Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Summer Reading List

Whether relaxing on the beach or catching a long flight, summer is the perfect time to sit down with a good book and catch up on your reading. Below are some titles selected by our librarians that could potentially become your next summer favorite.


Cover of Catch-22 written by Joseph Heller which is a blue background with a red image of a man in the bottom left corner.

Heller, Joseph. (1955). Catch-22. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks. 453 pages | ISBN: 0671502336

This classic has found new life as actor George Clooney has brought it to television screens as not only an actor in the show but also the Director and Executive Producer. Set in WWII, this satirical novel has often been sited as one of the most significant novels of the 20th-century. The novel mainly follows Captain John Yossarian and the 256th Squadron based on Pianosa in the Mediterranian Sea as the men aim to maintain their sanity while fulfilling their service requirements.

Cover of Becoming written by Michelle Obama which features a 3/4 portrait of Michelle Obama.
Obama, Michelle. (2018). Becoming. New York, NY: Crown. 426 pages | ISBN: 1524763136

From her years as a little girl growing up on Chicago's South Side to becoming a high-power corporate attorney with a degree from Princeton University, this intimate autobiography captures the grace and humor of one of the most beloved First Ladies in United States history. Also includes never-before-told stories from the first years of her marriage when she and her husband, President Barack Obama, struggled to balance work and family.

Cover of F in Exams written by Richard Benson and featuring a teal background with the title written on the cover.
Benson, Richard. (2011). F in exams: the very best totally wrong test answers. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. 128 pages | ISBN: 9780811878319

This work is a collection of some of the more creative and hilarious ways that students have tackled challenging exam questions. "F" stands for "Funny" in this perfect book for students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test and needs a good laugh. - From publisher.

Cover of Game of thrones and philosophy written by Henry O. Jacoby that features a male hand grasping the based of a sword that is pointed towards the ground.
Jacoby, Henry O. (2012). Game of thrones and philosophy : logic cuts deeper than swords. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 302 pages | ISBN: 97811186199

Offering philosophical discussions on issues taken from the critically acclaimed book and television series, Game of Thrones, readers will enjoy pondering if it is "good" to usurp a throne and "bad" to keep family secrets. Offering a new perspective on the characters, story lines, and themes, this is a great book for any Game of Thrones fan wanting to deepen their understanding of the book or show.

Levermore, Saul. (2010). The offensive Internet: speech, privacy, and reputation. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 299 pages | ISBN: 9780674050891

"The Internet has been romanticized as a zone of freedom. The alluring combination of sophisticated technology with low barriers to entry and instantaneous outreach to millions of users has mesmerized libertarians and communicatarians alike... In a field still dominated by a frontier perspective, this book has the potential to be a real game changer." - Book Jacket

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