Derek Bruff Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Derek Bruff on XHigher education consultant. Visiting associate director at @um_cetl. Former director, @vandycft. Producer, Intentional Teaching newsletter and podcast.

Going Alt-Ac: A Guide to Alternative Academic Careers
Kevin Kelly@sched One resource to check out: "Going Alt-Ac: A Guide to Alternative Academic Careers" by @Katie__Linder @KevinKelly0 and @ThomasJTobin, https://t.co/UkZqXeY6Ny. #POD21 #altac
Paperback, 2020
$42.99Member price:$40.84 + Free shipping5% off
Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom
Kelly A. HoganVery excited to see this new book, Inclusive Teaching, from @DrMrsKellyHogan and @vijisathy! Congrats on publication! https://t.co/kbNmUFXv9G
Paperback, 2022
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dawn
Octavia E. ButlerMy current reading list: Remembering and Forgetting by Michelle Miller, Dawn by Octavia Butler (h/t @ImaginWorldsPod), The People's Plaza by @brotherjones_, Flight Paths by @r_heisman, Universities on Fire by @BryanAlexander https://t.co/SVj1jYVt93
Paperback, 2021
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Future Is Analog: How to Create a More Human World
David SaxJust watched this trailer for "The Future Is Analog," an upcoming book from David Sax: https://t.co/HoOF2viqn9. He clearly had a different experience than I did in 2020. I didn't find work or school less social during the pandemic, just differently social.
Hardcover, 2022
$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration
Rebecca HeismanMy current reading list: Remembering and Forgetting by Michelle Miller, Dawn by Octavia Butler (h/t @ImaginWorldsPod), The People's Plaza by @brotherjones_, Flight Paths by @r_heisman, Universities on Fire by @BryanAlexander https://t.co/SVj1jYVt93
Paperback, 2025
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us
Daniel H. PinkReading more of “Ungrading” this morning. Multiple references to @DanielPink’s “Drive” and the motivational effects of autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Those are reasons why #StudentsasProducers can be so powerful. https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/handle/1803/9446
Paperback, 2011
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)
Susan D. BlumReading more of “Ungrading” this morning. Multiple references to @DanielPink’s “Drive” and the motivational effects of autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Those are reasons why #StudentsasProducers can be so powerful. https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/handle/1803/9446
Paperback, 2020
$26.99Member price:$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
There Is No Cloud It's Just Someone Else's Computer: 120 Pages I 6x9 I Graph Paper 5x5 I Funny Software Engineering, Coder & Hacker Gifts
Funny Notebooks@jimgroom @ReclaimHosting Jim Groom, channeling Tim Owens: There is no cloud, it's just someone else's computer.
Paperback, 2019
$7.99Member price:$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students
Anthony Abraham JackGuest @tony_jack is asst professor of education at @hgse and author of "The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students." @missy_f7 is executive director of the @GSPhoyas at Georgetown U. I'm grateful to have them on the pod to share their wisdom! https://t.co/ZavlEKByhg
Paperback, 2020
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Climate Crisis
Bryan AlexanderMy current reading list: Remembering and Forgetting by Michelle Miller, Dawn by Octavia Butler (h/t @ImaginWorldsPod), The People's Plaza by @brotherjones_, Flight Paths by @r_heisman, Universities on Fire by @BryanAlexander https://t.co/SVj1jYVt93
Hardcover, 2023
$34.95Member price:$33.20 + Free shipping5% off