The common reading for 2018-19 was Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.
Here is the official web site: http://designingyour.life/
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was the campus common reading for 2016-17.
The version assigned in courses was the Second Norton Critical Edition.
Below is a BBC video about the book from the Films on Demand library database.
Follow this link for more information on The Hate U Give as a First Year Common Reading.
The Manhattanville Common Reading for 2017-18 wasThe Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore.
Information about the book is available at the publisher's web site here: http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/116877/the-other-wes-moore-by-wes-moore/9780385528207/
Faculty copies are available at the Academic Advising office in Founders G7. First-year students received a copy at New Student Orientation. Additional copies may be purchased online.
Random House offers audiobook and online versions.
Brief introductory videos follow below.