Past Books and Themes

Year	Theme	Book
2009-2010	Cherish What Remains	Ann Pancake Strange as This Weather Has Been
2008-2009	Journeys - Lost and Found	Ishmael Beah A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
2007-2008	Courage, Compassion, Commitment	Helena María Viramontes Under the Feet of Jesus
2006-2007	Art, Politics and the Survival of the Human Spirit	Martin Goldsmith The Inextinguishable Symphony: A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany
2005-2006	Beyond Self: Living with Purpose	Tracy Kidder Mountains Beyond Mountains
2004-2005	Trading Places: The U.S. As Others See US	Mark Hertsgaard The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World
2003-2004	Dreams and Disappointments	Anthony Grooms Bombingham
2002-2003	Change. Not So Easy	Ruth L. Ozeki My Year of Meats
2001-2002	Making Contact	Mary Doria Russell The Sparrow
2000-2001	Selves and Stories, Disguise and Disclosure	Helen Fremont After Long Silence
1999-2000	Building Walls, Creating Doors	Alex Kotlowitz There Are No Children Here
1998-1999	Legacies	Sharyn McCrumb She Walks These Hills
1997-1998	Conscience & Courage: Personal Landscapes	Scott Russell Sanders The Paradise of Bombs
1996-1997	Educating for Community: Growing Apart and Staying Together	Gus Lee China Boy
1995-1996	Culture, Conflict, and Community	Anna Deavere Smith Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities