You are in the official 2000-2001 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
You are in the official 2000-2001 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Our campus is committed to advancing excellence in liberal education and fostering the individual's bond to lifelong learning.
Good books make significant experiences. Page by page, they take us into their worlds and deliver to us experiences that we might not otherwise live, thoughts that we might not otherwise realize, environments that we might not otherwise visit. They are, as Jonathan Swift called them, the "children of the brain."
Reading is the vehicle that empowers the images of others' thoughts in our own. It is the wise person who learns from the experiences of others; even wiser is the person who does so by the magic of a good book.
Students and prospective students should read the books listed in the far left column. Faculty members often reference these books in courses taught on campus. We encourage members of the university community to read these books and to watch for and attend events sponsored in support of this program.
Reading List -- Compiled by Faculty and Staff
