GT1000 Book Program
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In the fall of 2009, GT1000 will begin its inaugural book program with Warren St. John’s Outcasts United. Students in most sections will read and discuss the book, and on Sept. 24-25, the author will come to visit the Georgia Tech campus. Events include:
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009
7:00 pm: Book signing. Barnes & Noble, Tech Square. (Open to all faculty, students, and staff- as well as the public).
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Critical Praise
“… an uplifting tale celebrating the most old-fashioned of virtues: hard work, self-discipline, regard for others.”
—Washington Post
“...just as the Fugees are so much more than a football team, this is much more than a sports book. St John…has produced a dense and unjudgmental portrait of America in the 21st century.”
—The Guardian
Synopsis
Outcasts United tells the story of the Fugees, perhaps the unlikeliest soccer team in Georgia. The players are refugee boys from the most war-torn and poverty-stricken corners of the globe, who’ve come with their families to build new lives in the Atlanta suburb of Clarkston; their coach is a Jordanian-born woman and former college soccer star who consistently challenges both her own family and the establishment in her new home in an effort to help these boys.
Important Links
For more information on Outcasts United and the Fugees, please check out some of these resources:
• Outcasts United official book site
• The Fugees Family official site