The Book of the Year program was introduced at The Chicago School to facilitate campus-wide discussion on issues central to the school’s mission.

Published in 2003,  Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains was selected by a seven-member committee of student representatives and members of the faculty and staff as the 2007 Book of the Year. It was one of 14 books nominated by members of the school’s community under the theme of  “social and global responsibility.”

As a result of participation in the program, members of the learning community will be able to:

• Explain the variables (e.g., human, economic, social, political, cultural) impacting real healthcare needs that affect the well-being of individuals and systems
• Describe ways that they can apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes to improve the well-being of individuals and systems locally, nationally, and globally
• Analyze the impact of their interventions on variables that affect the real healthcare needs and well-being of individual and systems

Copies of the book of the year will be available for free to incoming students and can be purchased by continuing students at Amazon.com or other retailers. Members of staff and program and affiliate faculty also will be getting copies in their mail boxes. Additionally, numerous copies will be available in the library for general circulation.

For more information email boty@thechicagoschool.edu.