No Obligation Jessup Book Club
This issue of The No Obligation Book Club highlights various works of fiction and non-fiction sure to make an impact with most readers. Whether working on a paper or considering a philosophical read, these may be a start.
NON-FICTION
The Elements of Style by E. B. White and William Strunk, Jr.
It’s safe to say that if you think you know how to write, you could probably do with a refresher. Tis is the one grammar book you’ll use for the rest of your life. Buy it and use it, well. Te New York Times called it “as timeless as a book can be in our age of volubility.”
Business The Art of Woo by G. Richard Shell and Mario Moussa
Everyone cares about something. Tis book discusses the art of persuasion or selling your ideas. Persuasion is about winning someone over without coercion or manipulation. Te Art of Woo will teach you how to communicate according to people’s passions.
Psychology The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Little things can make a big difference. Gladwell finds that when examining the evolution of any major phenomenon, findings suggest that the processes involved are strikingly similar.
FICTION
Middlemarch by George Eliot
An 1873 review described George Eliot as, “A poet of great force and originality.” Middlemarch is one of the books that lives up to the hype. It is a realistic novel about how self-delusion clouds perception. Tis book is for the pragmatist and the early bird.
Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Tis book is brutal. It’s long and beautifully written. Dostoevsky explores human nature, theodicy and the brokenness of four brothers fighting for the attention of their shortsighted and selfish father.
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