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« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2005, 10:09:46 PM » |
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For satiric, sometimes savage academic novels, check out David Lodge and James Hynes.
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« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2005, 05:20:29 AM » |
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Robert Boice, Advice for New Faculty Members. probably not everyone's taste, but I continue to find his advice helpful in my 4th year on the tenure track.
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« Reply #17 on: June 14, 2005, 01:06:15 PM » |
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A Confederacy of Dunces.
Player Piano.
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.
Raise High The Roofbeam Carpenters and Seymour, An Introduction.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.
Japanese By Spring.
Far Away.
Woman Hollering Creek.
Oleanna.
Typical American.
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« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2005, 01:08:37 PM » |
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anon wrote:
"Life on the Tenure Track: Lessons from the First Year, by James M. Lang. He writes a column for this site--I think there's an essay in this week's issue. The book's a great account of what life in the first year is really like, especially at a liberal arts or more teaching-focused college. Mostly a narrative, but he gives out plenty of good, realistic advice along the way."
Hey James, please refrain from tooting your own horn, okay? Geez.
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« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2005, 02:19:12 PM » |
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Why does everything require a specialized, self-help guide? Open your eyes, open your ears, close your mouth, and follow your judgement.
And read things that will give you generally-applicable life lessons, that will make you laugh, or cry . . . great list, Fan Man . . .
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« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2005, 05:49:35 AM » |
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A colleague of mine who just got tenure suggested sitting next to the pool reading lots and lots of fiction, since this will be my last summer "off" for a long time.
Seriously though, I received 'McKeachies Teaching Tips" and "Good Start: A Guidebook for New Faculty in Liberal Arts Colleges" (by Gerald W. Gibson) at a New Faculty Workshop I went to before my visiting position.
Good Start is kind of cheezy, but useful. It begins each chapter following the trials and tribulations of Adam Newprof, a new faculty member at a liberal arts college. I like the fact that this book talks about the challenges of research with undergrads (Adam is a chemist), and other real life issues like dealing with the "grapevine" and faculty lounge gossip.
Personally, I've been reading a lot of money management and investment books, in preparation for moving to a much more expensive part of the country. I'm also a big fan of "Steiners Complete How to Move Handbook".
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« Reply #21 on: June 17, 2005, 04:51:01 PM » |
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Why not Finnegan's Wake?
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