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required freshman reading

The following books/excerpts are required reading for honors college incoming freshmen:

Required Readings for Honors Core I

The Republic, Book VII
Please download and read for the second day of honors core.

Required Readings for Orientation

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking -- A complimentary copy of this book will be mailed to you by IUP.

You Just Don't Understand by Deborah Tannen -- You will need to purchase this book and have it read before moving to campus in the Fall. Amazon has a limited number of new books in stock, but there are a lot of used books available.

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner -- You will need to purchase this book and have it read before moving to campus in the Fall. Amazon has used copies of the book available.

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