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BC Reads!

BC Reads! is an activity where interested staff, faculty, students and administrators read the same book. This year, BC is reading The Things they Carried by Tim O'Brien. This book explores the experience of serving in the Vietnam War and the challenges later faced by those who fought in the war.

Resources Related to The Things they Carried

We have a selection of books in the library relating to the topics discussed in the book. These books are housed in the library (D126) and can be checked out for week. We are continuously adding new titles to the collection, so check back often! Titles include:

Voices in Wartime Anthology: A Collection of Narratives and Poems edited by Andrew Himes.
Paper Soldiers: The American Press and the Vietnam War by Clarence Wyatt
Crossing Over: A Vietnam Journal by Richard Currey
From Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia: A Refugee Experience in the United States by Jeremy Hein
Our War: What we did in Vietnam and what it did to Us by David Harris

To view a complete listing of books, videos and DVDs available in the Library Media Center relating to The Things they Carried, go to the Library Catalog and do a "Subject Begins With" search for "BCC Reads."

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