{"id":4644,"date":"2017-01-09T15:04:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T19:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=4644"},"modified":"2017-01-17T12:01:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T16:01:56","slug":"new-years-reading-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2017\/01\/09\/new-years-reading-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s Reading Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4661 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/01\/ResolutionBlog.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" hspace=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/01\/ResolutionBlog.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/01\/ResolutionBlog.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/01\/ResolutionBlog.jpg?resize=1024%2C766&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/01\/ResolutionBlog.jpg?w=1824&amp;ssl=1 1824w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year! \u00a0It\u2019s officially 2017! The new year is a new beginning, a fresh start. It is all about resolutions, change, and challenging yourself. Kick off this year and make it your resolution to become a more avid reader.<\/p>\n<p>You can do this by reading an array of books, books by the same author, or even by completing a reading challenge. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepress.purdue.edu\/\">Purdue Press<\/a> is here to help, below are ideas to get you started accompanied with some of our published books.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Reading Ideas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Read a biography\/autobiography.\n<ul>\n<li>Check out &#8220;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepress.purdue.edu\/titles\/format\/9781557537454\">Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>by George Leopold<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepress.purdue.edu\/titles\/format\/9781557536310\">Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA&#8217;s Record-Setting Frequent Flyer<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>by Jerry Ross and John Norberg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Read a historical book.\n<ul>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepress.purdue.edu\/titles\/format\/9781557537638\">From Shtetl to Stardom: Jews and Hollywood<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>by Vincent Brook and Michael Renov<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepress.purdue.edu\/titles\/format\/9781557537492\">Twenty Years with the Jewish Labor Bund: A Memoir of Interwar Poland<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>by Bernard Goldstein, Translated by Marvin Zuckerman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Read a book on an unfamiliar subject.\n<ul>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepress.purdue.edu\/titles\/format\/9781557537331\">Re-Visioning Terrorism: A Humanistic Perspective<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>by Elena Coda and Ben Lawton<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepress.purdue.edu\/titles\/format\/9781557537607\">Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer\u2019s Journey: A Guide for Families and Caregivers, Fifth Edition, Revised and Expanded<\/a>&#8220;<\/em> by Jolene Brackey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Read a book about the state of Indiana.\n<ul>\n<li><em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepress.purdue.edu\/titles\/format\/9781557537560\">A Place Called Turkey Run: A Celebration of Indiana&#8217;s Second State Park in Photographs and Words<\/a>&#8220;<\/em>\u00a0by Daniel P. 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