Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners

About the Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners
To provide reading recommendations to students of all ages who plan to continue their education beyond high school.

Administered by:

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Arts and Humanities

2009 Selection(s)

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life


Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design


Heart to Heart: New Poems Inspired by Twentieth-Century American Art


John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth


Our Movie Heritage


She's Got Next: A Story of Getting In, Staying Open, and Taking a Shot


Shooting Under Fire: The World of the War Photographer


Water for Elephants: A Novel


The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible


Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath


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