UC Berkeley Summer Reading List1997
Given by Unversity of California Berkeley
Other Names: Berkeley Summer Reading, UC Berkeley Summer Readin List
17 Works 275,733 Books 3,870 Reviews 4.0
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These readings aren't required; they're offered for pleasure. They've been suggested by Cal faculty, staff, and students as great readings that will introduce incoming students show more to a small slice of the intellectual life of the university and perhaps send them exploring the library's rich collections. Also, the readings aren't selected by us, the list's curators. Instead, we ask people on the Cal campus for their suggestions of great readings that would fit within a given theme, and then see what we get. (Also, we don't accept suggestions from publishers or authors.) The list is always potluck, always eclectic, and always full of worthwhile readings. We feel sure you'll find something on one of these lists that will spark your interest. show less
| Work | Year |
|---|---|
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| Red Sky at Morning by Richard Bradford Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| The Postman by David Brin Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| America Is in the Heart: A Personal History by Carlos Bulosan Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| White Noise by Don DeLillo Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| In Mad Love and War by Joy Harjo Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| A brief History of Time from the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
| To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf Selected by Freshman & Sophomore Seminar students | 1997 |
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From the website: These readings aren't required; they're offered for pleasure. They've been suggested by Cal faculty, staff, and students as great readings that will introduce incoming students to a small slice of the intellectual life of the university and perhaps send them exploring the library's rich collections. Also, the readings aren't selected by us, the list's curators. Instead, we ask people on the Cal campus for their suggestions of great readings that would fit within a given theme, and then see what we get. (Also, we don't accept suggestions from publishers or authors.) The list is always potluck, always eclectic, and always full of worthwhile readings. We feel sure you'll find something on one of these lists that will spark your interest. (English, Member-written)From the website: "Since 1985, the University has offered the UC Berkeley Summer Reading List for New Students as one of the welcomes to the incoming classes of freshmen and transfer students. Whether you’re a new student at Cal, an alum, a UC Berkeley employee, or an avid reader who’s found your way to our site (in which case, welcome!), we invite you to have a look at the current list of suggestions as well as an archive of past years’ reading lists." See http://reading.berkeley.edu/index.html. (English, Member-written)
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