Help Pick Kansas State University's 2015 Common Book
The Selection Committee, comprised of students, staff, administrators, and faculty, has spent the last six months reading books and has narrowed the list down to three finalists: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb, and The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore. We would like your help selecting the 2015 university common book.
Below are the three finalists that have been chosen for consideration.
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The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown The Boys in the Boat describes how a group of working class youths from the University of Washington rowing team emerged from obscurity to defeat a field of elite international rivals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Learn more about the book
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I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb Describes the life of a young Pakistani student who advocated for women's rights and education in the Taliban-controlled Swat Valley who survived an assassination attempt and became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner. Learn more about the book
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The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police. How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence? Learn more about the book
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