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Mere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisConfessions by Augustine of HippoThe Reason for God by Timothy J. Keller
The Christian Intellect
1,272 books — 837 voters
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 Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyTempt Me at Twilight by Lisa KleypasWhen Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa JamesMine Till Midnight by Lisa KleypasIt Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
Brainy/Genius Romantic Heroes
549 books — 603 voters
Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny ReidSmart Tass by Mimi Jean PamfiloffOh, Henry by Mimi Jean PamfiloffAttraction by Penny ReidNobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Brainy/Genius Romantic Heroines
291 books — 372 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Bildungsroman book
364 books — 323 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceWar and Peace by Leo TolstoySwann's Way by C.K. Scott MoncrieffCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pompous Books to Read in Public
307 books — 153 voters

Escape to the Maroons by Mike WeedallAnti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard HofstadterThe Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard BailynThe Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 by Gordon S. WoodThe Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand
US Intellectual History
255 books — 130 voters
Mind Fields by Julia FultonThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirSeven Beyond by Stella AtriumA Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Philosophy Written By Women
227 books — 64 voters

Life Revisited by Laurent GrenierPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyTWAS The Year 2020 by Karl Wiggins
In the Post Fact Era
136 books — 58 voters
Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich NietzscheThe Republic by PlatoSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Outsider by Albert CamusNausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
Reading List For Philosophy And Religion
146 books — 35 voters

The Duchess War by Courtney MilanMr. Impossible by Loretta ChaseOne Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLeanNot Quite a Husband by Sherry ThomasMidsummer Moon by Laura Kinsale
Keen Minds: Best Genius Heroines Of Historical Romance
36 books — 32 voters
My Eyes Are Black Holes by Logan Ryan SmithThat Which Destroys Me by Kimber S. DawnEnjoy Me by Logan Ryan SmithAltered Selves by Christopher HawkeBat Blood by Richard Myerscough
Deepest Darkest Reads
38 books — 29 voters

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyFlowers from the Storm by Laura KinsaleAlmost Heaven by Judith McNaughtTo Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth HoytTempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
Tome: Sexiest Genius Hero Of Historical Romance
23 books — 21 voters
Life Revisited by Laurent GrenierInner Trek by Mohan Ranga RaoThe Nicomachean Ethics by AristotleThe Republic by PlatoCritique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
Exploring Wisdom: A Curated Reading Adventure
104 books — 19 voters

Love Hacked by Penny ReidJust Like Animals by Hettie IversKaleidoscope by Kristen AshleyStart Me Up by Victoria DahlThe Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden
Smarty Pants: Best Genius Heroes of Contemporary Romance
27 books — 16 voters
The Power of 10 by Rugger BurkeWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsThe Pendulum has Swung too far by Karl WigginsStarry Speculative Corpse by Eugene ThackerTWAS The Year 2020 by Karl Wiggins
Intellectual Gems
21 books — 14 voters

Life Revisited by Laurent GrenierWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsStar Trek Revealed by Carole DevineSolar Arc Directions by Carole DevineReconstructing Strategy by Saqib Qureshi
Best New Philosophy
24 books — 14 voters
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsThe Pendulum has Swung too far by Karl WigginsA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonAnxiety by Danny Winter
Fresh Viewpoints nonfiction only
21 books — 14 voters

Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny ReidNobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsMackenzie's Mission by Linda HowardTo All A Good Night by Donna KauffmanGirl Least Likely to Marry by Amy Andrews
Sexy Smart: Best Genius Heroines of Contemporary Romance
12 books — 11 voters
What a Dragon Should Know by G.A. AikenGo Fetch! by Shelly LaurenstonTaunting Krell by Laurann DohnerWhen He Was Bad by Shelly LaurenstonDark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
Supersmart: Best Genius Heroines of Paranormal Romance
11 books — 11 voters

The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit FoxBreaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe1491 by Charles C. MannFermat's Enigma by Simon SinghThe Information by James Gleick
Intellectual Detective Stories
14 books — 9 voters
The Bhagavad Gita by Krishna-Dwaipayana VyasaMeditations by Marcus AureliusGilgamesh by AnonymousThe Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusThe Oresteia by Aeschylus
Joseph Brodsky’s Reading List
96 books — 7 voters

The Occult by Colin WilsonBeyond the Occult by Colin WilsonMysteries by Colin WilsonReligion and The Rebel by Colin WilsonThe Outsider by Colin Wilson
Best of Colin Wilson
26 books — 6 voters
Cosmos by Carl SaganThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingPale Blue Dot by Carl SaganThe Grand Design by Stephen W. Hawking
Engrossing Science Books
33 books — 3 voters

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklMaps of Meaning by Jordan B. Peterson12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. PetersonBrave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley1984 by George Orwell
Jordan Peterson's Recommended Reading List
14 books — 3 voters
هنر شفاف اندیشیدن by Rolf Dobelliدر خدمت و خیانت روشنفکران by جلال آل احمدسگ ولگرد by صادق هدایتطرح کلی اندیشه اسلامی در قرآن by Ali Khameneiشازده کوچولو by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
s76123 Must Read Books
6 books — 2 voters

Shamanism by Manvir SinghA Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century by Heather E. HeyingRace Marxism by James LindsayCynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
Decoding the Gurus Podcast
80 books — 2 voters
The Value of the Individual by Karl Joachim WeintraubVisions of Culture by Karl Joachim WeintraubCivil Wars by David Armitage
European Intellectual History
3 books — 1 voter

The Making of the English Working Class by E.P. ThompsonThe Element Of Style by Wililam Strunk Jr.The Road to Wigan Pier by George OrwellOrfeo by Richard PowersThe Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron
Must Read Books for Intellectual Growth
7 books — 1 voter

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