48 Good Books
This is one of the 759 lists we use to generate our main The Greatest Books list.
About this list
University of Buffalo, 49 Books
Recommended literature by the Undergraduate Academies and Libraries of the University of Buffalo.
description from their old website:
In cooperation with the UB Libraries, the UB Undergraduate Academies announce the Good Books project, a list of 48 good books which embody the mission and spirit of the five Undergraduate Academies: Civic Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Global Perspectives, Research Exploration and Sustainability The Academies Council members, an advisory board of faculty and staff, nominated books that have been personally important to them. You could read one book from this eclectic list, which ranges from biography to politics to poetry, each month over the course of your college career. Some of these books may be familiar, others quite unknown, but Council Members put their heads together to devise a list of “unrequired reading” that have inspired inquiry, pleasure, and a renewed engagement with civic life.
who voted?
the page says "The Academies Council members, an advisory board of faculty and staff, nominated books"
I am going to assume it's a minimum 10 unknown people who worked on this list.
This list was originally published in 2010 and was added to this site over 11 years ago.