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With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we\u2019ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to help our newer readers discover some of the best, evergreen gems from the past. This article was originally published in November 2016.<\/i><\/p>\n
One of the earliest articles we published on the Art of Manliness was “100 Must-Read Books for Men.” The piece was a result of a collaboration between the AoM team and a few guest writers.<\/p>\n
The list was certainly decent enough, but some of the guest picks weren’t books we would personally recommend. So too, over the last nine years we’ve read some additional books worthy of inclusion.<\/p>\n
So today we present a revamped list of 100 books every man should read over the course of his lifetime. It’s a library that centers not on sheer enjoyment (though you’ll find that too), but on the books that expand mind and soul, build new mental models, and allow you to become more culturally literate and thus better able to participate in the Great Conversation<\/a>. These are the books you’ll keep thinking about long after you’ve finished the last page (even when, or perhaps especially when, you disagree with their ideas), providing cognitive leftovers you’ll be chewing on for years, and decades, to come.<\/p>\n Set among New York City elites in the roaring ’20s, this book is considered one of America\u2019s great literary products for a reason. Narrator Nick Carraway is befriended by his mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, and proves to be a crucial link in Jay\u2019s quixotic obsession with Nick\u2019s cousin, Daisy. The metaphors, the beautiful writing, and the lessons one can garner about reliving the past all make The Great Gatsby<\/em> worth reading, again and again.<\/p>\n For more insight into this classic, give a listen to our interview with Maureen Corrigan<\/a>, the author of So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures<\/em>. <\/p>\n Written in the early 1500s, this is the classic guide on how to acquire and maintain political power (even if those methods are sometimes unsavory) — a so-called \u201cprimer for princes.\u201d Its precepts are direct, if not disturbingly cold in their formulaic pragmatism. It asks the classic question: \u201cDo the ends justify the means?\u201d A worthy read for any man wishing to better understand the motivations and actions that tend to rule modern politics.<\/p>\n Stephen Ambrose, who passed far before his time, has given us some of the best histories of WWII out there, with Band of Brothers<\/em> being the best of the bunch. From their rigorous training in Georgia to the end of the war, Ambrose tells the incredible story of the men of Easy Company. They were soldiers who went hungry, froze, and died for each other, and whose inspiring story lives on not only in this book, but in dozens of others, and of course, the popular HBO miniseries.<\/p>\n The Republic<\/em> is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice and how a just city-state should be ordered and characterized. It is the great philosopher\u2019s best-known work and has proven to be one of history\u2019s most influential works of philosophy and political theory. In it, Socrates and other various interlocutors discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man, as well as the theory of Forms, the immortality of the soul, and the role of the philosopher in society.<\/p>\n The fundamental work on free market policies: \u201cIt is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages.\u201d Want an education in economics? This book is a great start.<\/p>\n The remarkable tale of Buck, a domesticated dog forced to adapt to a life of work in Alaska during the Yukon gold rush, and told from his perspective. Over time, his soft exterior and manner hardens as he learns the harsh realities of the cold. Survival replaces comfort, and toughness replaces laxity. Plus, Jack London provides some of the punchiest, most virile writing you\u2019ll ever come across.<\/p>\n While London’s work is often dismissed as mere dog stories, there’s a lot going on in his literature, as London expert Earle Labor explained in this podcast interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n Over the course of three volumes and about 2,500 pages, Edmund Morris takes us through the unprecedented and never duplicated life of AoM\u2019s patron saint, Theodore Roosevelt. Nobody accomplished more or lived as vigorously as TR. From his younger days as a weakling who learned to hone his body, to his final forays in politics and through the Amazon, Morris really covers it all. While beastly, this trilogy is well worth the time of any man who\u2019s ever felt a tinge of restlessness; reading about TR will turn that anxiety into action!<\/p>\n Set in a future dystopian world of perpetual war and constant government surveillance, our protagonist, Winston, is a quintessential everyman who works for the Ministry of Truth rewriting history to the government\u2019s party lines rhetoric. He comes upon a secret organization which seeks to destroy the state, and together with a mysterious woman, joins the cause to fight against Big Brother. Although published in the late 1940s, it resonates today more strongly than ever. Will you be a lemming? Or will you be an independent thinker and actor?<\/p>\n Similar to 1984<\/em>, but whereas that novel portends changes in governmental rule, Aldous Huxley\u2019s 1931 classic looks at technological changes that would change society — babies are born in laboratories, entertainment is formulaic rather than narrative, individuality is frowned up, and society is hugely stratified. Bernard Marx is on the top levels of society, but can\u2019t seem to fit in. So he takes an ill-advised vacation, only to discover some unsettling things about the world he left behind.<\/p>\n The granddad of books about people skills, the advice found in How to Win Friends and Influence People<\/em> is still sound and applicable 80 years later. Carnegie writes about skills like making people feel valued and appreciated, ensuring you don\u2019t come across as manipulative (which happens unintentionally more than we think!), and essentially, \u201cwinning\u201d people to your viewpoints and ideas. While it can sound a little disingenuous in its description, these are truly skills that people use every day, and this book is a great resource for boning up your social game.<\/p>\n The best book on honor — bar none. Barton masterfully explores how honor shaped the lives of ancient Rome from the early days of the Republic and all the way through the fall of the empire. She shows how small, intimate groups are vital for honor to survive and how imperialism kills it. This book is a hard read, but it\u2019s well worth the effort. The insights are so brilliant that it\u2019s almost startling, and even the footnotes are packed with fascinating asides. <\/span><\/p>\n Set in Italy during World War II, Catch-22 <\/em>is the story of malingering bombardier John Yossarian. He’s a hero, but also enraged at the idea that there are multitudes of people he has never met who are trying to kill him. Beyond that, his own army has enacted Catch-22 — a bureaucratic rule which states a man is insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, yet if he makes a request to be removed from duty, he is sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved. And so a military satire, and a phrase synonymous with the word “conundrum,” is born.<\/p>\n This absurdist, unconventional novel tells the tale of Billy Pilgrim, a fellow who\u2019s become unstuck from the boundaries of time when he\u2019s abducted by aliens. We see all of Billy\u2019s life, primarily focusing on his experiences as a prisoner of war in Dresden, Germany in 1945 during the town\u2019s infamous firebombing (a story shared by Vonnegut himself). Using part sci-fi, part humor, and part autobiography, Vonnegut takes the reader on a sometimes uncomfortable journey through the realities and absurdities of war.<\/p>\n While the book\u2019s plot centers on an aging, disinterested father and his three adult children, the substance found within goes much beyond that. Dostoevsky’s final and greatest novel, this book also involves spiritual and moral dramas and debates regarding God, free will, ethics, morality, judgment, doubt, reason, and more. It\u2019s a philosophical work clothed as a novel — which of course makes Dostoevsky’s weighty ideas easier to digest. The McDuff translation gets rave reviews.<\/p>\n The novel that catapulted Hemingway to worldwide fame and success. The Sun Also Rises<\/em> follows Jake Barnes and a group of ex-patriot friends through Spain and France, with plenty of wine-drinking and bull-fighting. The novel is a bit semi-autobiographical in that the main character is trying to deal with his war wounds — both physical and emotional — and escape to the supposed romanticism of traveling and eating and drinking to your heart\u2019s content. Does Jake find happiness? You\u2019ll have to read to find out.<\/p>\n Robert Jordan is a young dynamiter in the Spanish Civil War. He\u2019s an American who\u2019s volunteered to fight against Franco\u2019s fascists, and is sent behind enemy lines to take out an important bridge to impede enemy forces from advancing. He lives in a rudimentary camp with anti-fascist Spanish guerillas, and comes to embrace their hearty way of life and love. And of course, there are some incredible battle scenes, which were informed by Hemingway\u2019s own time as a correspondent in the Spanish Civil War.<\/p>\n After a terrible storm, the Swiss family Robinson becomes shipwrecked on a deserted island. With teamwork, ingenuity, and a bit of pluck, the group strives to overcome nature\u2019s obstacles and create some semblance of community and civility within their new environs. A truly classic survival and adventure tale.<\/p>\n A defining novel of the Beat generation, On the Road<\/em> is a fictional, but semi-autobiographical account of two friends\u2019 road trips across America, against the backdrop of a counter-culture of jazz, poetry, drug use, and the drunken revelry of back-alley bars. Along their travels, they\u2019re searching for what many young men are: freedom, ambition, hope, and authenticity.<\/p>\n First published in 1958, a year after On the Road <\/em>put the Beat Generation on the map, The Dharma Bums<\/em> stands as one of Jack Kerouac’s most powerful and influential novels. The story focuses on two ebullient young Americans — mountaineer, poet, and Zen Buddhist Japhy Ryder, and Ray Smith, a zestful, innocent writer — whose quest for Truth leads them on a heroic odyssey, from marathon parties and poetry jam sessions in San Francisco’s Bohemia to solitude and mountain climbing in the High Sierras.<\/p>\n These epic poems are some of the world\u2019s oldest pieces of literature. They\u2019ve been read, enjoyed, and studied for thousands of years, and for good reason. They are not only beautiful to the ear, but contain lessons that every man can learn about heroism, courage, and manliness. The Iliad<\/em> takes place during a few weeks of the final year of the Trojan War, and details the heroic deeds of both Achilles and Hector, as well as a variety of other legends and stories. The Odyssey<\/em>, a sequel of sorts, is about the great warrior Odysseus\u2019 voyage home after the Trojan War. He faces various obstacles in his return to Greece, and we also see how his family back home dealt with his assumed death.<\/p>\n First published in 1854, Walden<\/em> details Henry David Thoreau’s experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond. The book is a philosophical reflection on simple living and nonconformity; Thoreau sets out to show readers the possibility of living deliberately, even while not entirely separating oneself from civilization. <\/p>\n A lot people misunderstand what Thoreau was trying to do with Walden<\/em>; to gain a greater understanding of this book, listen to this podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n A novel about primal instincts and self-governance, set inside the story of a group of ordinary boys stuck on an uninhabited island. While fun at first, things devolve quickly when it comes time to actually think about long-term survival. It\u2019s equal parts parable, political treatise, morality tale, and apocalyptic warning. Though published in 1954, its lessons and sentiments ring just as true today.<\/p>\n While there\u2019s plenty of political, moral, and economic philosophy in this book, it\u2019s coated in an action thriller of a story. Set in the near future, our protagonists are Dagny Taggart, heir to a transcontinental railroad empire, and Hank Rearden, the head of a steel company who\u2019s invented a revolutionary new alloy. Together, they battle against evil government bureaucrats and socialists to hold civilization together, while all the while powerful industrialists are mysteriously disappearing, leaving behind only the cryptic phrase \u201cWho is John Galt?\u201d Though this book is associated with passionate libertarianism, the story is an interesting one to ponder no matter one’s political persuasions.<\/p>\n This is the book that started the Boy Scout movement. You\u2019ll be amazed at the amount of useful information the first edition manual has (and how much more challenging the badges are!<\/a>) compared to Scout manuals today. In addition to teaching essential scouting skills, the first edition also includes stories of adventure, bravery, and virtue that will excite and inspire any man. True first editions can be hard to find and super expensive, but inexpensive reprints are fortunately readily available.<\/p>\n Mt. Everest\u2019s 1996 climbing season went down as one of the deadliest in the history of mountaineering. Author and journalist Jon Krakauer was there to write a story about Everest, and ended up smack dab in the middle of a devastating and unexpected storm. The book is not only a remarkable adventure tale (made even more dramatic by its reality), but a story of mountains, and the great ordeals people go through to summit them, even when looking death in the face.<\/p>\n Fictional adventurer Allan Quatermain is drafted into a search and rescue party that leads into the great unknown of unexplored Africa, where entire civilizations are discovered and rumors of the location of the mines of King Solomon lead the team on one of the greatest adventures in all of literature.<\/p>\n While this a collection of three stories, the title story garners the most attention as a love letter to the art of fly fishing, with metaphysical and philosophical questions taking root while knee-deep in the water. While technically fiction, like many of the other stories on this list, they are rooted deeply in the author\u2019s own experiences. After its original publication 40 years ago, connecting fishing to life and philosophy became a common trope in pop culture.<\/p>\n Malcolm X is one of the most controversial public figures from the Civil Rights Movement. His autobiography shows what a complex man he was. In it, we see his transformation from ignorance and despair to knowledge and spiritual awakening. His emphasis on the principle of self-reliance and taking a stand for your rights can resonate with every man, especially in turbulent political and social times.<\/p>\n The ultimate tale of betrayal and revenge. Edmund Dantes, days before marrying his beloved Mercedes, is brutally betrayed, arrested for treason, and consequently taken to a prison on an island off the French coast. The story goes on to tell of his escape from prison (don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s early in the novel and doesn\u2019t ruin anything) and his becoming wealthy and re-entering society as an educated and sophisticated Count. He plots his revenge, eyes reclaiming his love, and ultimately…well, you\u2019ll just have to read it.<\/p>\n Banned in Germany shortly after its publication, All Quiet on the Western Front<\/em> is the sobering story of German soldiers in the trenches of WWI. We see the extreme physical and mental stress they felt during the war, as well as the detachment from civilian life many of these soldiers experienced upon returning home. It was one of the first novels to depict the modern brutalities of battle and the way technological advances had destroyed war’s heroic romanticism.<\/p>\n Jane Austen has a reputation as “chick lit” but her classic works are worthwhile and enjoyable reads for men too<\/a>. Start with Pride and Prejudice<\/em>: the romance tells the story of the Bennet family, especially second daughter Elizabeth. She faces mounting pressure to marry, and when she\u2019s introduced to the handsome and upper-class Mr. Darcy, sparks fly. As with all relationships though, it\u2019s not so simple, and nobody quite seems to be who they appear to be on the outside. Austen\u2019s wit, sarcasm, and observations about the hypocrisies of life make this book eminently readable and relatable.<\/p>\n The Art of War<\/em> remains the<\/em> classic text on strategic warfare. Written in the 6th century, it\u2019s been influencing military leaders, as well as businessmen and politicians among others, ever since. Its themes and ideas have been studied and re-studied over many centuries, and it would do a man well in all facets of life to read through the book\u2019s proverbs every now and then as a refresher on tactical prowess.<\/p>\n If you wish to be a great man, you must learn from great men. One of the best ways to do that is through reading biographies. Plutarch\u2019s massive collection, Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans<\/em>, profiles some of history\u2019s greatest men up through that time, and illuminates their shared virtues and shortcomings. His biography of Alexander the Great is especially compelling.<\/p>\n Despite being one of the most religious industrialized nations, America\u2019s religious literacy is grossly impoverished. What\u2019s the problem with that, you ask? Well, half the books on this list (probably more, actually) make Biblical references that must be known by the reader in order to fully understand the message. If a Western man desires to understand the culture that surrounds him, he needs to have a thorough understanding of one of the books that most influenced it. Beyond that, the Bible is full of ancient counsel and advice that is applicable to any modern man, whether he’s a Jew, a Christian, or not religious at all.<\/p>\n Lonesome Dove<\/em> is quite possibly the greatest Western novel ever written. The story follows two long-time friends on a cattle drive from the Rio Grande to Montana. Along the way they encounter outlaws, Indians, and old flames. Be warned, this book is a beast. But reading it (and re-reading it) is definitely worth it. After you\u2019re done, make sure to watch the mini-series<\/a> and listen to our podcast interview about the book<\/a>.<\/p>\n MacIntyre, a Scottish philosopher, argues that the language of virtue and a true understanding of morality has been lost to us in the modern age; while we think we know what morality is, we\u2019re simply riffing on the fragmentary pieces that remain. The result is an irrational, unintelligible mess, where arguments over moral issues are shrill and impossible to resolve. What is needed is a unity of virtues and a why —<\/em> a shared end goal of human life — such as is provided in Aristotelian philosophy. The book is heavy and deep, and takes several reads to begin to understand and to mine out the rich insights. But once you do, you’ll reflect on it often as you observe the stagnation and entanglements of modern culture.<\/p>\n There\u2019s nothing better than a good hard-boiled detective novel<\/a>. And like any great work in the genre, moral ambiguities abound. Sam Spade, the main character, is a hardened and cynical private eye with his own code of ethics. Enter a grifter, a beautiful woman whose loyalties shift at the drop of dime, and a valuable missing falcon statue — and you\u2019re primed for a wonderful romp of a story.<\/p>\n This perennially school-assigned novel by Harper Lee is a classic for a reason. Six-year-old Scout and her older brother Jem spend their days riding bikes, spying on neighbors, and hanging out with their friends. Things in town become much more serious, though, when their widowed father, Atticus, comes to defend a black man who\u2019s been accused of raping a white girl. Suddenly, kids are thrust into a very adult world, and lean on their dad to help put things in perspective.<\/p>\n The Killer Angels<\/em> is a historical novel of the four days of the Battle of Gettysburg. It recounts the bloody affair from the men who played a key role in it as told from various perspectives. Shaara attempts to get in the minds of General Lee and Colonel Longstreet to decipher their thoughts and motivations leading up to the fateful battle. Love, fear, pride — we see all the emotions a soldier and leader might feel in the days leading up to, and during, the gruesome fighting.<\/p>\n This autobiography is considered by many to be America\u2019s first self-help book. In addition to sharing his life story, Franklin explains how a man can make himself a success, in large part through sharing his own tactics. The story begins with Franklin as a boy, walking around barefoot and with rolls in his pocket, and ends with him being a successful businessman, scientist, and statesman. Woven throughout are numerous tips on actionable productivity and personal development.<\/p>\n If we don\u2019t learn from the past, we\u2019re doomed to repeat it. Herodotus\u2019 Histories<\/em> is considered the founding work of history in Western literature, and established the genre as we know it today. It serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures in Western Asia, Northern Africa, and Greece. The Founding Fathers looked to Histories<\/em> to learn from the mistakes that the ancient Greeks made with democracy, and not repeat them.<\/p>\nThe Great Gatsby<\/em><\/a> by F. Scott Fitzgerald<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe<\/em> Prince<\/em><\/a> by Niccolo Machiavelli<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nBand of Brothers<\/a> <\/em>by Stephen Ambrose<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Republic<\/a> <\/em>by Plato<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Wealth of Nations<\/a> <\/em>by Adam Smith<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Call of the Wild<\/a> <\/em>by Jack London<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nTheodore Roosevelt Trilogy<\/a> <\/em>by Edmund Morris<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n1984<\/a> <\/em>by George Orwell<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nBrave New World<\/a> <\/em>by Aldous Huxley<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nHow to Win Friends and Influence People<\/em><\/a> by Dale Carnegie<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nRoman Honor<\/em><\/a> by Carlin Barton<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nCatch-22<\/a> <\/em>by Joseph Heller<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nSlaughterhouse-Five<\/em><\/a> by Kurt Vonnegut<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Brothers Karamazov<\/em><\/a> by Fyodor Dostoevsky<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Sun Also Rises<\/em><\/a> by Ernest Hemingway<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nFor Whom the Bell Tolls<\/em><\/a> by Ernest Hemingway<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nSwiss Family Robinson<\/em><\/a> by Johann David Wyss<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nOn the Road<\/em><\/a> by Jack Kerouac<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Dharma Bums<\/em><\/a> by Jack Kerouac <\/em><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Iliad & The Odyssey<\/a> <\/em>by Homer<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nWalden<\/a> <\/em>by Henry David Thoreau <\/em><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Lord of the Flies<\/a> <\/em>by William Golding<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAtlas Shrugged<\/a> <\/em>by Ayn Rand<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Boy Scout Handbook (1st Edition)<\/em><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nInto Thin Air<\/a> <\/em>by Jon Krakauer<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nKing Solomon\u2019s Mines<\/a> <\/em>by H. Rider Haggard<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nA River Runs Through It<\/a> <\/em>by Norman Maclean<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Autobiography of Malcolm X<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Count of Monte Cristo<\/a> <\/em>by Alexander Dumas<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAll Quiet on the Western Front<\/a> <\/em>by Erich Maria Remarque <\/em><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPride & Prejudice<\/a> <\/em>by Jane Austen<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Art of War<\/a> <\/em>by Sun Tzu<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nLive<\/em><\/a>s<\/a> <\/em>by Plutarch<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Bible <\/em><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nLonesome Dove<\/a> <\/em>by Larry McMurtry<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAfter Virtue<\/a> <\/em>by Alasdair MacIntyre<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Maltese Falcon<\/a> <\/em>by Dashiell Hammett<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nTo Kill A Mockingbird<\/a> <\/em>by Harper Lee<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Killer Angels<\/a> <\/em>by Michael Shaara <\/em><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Histories<\/a> <\/em>by Herodotus<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nFrom Here to Eternity<\/a> <\/em>by James Jones<\/h3>\n