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Reading is one of our leaders’ favorite ways to unwind – and their literary tastes range far and wide. When it’s time to take a break, you may find them enjoying the daily newspaper with their first cup of morning coffee, flipping through a travel guide as they plan their next family vacation or kicking back with a best-selling novel before lights out. We hope you discover some new treasures here to add to your own reading lists.

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Shannon Portillo

Director & Professor, School of Public Affairs

After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez

After Hours on Milagro Street

by Angelina M. Lopez

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AZ News Today from The Arizona Republic (azcentral.com)

AZ News Today

from The Arizona Republic (azcentral.com)

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V. E. Schwab

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Christine Buzinde

Director & Professor, School of Community Resources & Development

Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind by Nancy Kline

Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind

by Nancy Kline

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The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

by Abraham Verghese

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Chandra Crudup

Associate Dean for Inclusive Design for Equity and Access

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

by Nedra Glover Tawwab

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Beth Huebner

Director & Professor,
School of Criminology & Criminal Justice

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?

by Crystal Smith Paul

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Megha Budruk

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

by Abraham Verghese

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Art Of Purring

Art Of Purring

by David Michie

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

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Joanna Lucio

Senior Associate Dean

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

by Brit Bennett

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Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Poverty, by America

by Matthew Desmond

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Elizabeth Lightfoot

Director & Distinguished Professor of Social Policy, School of Social Work

Miss Burma by Charmaine Craig

Miss Burma

by Charmaine Craig

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William Terrill

Associate Dean of Research and Curriculum

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Educated: A Memoir

by Tara Westover

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Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore

Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief

by Joanne Cacciatore

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Janet Mullen

Chief Operating Officer

My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

My Name Is Barbra

by Barbra Streisand

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The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate

The Book of Lost Friends

by Lisa Wingate

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Cindy Parnell

Chief of Public Service

Guide to National Parks of the United States (Ninth Edition) by National Geographic

Guide to National Parks of the United States (Ninth Edition)

by National Geographic

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Venture Meets Mission: Aligning People, Purpose, and Profit to Innovate and Transform Society by Arun Gupta, Gerard George, and Thomas J. Fewer

Venture Meets Mission:

Aligning People, Purpose, and Profit to Innovate and Transform Society

by Arun Gupta, Gerard George, and Thomas J. Fewer

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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

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Angel Molina

Dean's Fellow

Belonging: Natural Histories of Place, Identity and Home by Amanda Thomson

Belonging: Natural Histories of Place, Identity and Home

by Amanda Thomson

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Tremor: A Novel by Teju Cole

Tremor: A Novel

by Teju Cole

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Cynthia Lietz

Dean & President's Professor

Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Vivek H Murthy M.D.

Together:

The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World

by Vivek H Murthy M.D.

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Eleanor by David Michaelis

Eleanor

by David Michaelis

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