Books and Podcasts you might like

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Books and Podcasts

Below is a list of books that many of my international students may be able to read with 94% comprehension.To improve your reading and your writing, all research shows that you need to be reading books at the 94% comprehension level.This means that only 6 of every 100 words will be unfamiliar.You might have to look these words up, but the assumption is that if you know the other 94 words, these 6 words will often become clear from context.This level of comprehension will allow you to learn how words work and will increase your vocabulary.It also decreases your time in the dictionary,which only has limited usefulness when trying to improve your reading and writing.Outliers – by Malcolm Gladwell

Blink – by Malcolm Gladwell

Predictably Irrational – by Dan Ariely

The Upside of Irrationality – by Dan Ariely

Mountains Beyond Mountains – by Tracy Kidder

The Life of Pi – by Yann Martel

Life [Is What You Make It] – by Peter Buffett(Warren Buffett’s son)

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – by Steven Covey

Harry Potter(less academic but fun to read once you learn the vocabulary)

PODCASTS

Radio lab podcast

 A show that explores science by interviewing scientists, inventors, researchers… about modern phenomenon(such as the gravity effect, lying, balance…)

Fresh Air podcast from npr.org(national public radio)

 Terry Gross interviews variouspeople(musicians, scientists, inventors)

This I Believe

 Oral essays submitted by famous people(for example Yo Yo Ma writes an essay about playing his cello with his group for people all over the world.)You can hear them read their essay and read what they have written as well.