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Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxBlack Fire by William Kely McClung
Underground Knowledge (fiction and nonfiction)
1,348 books — 637 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George Orwell
Works of Pure Genius
727 books — 576 voters

1984 by George OrwellLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois Lowry30 Years Behind Bars by Karen Gedney
Powerful/influential books
206 books — 133 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Books Containing Dangerous Ideas
167 books — 111 voters

Children of War by Astrid V.J.Stories and Scripts by Zack LoveBeware the Little White Rabbit by Shannon DelanyAt Hell's Gates by Monique HappyA Season for Romance by Cassia Hall
An Abundance of Anthologies
104 books — 54 voters
Magic America by C.E. MedfordThe Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisThe Secret of Excalibur by Sahara FoleyIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Creative Novels
46 books — 48 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Novels of ideas
92 books — 34 voters
The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan FletcherThinking with Type by Ellen LuptonThings I Have Learned In My Life So Far by Stefan SagmeisterThoughts on Design by Paul RandGraphic Design Rules by Sean Adams
Graphic Design
116 books — 27 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Modern Mind by Peter WatsonThe Passion of the Western Mind by Richard TarnasIdeas by Peter Watson
History of ideas and culture
104 books — 26 voters
Never Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyConspiracy U by Scott A. ShayOn The Trail of Delusion by Fred LitwinThe Quark and the Jaguar by Murray Gell-MannZiemlich gute Gründe, am Leben zu bleiben by Matt Haig
BEST BOOKS THAT MAKE YOU THINK
21 books — 17 voters

Gunpowder Soup by Karl WigginsDogshit Saved My Life by Karl WigginsCalico Jack in your Garden by Karl WigginsThe Ipswich Bus by Robbie FranklinFlora, Fauna, Fairies and Other Favourite Things by Ann Perry
Best Books for Browsing
167 books — 15 voters
Seven Beyond by Stella AtriumThe Consolation of Philosophy by BoethiusPhilosophy of Evil by Lars Fredrik Händler SvendsenThe Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy by Sun TzuPhilosophy as Passion by Karen Vintges
books with ‘philosophy’ in title
250 books — 15 voters

The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantWorld Religions by John BowkerHeart to Heart by Jan GreenbergYour Own, Sylvia by Stephanie Hemphill
Arts & Humanities for the College Bound
29 books — 10 voters
The Systems View of Life by Fritjof CapraThe Connected Company by Dave GrayWhere Good Ideas Come From by Steven JohnsonEmergence by Steven JohnsonGive and Take by Adam M. Grant
cooperation
28 books — 9 voters

Fateful Destiny by Marshall AndersThe Diversity Delusion by Heather Mac DonaldThe Price of Everything by Russell RobertsA Conflict of Visions by Thomas SowellLiberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg
Young Conservative reading list
48 books — 9 voters
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBergeDry Skin Brushing Survival Guide by Sharon FrenchSnow Tales and Powder Trails by Steve BaldwinAI Performance by Chris FrostHosting Beach Wrestling Events by Rob Teet
Tell Me Something I Don't Already Know
48 books — 6 voters

The Western Canon by Harold BloomNotes Towards The Definition Of Culture by T.S. EliotPhaedrus by PlatoThe intimate philosophy of art by John ArmstrongCulture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold
Roger Scruton's Bibliographies
100 books — 6 voters
Mort by Terry PratchettGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakDeath at Intervals by José SaramagoPyramids by Terry Pratchett
Personified Concepts and Things
36 books — 5 voters

The Murder of Professor Schlick by David EdmondsThe Crossroads of Civilization by Angus RobertsonAsperger's Children by Edith ShefferSaving Freud by Andrew NagorskiThe Man from the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya
Vienna: History of Ideas
21 books — 5 voters
Automate This by Christopher SteinerFuture Perfect by Steven JohnsonThe Idea Factory by Jon GertnerThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggThe Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver
Most Thought-Provoking Books of 2012
10 books — 3 voters

Leviathan by Thomas HobbesPooh and the Philosophers by John Tyerman WilliamsHumanism in the English novel by Peter FaulknerBlasphemy ancient & modern by Nicolas WalterWays of Seeing by John Berger
Philosophy And Books On Ideas
98 books — 1 voter
The Republic by PlatoThe Symposium by PlatoThe Trial and Death of Socrates by PlatoEuthyphro by PlatoApology by Plato
Culture And Language Greek Works In Translation
19 books — 1 voter

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