Win a £25 Book Token Every Term!
An Earth-Shattering Read? What's your verdict? Select your
contender for the 'Library of Fame'... and win a
£25 Book Token.
It's easy. Just tell us in your opinion what is the best book you've
ever
read, and why - in as many or as few words as you fancy. Maybe it's
Salinger's Catcher in the Rye or Rushdie's Midnight's
Children? Perhaps you prefer non-fiction or biography, a
"children's novel" or maybe a "classic"? James Joyce to Joyce
Grenfell - it's in your hands...
The best entry will win a £25 Book Token and the chosen title will
be sold through the Bookshop at a specially discounted price. That
way we all get to benefit (...and judge for ourselves!)
Please email your earth-shatteringly good candidate for the
'Library of Fame' to the
bookshop@canterbury.ac.uk by 10th June 2009. Please use 'Library
of Fame' in the subject field. Competition is open to all staff and
students.
Lent
Term 2009
And the winning suggestion for the Lent Term, as selected by local
author Andrew McGuinness ... is by
Adele Phillips from the ISS Helpdesk. Her recommended title
'The Consolations of Philosophy' by Alain de Botton is now
available from the Bookshop at £5.99 (RRP £9.99), and the first book
to be inducted into the CCCU Library of Fame!
She receives a £25 Book Token and a copy of Andrew's just-published
debut novel 'A Portrait of the Arsonist as a Young Man'.
Adele had the following to say about her earth-shattering read:
"De Botton insists that philosophical ideas should be accessible
to all members of society, not exclusively to elitists and
academics. He also attempts to refute the notion that philosophy is
useless in practical terms and gathers together the works of 6 great
philosophers to help the reader to look at ways of solving real life
situations and problems, such as financial difficulty, a broken
heart, or thoughts of inadequacy. The language used is very simple
and user friendly - possibly a good starting point for anyone new to
philosophy.
At a time when financial burdens are in abundance for many people,
we could probably all do with some sort of consolation, be it in the
form of staggering amounts of chocolate fudge cake, a winning
lottery ticket or failing that, philosophical reassurance."