Fall 2024 Pageturners Books
Pageturners – Course Room
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September 2024
Proof: A Play by David Auburn
- Tuesday, September 24th – Book Discussion in BTC120 at 2:30pm
- Thursday, September 26th – Screening ofProof (2005)in MC100 B&C at 2:30pm
The Schoolcraft College Theatre Department will be performing Proof on October 25, 26 and 27 and November 1 & 2. Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 pm; Sunday performance at 2 pm. Information about the production and how to purchase tickets can be found here.
Book Details
One of the most acclaimed plays of its time, Proof is a work that explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science.
It focuses on Catherine, a young woman who has spent years caring for her father, Robert, a brilliant mathematician in his youth who was later unable to function without her help. His death has brought into her midst both her sister, Claire, who wants to take Catherine back to New York with her, and Hal, a former student of Catherine’s father who hopes to find some hint of Robert’s genius among his incoherent scribblings. The passion that Hal feels for math both moves and angers Catherine, who, in her exhaustion, is torn between missing her father and resenting the great sacrifices she made for him. For Catherine has inherited at least a part of her father’s brilliance―and perhaps some of his instability as well. As she and Hal become attracted to each other, they push at the edges of each other’s knowledge, considering not only the unpredictability of genius but also the human instinct toward love and trust.
October 2024
Outpatients: The Astonishing New World of Medical Tourism by Sasha Issenberg
- Tuesday, October 22nd – Book Discussion in BTC120 at 2:30pm
- Thursday, October 24th – Panel discussion hosted by Dr. Mark Huston in MC100 B&C at 1:00pm
Book Details
Need surgery? You better travel.
Globalization produces a lot of odd results around the world. One of them is that Hungary has become the dentistry capital of Europe: thanks to aggressive marketing campaigns and heavy government support, more people go there for dental care than to any other country in Europe. The towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Sopron boast the highest concentrations of dental clinics in the world.
The story of how Hungary became Europe’s dental chair is a case study in the booming practice of medical tourism. It is a rapidly growing business, as patients go in search of lower prices, and some countries have found economic opportunity in turning health care into a global trade. An American with insurance can expect to pay $90,000 for a heart bypass in the U.S., but only $12,000 if he or she travels to Thailand.
The question is whether medical tourism represents the future of health care, which traditionally has been a core responsibility of national governments. Sasha Issenberg’s acclaimed books, The Sushi Economy and The Victory Lab, were early in identifying changes in the way the world works. A brilliant journalist with a keen eye for significant trends, he now turns his talents to medical tourism, and gives us a funny, vivid, wise narrative that will change the way you think about health care.
November 2024
Three Summers by Amra Sabic El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan
- Tuesday, November 12th – Book Discussion in BTC120 at 12:00pm
- Tuesday, November 19th – Screening ofQuo Vadis, Aida (2020) begins at noon in MC100 B&C
Book Details
Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia. They navigate the joys and pitfalls of adolescence on their family’s little island in the middle of the Una River. When finally confronted with the harsh truths of the adult world around them, their bond gives them the resilience to discover and hold fast to their true selves.
Written with incredible warmth and tenderness, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess takes readers on a journey that will break their hearts and put them back together again.
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