UC Berkeley Summer Reading List2005

Given by Unversity of California Berkeley

Other Names: Berkeley Summer Reading, UC Berkeley Summer Readin List
12 Works 66,631 Books 1,443 Reviews ½ 3.9
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 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
Years:
All, 2024 (4), 2023 (34), 2022 (19), 2021 (18), 2020 (23), 2018 and 2019 (1), 2019 (26), 2018 (19), 2017 (30), 2016 (20), 2015 (13), 2014 (16), 2013 (18), 2012 (12), 2011 (10), 2010 (15), 2009 (10), 2008 (15), 2007 (16), 2006 (14), 2005 (12), 2004 (9), 2003 (12), 2002 (10), 2001 (10), 2000 (23), 1999 (11), 1997 (17), 1995 (11), 1991 (9), 1990 (10), 1989 (8), 1988 (12), 1985 (25)
WorkYear
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared M. Diamond
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
The Informant: A True Story by Kurt Eichenwald
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
Pompeii by Robert Harris
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
The Gene Hunters: Biotechnology and the Scramble for Seeds (African Centre for Technology Studies Research Series) by Calestous Juma
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
The Armada by Garrett Mattingly
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
Gertrude Bell: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914 by Rosemary O'Brien
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Theme: Great Discoveries, Voyages, and Adventures!
2005

Descriptions

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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