Monday, June 14, 2021
12:00 AM-11:59 PM
Off Campus Location
Join with other Honors students in reading this best-seller! You'll participate in online chat rooms, meet virtually in small groups, and get to know some of the Honors staff, faculty, and alum. Use the Registration link on this page to enter!
From the publisher's synopsis: "The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us—and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face. It is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on climate change ever written."
"A sweeping, optimistic portrait of humanity's ability to cooperate in the face of disaster. This heartfelt work of hard science-fiction is a must-read for anyone worried about the future of the planet." —Publishers Weekly (starred)
"A breathtaking look at the challenges that face our planet in all their sprawling magnitude and also in their intimate, individual moments of humanity." —Booklist (starred)
One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020
How does the Honors Summer Read work? Register by email invitation (to your umich.edu inbox). Pick up the book at your local library or obtain a copy. Online and virtual discussions will take place in June and July. This is open to both lower- and upper-division students. (If you're earning an SHA point (1), you'll gamify participation options. More detail is on the Canvas site.) Easy and fun.
Virtual discussion dates/times TBA.
From the publisher's synopsis: "The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us—and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face. It is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on climate change ever written."
"A sweeping, optimistic portrait of humanity's ability to cooperate in the face of disaster. This heartfelt work of hard science-fiction is a must-read for anyone worried about the future of the planet." —Publishers Weekly (starred)
"A breathtaking look at the challenges that face our planet in all their sprawling magnitude and also in their intimate, individual moments of humanity." —Booklist (starred)
One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020
How does the Honors Summer Read work? Register by email invitation (to your umich.edu inbox). Pick up the book at your local library or obtain a copy. Online and virtual discussions will take place in June and July. This is open to both lower- and upper-division students. (If you're earning an SHA point (1), you'll gamify participation options. More detail is on the Canvas site.) Easy and fun.
Virtual discussion dates/times TBA.
| Building: | Off Campus Location |
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| Location: | Canvas & Zoom |
| Website: | |
| Event Type: | Other |
| Tags: | #Honors Program, Honors Program |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from LSA Honors Program |
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