Book Club
Listed below is a list of 152 books which have impacted AUS alumni over the years. We first started compiling this list back in 2007 during the first Camp Antioch. It has grown since then, both from alumni contributions at other Camp Antioch gatherings and from alumni emails after having received the list. At any rate, enjoy and pass this list on to others and feel free to contribute.
1. Things Fall Apart, Achebe 2. Pharaoh Let My People Go, Al Sharpton 3. A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch, Alexander Solzhenitsy, Pub. 1973 4. Three Magic Words , Anderson 5. An American Childhood, Annie Dillard 6. Holy The Firm, Annie Dillard 7. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard 8. The Living, Annie Dillard 9. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 10. Illusions, Bach 11. The Summer I Dared, Barbara Delinsky, (What three survivors of a boat accident choose to do with their lives after a close encounter with death) 12. Permaculture: A Designers Manual, Bill Mollison, Pub. 1980
13. Goddesses in Everywoman, Bolen 14. Chronicles of Narnia (series), C.S. Lewis, (Seven fantasy adventure books, Juvenile fiction) 15. Cosmos, Carl Sagan 16. Cold Mountain, Charles Fraser 17. A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander, (Towns, buildings, construction, center for environmental structure series), Pub. 1977 18. The Culture Code, Clotaire Rapaille, (An ingenious way to understand why people around the world live and buy as they do) 19. The Complete Walker, Colin Fletcher 20. Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson, Pub. 1955 21. Ishmael (series), Daniel Quinn 22. Snow Falling on Cedars, David Guterson 23. Integral Spiral Dynamics, Don Beck 24. Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White
25. The Monkey Wrench Gang, Edward Abbey 26. Consilience, Edward O. Wilson 27. The Court of the Stone Children, Eleanor Cameron 28. Howards End, EM Forster 29. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser, (The dark side of the all-American meal), Pub. 2001 30. Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Ernest J. Gaines, Pub. 1973 31. The Solace of Open Spaces, Gretel Ehrlich, Pub. 1986 32. Lillan, Gunilla B. Norris, (Story of a young girl growing up in Denmark with a single mom), 1969 33. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee 34. Centering and the Art of Intimacy, Hendricks and Hendricks 35. Walden, Henry David Thoreau 36. A Blue Fire, Hillman
37. High Country News (periodical), http://www.hcn.org/ 38. Yes Magazine (periodical), http://www.yesmagazine.org/ 39. White Oleander, Janet Fitch 40. Collapse, Jared Diamond 41. Guns Germs & Steel, Jared Diamond 42. The Ever-Present Origin, Jean Gebser, (Foundations and manifestations of the aperspectival world), Pub. 1986 43. The Careless Society, John McNight 44. Balancing Heaven and Earth, Johnson 45. Boomeritis, Ken Wilber, (A novel that will set you free), Pub. 2003 46. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, (Contemporary book which offers insight about life in Afghanistan, the Taliban, war, etc. Also about parenting, trust, jealousy, love and fear) 47. Kabbala: A Love Story, Lawrence Kushner 48. Agatha Raisin Mysteries (series), M.C. Beaton
49. Utne Magazine (Magazine) 50. The Tipping Point, Malcom Gladwell 51. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell 52. Runaway Bunny, Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd 53. Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams Illustrations by William Nicholson, 1922 54. Moving to Care: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and America’s Returning Troops, Maria Teresa Blankenship 55. The Aquarian Conspiracy, Marilyn Ferguson, 1980 56. Beyond Power, Marilyn French, (On women, men and morals), Pub. 1986 57. The Creative Experience, Mary Parker Follett 58. The New State, Mary Parker Follett 59. Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher, (Teenage Girls) 60. Sacred Contracts, Myss
61. A Hidden Wholeness, Parker Palmer 62. Where and When I Enter, Paula Gidding 63. Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words, Peace Pilgrim 64. The Change Handbook (2nd Ed), Peggy Holman, Tom Devane, and Steven Cady, (The definitive resource on today’s best methods for engaging whole systems) 65. Practicing Peace in Times of War, Pema Chodron 66.Women who Run with the Wolves, Pinkola Estes 67. Living a Life that Matters, Rabbi Lawerence Kushner, (Rabbi uses stories from the bible to illustrate human nature and how to live a life of integrity and forgiveness) 68. When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Rabbi Lawerence Kushner, (Bad things happen to all of us. How we deal with it is the most important thing) 69. Watership Down, Richard Adams, (The adventure of a group of talking rabbits looking for a home, Juvenile fiction) 70. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini 71. The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins, (Try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to), Pub. 2004 72. Diet for a New America, Robbins, (Won the Pulitzer Prize)
73. The Worldly Philosophers, Robert Heilbroner, (The lives, times and ideas of the great economic thinkers), Pub. 1999 74. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert Heinlein, Pub. 1961 75. Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki 76. Midnight’s Children, Salmon Rushdie 77. The Power of Art, Simon Schama, (Explores the dynamic personalities of the artists and the spirit of the times in which they lived) 78. Jung and Shamanism, Smith 79. Radical Acceptance, Tara Broch, (Embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha), Pub. 2004 80. The I-Ching, Thomas Cleary Translation, (The Book of Change represents a profound effort on the part of its authors to observe the relationship between the behavior of humans and the constantly changing structure of the universe) 81. The Inner Game of Work, Tim Galway 82. Second to None: The History of the 368th Fighter Group, Tim Grace, (Written by an Antioch alumni; this book contributes to the preservation of WWII veteran’s history) 83. Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison 84. Man’s Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl
85. Les Miserables, Victor Hugo 86. There is a River, Vincent Harding 87. Angle of Repose, Wallace Stegner 88. Dancing in the Flames, Woodman & Dickson 89. Ode Magazine (periodical), www.OdeMagazine.com 90. Black and Blue Magic, Zilpha Keatley, (Snyder Children learn about magic with a supernatural twist, Juvenile fiction) 91. The Egypt Game, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, (Children learn about Egypt with a supernatural twist. Juvenile fiction) 92. The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan 93. Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda 94. Love Watership Down, Richard Adams 95. The Courage to Create, Rollo May 96. Designing Social Systems in a Changing World, Bela H. Bananthy
97. The Wave in the Mind, U.K. Le Guin 98. The Language of the Night, U.K. Le Guin 99.What is Wisdom (essay), Pille Bunnell & Humberto Maturana 100. The Biology of Business; A World Arises in Conversation (essay), Pille Bunnell & Humberto Maturana 101. Freedom and Destiny, Rollo May 102. Peace is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hanh 103. Earth Community, Earth Ethics, Larry Rasmussen 104. Death of Meaning, Ernest Becker 105. Denial of Death, Ernest Becker 106. American Cultural Patterns: A Cross-cultural Perspective, Edward C Stewart & Milton J. Bennett, (An analysis of American culture along various dimensions. Contrasts aspects of American culture with similar aspects of other cultures) 107. The Soul of Money, Lynne Twist 108. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
109. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides 110. The Power of TED (The Empowerment Dynamic), David Emerald 111. Cain River, Lalita Tademy, (A must read for anyone doing African-American genealogy) 112. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott 113. The World To Come, Dara Horn 114. The Passion of the Western Mind, Richard Tarnas 115. Crucial Conversation: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillian, Al Switzer 116. The Higher Power of Lucky, Susan Patron, Matt Phelan 117. The Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy O’Toole 118. Free Play: Improvisation in Life And Art, Stephen Nachmanovitch 119. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Peter Mathiessen 120. Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson 121. He’s Just Not That Into You, Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo, Lauren Monchik, (How to know when a guy is really interested in you or not)
122. Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory: The Dharma of Natural System, Joanna Macy 123. A Child Called “It”, David Pelzer 124. The Law of Attraction, Jerry & Esther Hicks, (How your vibration attracts things with similar vibrations into your life) 125. Dance, Lest We All Fall Down, Margaret Wilson 126. A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle 127. Come on People, Bill Cosby 128. Nickled & Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich 129. Ella, Minnow, Pea: A Novel in Letters, Mark Dunn 130. The Four Agreements, Michael Ruiz 131. For My Daughters, Barbara Delinksy 132. King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror And Heroism in Colonial Africa, Adam Hochschild 133. Becoming Abigail, Chris Avoni 134. The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling, James Hillman
135. If Tomorrow Comes: When the World Fell Apart, Glen Robinson 136. All They Had Was Hope: An End Time Story, Glen Robinson 137. The Devil’s Highway, Luis Alberto Urvea, (A heartbreaking read about the failed pursuit of the “American Dream” along the US-Mexico border) 138. The Politics of Experience, R.D. Laing 139. The Bird of Paradise, R.D. Laing 140. The Art of War, Sun Tzu 141. Awakening Loving-Kindness, Pema Chodron, (A tiny book that can have a huge impact on your life) 142. A Fine Balance, Robin Mistry, (A profoundly moving story written by an Indo-Canadian. Brilliant. It will change your life) 143. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch, (The author is deceased, but the lecture that captivated the world is now a book that has inspired millions) 144. The Camp of The Saints, Jean Taspail, (A racist fantasy about an invasion of France and the white Western world by a fleet of starving, dark-skinned refugees) 145. The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli, (Examines the acquisition, perpetuation, and use of political power in the Western world)
146. The New Manufacturing Challenge, Kiyoshi Suzaki, (Illustrated with numerous charts and exhibits, the book shows how to integrate people and techniques to improve the workplace) 147. A Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi, (A text on Kenjutsu and the martial arts in general that some business leaders find its discussion of conflict and taking the advantage to be relevant to their work) 148. Thriving on Chaos, Thomas J. Peters, (A handbook for a management revolution) 149. I Know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb, (A compassionate read about the struggles of families dealing with mental illness. One twin brother has the illness, the other does not) 150. Night, Eli Weizal, (A very moving book about his experiences in a concentration camp and his search for meaning out of that experience. Heartbreaking and enlightening) 151. Getting the Love You Want, Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt, (Helps you develop greater understanding and compassion for your partner. Provides you with tools for listening, hearing, and building one another up instead of tearing each other down)
