books, and while I've read them before, I'm looking forward to having the chance to revisit them.
What are you planning to read this weekend (for ReadaThing or otherwise)?

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