One Book, One College
One Book, One College is a year-long, interdisciplinary program engaging the ICC community through the reading and discussion of a shared book.
Fostering interdisciplinary relationships through a shared reading experience.
2022-2023 One Book, One College Selection:
Think Again by Adam Grant.
The ICC Library “One Book, One College” (OBOC) Committee is happy to announce Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant as the 2022-2023 Program
Selection.
This book encourages lifelong learning by:
- Thinking like a scientist
- Persuading by listening
- Finding challengers, not followers
- Embracing the joy of being wrong
How does an international debate champion win? How does a black musician persuade white supremacists to stop hating? How does Adam Grant convince Yankee fans to root for the Red Sox? All this and more in our selection for 2022-23!
Join the ICC Library in reading Think Again by Adam Grant, the 2022-2023 “One Book, One College” selection. The theme of our program tied to the book is “community.” This book encourages faculty, staff, and students to listen and learn from others, and consider other viewpoints.
Please contact Amy Glass, Information Services Librarian, and the chair of the One Book, One College Committee, if you have any questions.
About the Author
ADAM GRANT is an organizational psychologist at Wharton, where he has been the top-rated professor for seven straight years. He is an expert in how we can find motivation and meaning, and lead more generous and creative lives. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of four books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 35 languages: Give and Take, Originals, Option B, and Power Moves. His books have been recognized as among the year’s best by Amazon, the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, and the Wall Street Journal and been praised by J.J. Abrams, Richard Branson, Bill and Melinda Gates, Malcolm Gladwell, and Malala Yousafzai.
Adam’s TED talks have been viewed more than 20 million times. He hosts the chart-topping TED podcast WorkLife with Adam Grant. His speaking and consulting clients include Google, the NBA, Bridgewater, and the Gates Foundation. He has been recognized as one of the world’s ten most influential management thinkers, Fortune’s 40 Under 40, Oprah’s Super Soul 100, and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and received distinguished scientific achievement awards from the American Psychological Association and the National Science Foundation. Adam writes for the New York Times on work and psychology and serves on the Department of Defense Innovation Board. He received his BA from Harvard and his PhD from the University of Michigan, and he is a former Junior Olympic springboard diver. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife Allison and their three children.
View our One Book, One College reading list for Think Again.
Community Leader Presentations
A leader from the Peoria area is invited to campus to speak about the importance of the theme in their work and personal life. (45 minutes)
Faculty Presentations
ICC faculty members use their specialized knowledge and experience to present information about the One Book, One College theme and/or selection. (45 minutes)
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Watch recordings of One Book, One College Community Leader, and Faculty presentations.
Selecting
Selections for One Book, One College are made by a team of librarians and faculty from several departments at ICC.
If you have a suggestion for next year’s read, please contact Amy Glass by email or call (309) 694-5748 or complete this online form.
Past Selections
2018-2019 Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
2017-2018 The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Carlton Abrams
2016-2017 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
2015-2016 March: Book One by John Lewis
2014-2015 Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Contact Amy Glass by email or call (309) 694-5748 for more information.