{"658940":{"#nid":"658940","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Public Policy Faculty Recommend Summer Reads","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAre you looking for ways to spend your extra leisure time this summer? School of Public Policy faculty members suggest reading for fun, and some have provided recommendations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/richard-barke\u0022\u003ERichard Barke\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor nonfiction books, Barke recommended:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Righteous Mind\u003C\/em\u003E by Jonathan Haidt\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re probably all more (self-)righteous than we think,\u0026rdquo; Barke said. \u0026ldquo;It gets in the way more than we realize.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Great Bridge\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003EThe Path Between the Seas\u003C\/em\u003E by David McCullough\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;Two gripping histories that combine politics, policy, engineering, personal stories, etc., and can be read almost as novels.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Arcanum\u003C\/em\u003E by Janet Gleeson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;This book tells the story of the competition in 18th-century Europe to find the secret to making Chinese porcelain, which was once more valuable than gold,\u0026rdquo; Barke said. \u0026ldquo;It anticipates the transition from alchemy to analytical chemistry; it\u0026rsquo;s a great story!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor fiction books, Barke suggested:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrankenstein\u003C\/em\u003E by Mary Shelley\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;I finally read it. Nothing like the movies. Wow.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAny of the Jack Aubrey series by Patrick O\u0026rsquo;Brian, starting with \u003Cem\u003EMaster and Commander\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;Novels about the British Navy during the Napoleonic and American wars in the early 19\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E century. The movie with Russell Crowe was only a shadow of O\u0026rsquo;Brian\u0026rsquo;s brilliance.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EState of Wonder\u003C\/em\u003E by Ann Patchett\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;A beautifully written but unsettling book about researchers in the deep Amazon,\u0026rdquo; Barke added. \u0026ldquo;Not about Jeff Bezos.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECold Comfort Farm\u003C\/em\u003E by Stella Gibbons\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;A young Englishwoman is sent to live with rural relatives; one of the funniest books ever written. It also has a good movie version with Kate Beckinsale.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EDean\u0026rsquo;s Distinguished Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/mary-frank-fox\u0022\u003EMary Frank Fox\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIntuition\u003C\/em\u003E by Allegra Goodman\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;A remarkable novel \u0026mdash; an absorbing account of culture, identities, conduct, and misconduct in a research laboratory \u0026mdash; and the consequences of social bonds forged and broken,\u0026rdquo; Fox said. \u0026ldquo;Revealing for all!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EElements of Style\u003C\/em\u003E by W. Strunk and E.B. White\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;Timeless statement for clarity, brevity, and boldness in writing! This is a classic: seven rules of usage, eleven principles of composition, a few matters of form, and a list of commonly misused phrases. The 78 pages are a statement of \u0026mdash; as well as for \u0026mdash; the clear, the brief, and the bold.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EProfessor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/diana-hicks\u0022\u003EDiana Hicks\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Sense of Style: The Thinking Person\u0026rsquo;s Guide to Writing in the 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E Century\u003C\/em\u003E by Steven Pinker.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;Knowing how to write well is so important, not least in task force,\u0026rdquo; said Hicks, who instructs the undergraduate \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/undergraduate\/policy-task-force\u0022\u003EPolicy Task Force\u003C\/a\u003E courses. \u0026ldquo;This is a superb book, though the chapter on grammar is heavy going.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/66bcb397-b9a9-546a-bb7d-b83a6405affb\u0022\u003EChad Slieper\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the Law, Science, and Technology program\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA Little Life\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;by Hanya Yanagihara\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s an epic read about a group of male friends in New York City,\u0026rdquo; Slieper said. \u0026ldquo;Parts of it can be very hard to read, but it\u0026rsquo;s a beautiful story that will stick with you forever.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAll the Light We Cannot See\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;by Anthony Doerr\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;This book is an absolute masterpiece of two characters in World War II Europe on a collision course with one another. When I finished it, I just laid in bed for about half an hour marveling at what I\u0026rsquo;d just read.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;by Denise Kiernan\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;I became fascinated with Oak Ridge, Tennessee, upon my first visit earlier this year. It\u0026rsquo;s a true government town with an intriguing history. This book is a great story of both Oak Ridge and these amazing women.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EL\u0026rsquo;Appart\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;by David Lebovitz\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;The author is an American chef who moved to Paris many years ago. He\u0026rsquo;s written a few of my favorite cookbooks, and this is his hilarious memoir of buying an apartment in the City of Lights.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/mark-zachary-taylor\u0022\u003EMark Zachary Taylor\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and associate chair\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor nonfiction books, Taylor recommended:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe History of White People\u003C\/em\u003E by Nell Irvin Painter\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;A fascinating history of racism, race \u0026lsquo;science,\u0026rsquo; their politics... and how and why they\u0026rsquo;ve changed over the decades.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThey Thought They Were Free\u003C\/em\u003E by Milton Mayer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;Gets into the heads of average Germans in the 1930s and 1940s and why they supported Hitler.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESapiens\u003C\/em\u003E by Yuval Noah Harai\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;A big-picture navel-gazing survey of the history of mankind.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Politics of Truth in Polarized America\u003C\/em\u003E by David C. Barker and Elizabeth Suhay\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;Given our current environment, this one just out from Oxford Press is very insightful,\u0026rdquo; Taylor added.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBeing You\u003C\/em\u003E by Anil Seth\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u0026ldquo;Given Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s recent push into neuroscience, this very approachable summary of recent research findings about our brains and consciousness is fascinating.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor fiction books, Taylor recommended \u003Cem\u003EThe Power \u003C\/em\u003Eby Naomi Alderman. He described it as a sci-fi novel that asks, \u0026ldquo;What if women evolved the power to manipulate electricity with their minds?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETaylor also encouraged listening to the following podcasts: \u003Cem\u003EThe Hidden Brain \u003C\/em\u003Efrom NPR, \u003Cem\u003EFall of Civilizations\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EunSILOed\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EThe Ezra Klein Show\u003C\/em\u003E, and \u003Cem\u003EArchive Atlanta\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAnderson Interface Professor of Natural Systems \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/valerie-thomas\u0022\u003EValerie Thomas\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EH is for Hawk\u003C\/em\u003E by Helen MacDonald.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tThomas said that this recommendation needs no explanation, as all of the reviews that she has read \u0026ldquo;don\u0026rsquo;t quite get at the depth of the book.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty suggested anything from novels to nonfiction books to podcast.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Faculty suggested anything from novels to nonfiction books to podcast."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2022-06-16 14:32:19","changed_gmt":"2022-06-16 14:32:19","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-06-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-06-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"658938":{"id":"658938","type":"image","title":"Public policy faculty recommended books to read over the summer.","body":null,"created":"1655389784","gmt_created":"2022-06-16 14:29:44","changed":"1655401869","gmt_changed":"2022-06-16 17:51:09","alt":"A stack of books against a tan wall.","file":{"fid":"249783","name":"SPPINTA 16x9 (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SPPINTA%2016x9%20%281%29_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SPPINTA%2016x9%20%281%29_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":130923,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SPPINTA%2016x9%20%281%29_0.jpg?itok=IE8vQloQ"}}},"media_ids":["658938"],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4796","name":"reading"},{"id":"185187","name":"reading recommendations"},{"id":"172656","name":"book recommendations"},{"id":"167076","name":"summer"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gwyner3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Public Policy | Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}