<p>Anyone started the book yet? Any thoughts?</p>
<p>What's the summer reading assignment?</p>
<p>This should actually be an interesting book and I'm looking forward to reading it! I read Newsweek every week for my Contemporary World Problems course, and I pretty much read Fareed's editorial every week. His ideas are very sharp, well expressed and thought-provoking, and I really enjoy his style, which makes his writing not hard to follow but still requires quite a bit of intelligence on the reader's part. Of course, it helps that I'm really into politics and that his views are pretty much in line with mine!</p>
<p>I'm leaving it until later in the summer, so it'll be fresh.</p>
<p>You better make sure it's fresh. Get ready for a long essay test.</p>
<p>Haha, just kidding. There's basically a lecture and a discussion (which i must admit I missed due to... the beach lol)</p>
<p>My husband actually read the book last year and raved about it - he thought it was well-written and thought-provoking (I prefer fiction, so haven't tackled it myself). </p>
<p>Hi ASAP - I remember you from a thread I'd posted, so it's a small world that our kids are going to the same school!</p>
<p>Daughter or son, chatnoir? I remember you too, ( I think :o) .</p>
<p>My son hasn't started it yet, but I have, and it's very good reading.
A great pick, I think, to generate thought and discussion.</p>
<p>What's The Book????? I Probably Have To Pick It Up For My Son, Who Is Currently Away.
Thanks!</p>
<p>The book is The Future of Freedom by Fareed Zakaria.</p>
<p>ASAP, I have a son who will be a freshman this year - he's the one with the mom who gave him a hard time when he wanted to attend an unsupervised prom night sleepover :).</p>
<p>Oops, forgot to mention, thunderthighs, that you shouldn't have to pick it up if your son is a freshman - we just received our package in the mail yesterday with the book and all kinds of informative reading material and forms to fill out.</p>
<p>Ohhhhh...so that was you! :p Now I remember!</p>
<p>Much obliged, Chatnoir. He likely had it sent to where he is right now. Where are you guys from? He'll be coming from CT.</p>
<p>That may be why your son didn't get it yet - we live in WA, so mail from CA only takes a couple of days. I believe it was sent priority mail, so he should get it any day now if he hasn't already.</p>
<p>The summer reading et al package made it to Michigan Monday.</p>
<p>in Vermont on wednesday</p>