Choose from any book below
A fully complete and well thought out book report is worth 50 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS. Book reports should be 3-5 pages long. You may only choose one of the following books. If you turn in a report on a book not on this list, it will not be graded. If you plagiarize, you will lose points from this assignment. Of course, you must use standard font, font size, and spacing. In the book report, you should address several items: 1) the author’s thesis, 2) a summary of the book, 3) your own reactions to the book, and 4) how you think the book fits in with the class. The ONLY acceptable books are as follows:
S. C. Gwynne- Empire of the Summer Moon
Sarah Vowell- Unfamiliar Fishes
Francisco Balderrama- Decade of Betrayal
Joseph Persico- Franklin and Lucy
Studs Terkel- The Good War
Roger Cohen- Soldiers and Slaves
Robyn Duff Ladino- Desegregating Texas Schools
Studs Terkel- Race
Gerald Blaine- The Kennedy Detail
John Lewis- March (Vol 1 and 2)
James Cone- Martin and Malcolm
Hampton Sides- Hellhound on His Trail
David Barrett- Uncertain Warriors
Robert McNamara- In Retrospect
Lawrence Wright- The Looming Tower