Today, join us in welcoming Dr Sherridon Sweeney who has a PhD in literacy. Sherridon talks with us about one of her greatest passions - reading to understand ideas that are out there in the world and expanding her mind and her understanding. This can also mean READING THINGS YOU DISAGREE WITH, which is a challenging topic for us all. Join us for this thought-provoking #nonfiction episode. Books mentioned in this episode: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Persuasion by Jane Austen Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’engle The Need for Story: Cultural Diversity in Classroom and Community by AH Dyson and C Geneshi The Coddling of the American Mind: how good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt The Righteous Mind:Why good people are divided by politics and religion by Jonathan Haidt That Hideous Strength by M Tinker The Rise and Fall of the Modern Self by Carl R Trueman Mama Bear Apologetics by Hillary Morgan Ferrer and Nancy Pearcey

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