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75 books project

To celebrate Claremont McKenna's 75th anniversary and continue the Gould Center's mission of humanistic inquiry, we are excited to present the 75 Books Project. Throughout the 2021 - 2022 school year, we will be posting a total of 75, 1-minute videos where different members of our CMC community will share with us a meaningful book that has impacted them and why.



75 Book Interviews

Featured
Daisie Ye '25 (she/her) - Tokyo's Constant Booksellers
Daisie Ye '25 (she/her) - Tokyo's Constant Booksellers
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Shania Sharma '22 (she/her) - The End of Karma
Shania Sharma '22 (she/her) - The End of Karma
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Michali Bachar '23 (she/her) - Night
Michali Bachar '23 (she/her) - Night
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Professor Jennifer Feitosa (she/her) - Gig: Americans talk about their jobs
Professor Jennifer Feitosa (she/her) - Gig: Americans talk about their jobs
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Josh Meadows '20 (he/him) - When Breath Becomes Air
Josh Meadows '20 (he/him) - When Breath Becomes Air
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Brenna Bell '25 (she/her) - Anne of Green Gables
Brenna Bell '25 (she/her) - Anne of Green Gables
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Professor Ellen Rentz (she/her) - Inferno
Professor Ellen Rentz (she/her) - Inferno
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Ilma Turcios '25 (she/her) - Between Shades of Grey
Ilma Turcios '25 (she/her) - Between Shades of Grey
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Amjad Mahmood Khan '01 (he/him) - Brothers Karamazov
Amjad Mahmood Khan '01 (he/him) - Brothers Karamazov
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Professor Wei-Chin Hwang (he/him) - The Art of Happiness
Professor Wei-Chin Hwang (he/him) - The Art of Happiness
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Marycarmen Montanez '22 (she/her) - Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Marycarmen Montanez '22 (she/her) - Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
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Professor Yunied Puig de Dios (he/him) - The life of plants: A metaphysics of mixture
Professor Yunied Puig de Dios (he/him) - The life of plants: A metaphysics of mixture
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Carina Zhao '24 (she/her) - The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Carina Zhao '24 (she/her) - The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
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Will Ellsworth '24 (he/him) - American Prison
Will Ellsworth '24 (he/him) - American Prison
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Tomi Oyedeji Olaniyan '23 (she/her) - The Secret History
Tomi Oyedeji Olaniyan '23 (she/her) - The Secret History
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Jennifer Sandoval Dancs (she/her) - The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership
Jennifer Sandoval Dancs (she/her) - The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership
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Professor Diana Selig (she/her) - Sister Outsider
Professor Diana Selig (she/her) - Sister Outsider
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Professor John Roth (he/him) - The Plague
Professor John Roth (he/him) - The Plague
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Professor Mukasa Mubirumusoke (he/him) - Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America
Professor Mukasa Mubirumusoke (he/him) - Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America
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Izzy Sakoda '24 (she/her) - Leaders Eat Last
Izzy Sakoda '24 (she/her) - Leaders Eat Last
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Professor Amy Kind (she/her) - The Fifth Season
Professor Amy Kind (she/her) - The Fifth Season
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Evan Rutter '06 (he/him) - Maus
Evan Rutter '06 (he/him) - Maus
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Professor Norman Valencia (he/him) - Pedro Páramo
Professor Norman Valencia (he/him) - Pedro Páramo
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Jesal Patel (he/they) - All About Love
Jesal Patel (he/they) - All About Love
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Lucy Thompson '25 (she/her) - The Secret Life of Cows
Lucy Thompson '25 (she/her) - The Secret Life of Cows
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Nicky Blumm (he/him) - Ministry for the Future
Nicky Blumm (he/him) - Ministry for the Future
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Elizabeth Morgan (she/her) - To Kill a Mockingbird
Elizabeth Morgan (she/her) - To Kill a Mockingbird
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Professor Daniel Krauss (he/him) - Thinking Fast and Slow
Professor Daniel Krauss (he/him) - Thinking Fast and Slow
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Dina Rosin '20 (she/her) - The Body is Not an Apology
Dina Rosin '20 (she/her) - The Body is Not an Apology
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Darren Schreiber '92 (he/him) - The Foundation
Darren Schreiber '92 (he/him) - The Foundation
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We hope you enjoy your well-deserved summer break.
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Thank you to everyone who came to our 75 books giveaway!
Daisie’s favorite quote from Tokyo's Constant Booksellers by Yoshii Shinobu.
Here’s a quick snapshot of Tokyo's Constant Booksellers — one of the books that has meaningfully impacted Daisie’s life.

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