Weston LibGuides: Suggested Summer Reading 2016: ebooks

Outstanding Books for the College Bound ebooks

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A Continent for the Taking by Howard W. French
To put it mildly, colonialism has not been kind to Africa. From rubber and diamonds to oil and coltan, it is a continent of fabulous natural resources that continues to be the focus of greed and exploitation. Part journalistic voyage, part memoir, this is an exploration of colonialism’s ongoing legacy.
Art that Changed the World: Transformative art movements and the paintings that inspired them by Ian Chilvers, chief consultant
This beautiful and extensive collection examines the history of art. Organized chronologically, the combination of visuals and informative text is both approachable and easy to grasp.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Connect with the residents of Annawadi, a makeshift settlement on the outskirts of the Mumbai airport, as they confront global change and inequality in modern India with hope and imagination.
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
History echoes across time, and nowhere is this clearer than in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa. The brutality of Belgium’s colonial occupation of the Congo is a surprisingly unknown and ugly historical interlude and resulted in the first ever human rights campaign.
Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town by Bryan Mealer
In Belle Glade, Florida, a town rife with poverty and violence, high school football is more than a pastime. It’s an escape.
Philosophy by Margreet de Heer
What is thinking? Who are we? Find out some theories in this fun graphic novel introduction to basic principles of philosophy and history of philosophers.
Private: Bradley Manning, Wikileaks, and the biggest exposure of official secrets in American history by Denver Nicks
The story of Bradley Manning, the military intelligence analyst who leaked thou-sands of classified documents to the public through WikiLeaks. Nicks reveals the story of a young misfit, who leaked the documents because of dissatisfaction with serving in the military and the anticipated notoriety that would follow.
Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking by Susan Cain
It takes all types to make things happen. A fascinating look at how introverts have contributed to society and how it can be a good thing to be “quiet.”
Sticks and Stones: defeating the culture of bullying and rediscovering the power of character and empathy by Emily Bazelon
ISBN: 0679644008

Bazelon digs into and defines bullying culture, from the classroom to the internet.
The Curiosities: a Collection of Stories by Brenna Yovanoff; Tessa Gratton; Maggie Stiefvater
Three young adult authors challenged each other to write a piece of short fiction every week. The Curiosities is a collection of their stories, with comments from each author about their writing.
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Elements are more than just protons and electron shells; they are the sources of practical jokes and obsessions, bitter disputes and great adventures. From hydrogen to ununocticum, Kean explains the elemental joys of the building blocks of chemistry with humor and verve.
The Economics Book by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
Anything and everything you ever wanted to know about economics in one handy, colorful, and easy-to-browse book.
The Toaster Project by Thomas Thwaites
How hard do you think it is to smelt iron? Make plastic? Create wiring? Thwaites’s simple goal—to make himself a cheap mechanical toaster— ends up a frequently frustrating and hilarious look at just how far we are from being able to manufacture the everyday items we take for granted
War Brothers by Sharon E. McKay; Daniel Lafrance (Illustrator)
This moving graphic novel discusses the kidnapping and training of child soldiers in Uganda. These children not only face the harsh reality of war, but also the rehabilitation to normal life after seeing such horrors.
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
The historian to whom this oft-quoted maxim is attributed provides intrigung examples of women’s contributions to history.