Autodidacticism Books

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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 27,305 ratings — published 1940
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The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,359 ratings — published 1991
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The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 3,790 ratings — published 2003
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The Day I Became an Autodidact and the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies That Befell Me Thereafter The Day I Became an Autodidact and the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies That Befell Me Thereafter (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as autodidacticism)
avg rating 4.01 — 268 ratings — published 1988
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The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 20,659 ratings — published 2007
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Marx for Beginners Marx for Beginners (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 2,963 ratings — published 1976
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How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor
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avg rating 4.21 — 2,335 ratings — published 2014
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On The Human Condition: St. Basil the Great On The Human Condition: St. Basil the Great (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 300 ratings — published 2005
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Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,305 ratings — published 1968
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Acquiring the Mind of Christ: Embracing the Vision of the Orthodox Church Acquiring the Mind of Christ: Embracing the Vision of the Orthodox Church (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.42 — 140 ratings — published 2015
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The Experience of God : Being, Consciousness, Bliss The Experience of God : Being, Consciousness, Bliss (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,613 ratings — published 2013
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On Social Justice: St. Basil the Great On Social Justice: St. Basil the Great (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 604 ratings — published 2009
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A Brief Quadrivium A Brief Quadrivium (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Trivium: The Classical Liberal Arts of Grammar, Logic, & Rhetoric (Wooden Books, 4) Trivium: The Classical Liberal Arts of Grammar, Logic, & Rhetoric (Wooden Books, 4)
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avg rating 4.32 — 237 ratings — published 2016
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Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,139 ratings — published 2010
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The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 825 ratings — published 1937
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Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 425 ratings — published 1965
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The World in Books: A Year of Reading―Wisely The World in Books: A Year of Reading―Wisely (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Habits of the Mind: Intellectual life as a Christian calling Habits of the Mind: Intellectual life as a Christian calling (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 582 ratings — published 2000
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Mathematics: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself Mathematics: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 25 ratings — published
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A Guide to Reading Herodotus' Histories A Guide to Reading Herodotus' Histories (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published
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The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 64 ratings — published 2016
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Science Blogging: The Essential Guide Science Blogging: The Essential Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 63 ratings — published 2016
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Diary of a Citizen Scientist: Chasing Tiger Beetles and Other New Ways of Engaging the World Diary of a Citizen Scientist: Chasing Tiger Beetles and Other New Ways of Engaging the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 91 ratings — published 2014
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How to Be Well Read How to Be Well Read (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 103 ratings — published 2012
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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 9,120 ratings — published 2014
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Don't Go Back to School: A Handbook for Learning Anything Don't Go Back to School: A Handbook for Learning Anything
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avg rating 3.67 — 565 ratings — published 2013
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Trigonometry: A Complete Introduction: The Easy Way to Learn Trig (Teach Yourself) Trigonometry: A Complete Introduction: The Easy Way to Learn Trig (Teach Yourself)
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avg rating 4.13 — 38 ratings — published 2013
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Algebra--A Complete Introduction: A Teach Yourself Guide Algebra--A Complete Introduction: A Teach Yourself Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 27 ratings — published 2013
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The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 7,222 ratings — published 2013
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Is there a Doctor in the House?: An Insider’s Story and Advice on becoming a Bible Scholar Is there a Doctor in the House?: An Insider’s Story and Advice on becoming a Bible Scholar (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 163 ratings — published 2011
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A Lifetime's Reading: Five Hundred Great Books to be Enjoyed over 50 Years A Lifetime's Reading: Five Hundred Great Books to be Enjoyed over 50 Years (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 36 ratings — published 1981
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Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 21,097 ratings — published 1973
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How to Write a Thesis How to Write a Thesis (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 4,520 ratings — published 1977
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On The Art of Reading On The Art of Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 94 ratings — published 1920
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 30,422 ratings — published 1976
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Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 5,845 ratings — published 1998
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The Medieval Record: Sources of Medieval History The Medieval Record: Sources of Medieval History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 24 ratings — published 1997
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The Oxford Guide to Library Research The Oxford Guide to Library Research (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 359 ratings — published 1987
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Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 2,937 ratings — published 1995
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Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 213 ratings — published 2002
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The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life: How to Get More Books in Your Life and More Life from Your Books The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life: How to Get More Books in Your Life and More Life from Your Books (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 956 ratings — published 2005
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Book Parts Book Parts (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 49 ratings — published 2019
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Protocol: The Power of Diplomacy and How to Make It Work for You Protocol: The Power of Diplomacy and How to Make It Work for You (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 449 ratings — published 2020
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How to Take Smart Notes How to Take Smart Notes (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13,293 ratings — published 2017
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Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 1,518 ratings — published 1987
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The Importance of Being Educable: A New Theory of Human Uniqueness The Importance of Being Educable: A New Theory of Human Uniqueness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 45 ratings — published
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Robert Kanigel
“Ramanujan had lost all his scholarships. He had failed in school. Even as a tutor of the subject he loved most, he'd been found wanting.

He had nothing.

And yet, viewed a little differently, he had everything. For now there was nothing to distract him from his notebooks- notebooks, crammed with theorems, that each day, each week, bulged wider.”
Robert Kanigel, The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan

Frederick Salomon Perls
“Learning is nothing but discovery that something is possible. To teach means to show a person that somethingis possible.”
Frederick Salomon Perls, Gestalt Therapy Verbatim

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