Reading the Right Books: A Guide for the Intelligent Conservative

by Lee Edwards

Books contain the ideas, make the arguments, and preserve the history necessary for the maintenance and perpetuation of liberty. Reading the Right Books is a practical list of thoughtful and accessible books — not the "classics" but solidly good books — recommended to provide a general framework around which the reader can build a firmer structure of political knowledge. Edited and annotated by Lee Edwards, the Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought at The Heritage Foundation, Reading the Right Books is a guide for intelligent, conservative-minded readers who want to prepare themselves for a public life of thought and action, and so seek to know more about politics, public policy and modern conservative thought, as well as literature, economics, religion, history, and statesmanship.

163 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Lee Willard Edwards was an American academic and author and a fellow at The Heritage Foundation. He was a historian of the conservative movement in the United States.

Reviews

[Bryn D]

Good reference book for Conservatives who want to read respected books on a variety of topic. Good one page description of the book and why it is valuable for the Conservative reader. I use this all the time and it helps me find books to consider reading.

[Ronald]

Nice list and description of books that will serve as a potent antidote to the pablum served up in most university curriculums.