Intellectual Groundwork Books

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The Synopticon II: An Index to the Great Ideas (Great Books of the Western World, #3) The Synopticon II: An Index to the Great Ideas (Great Books of the Western World, #3)
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avg rating 4.62 — 13 ratings — published
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The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,202 ratings — published 2011
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50 Digital Ideas You Really Need to Know 50 Digital Ideas You Really Need to Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 3.52 — 88 ratings — published 2011
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This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 3.79 — 7,114 ratings — published 2012
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Thinking Your Way to Freedom: A Guide to Owning Your Own Practical Reasoning Thinking Your Way to Freedom: A Guide to Owning Your Own Practical Reasoning (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 2.67 — 3 ratings — published 2009
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The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 3.79 — 2,636 ratings — published 2015
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A World of Ideas   Lee Jacobus A World of Ideas Lee Jacobus (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 4.04 — 394 ratings — published 1893
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 3.58 — 34,656 ratings — published 2003
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Thinking Philosophically: An Introduction to Critical Reflection and Rational Dialogue Thinking Philosophically: An Introduction to Critical Reflection and Rational Dialogue (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 3.78 — 18 ratings — published 2001
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A Rulebook for Arguments A Rulebook for Arguments (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,290 ratings — published 1986
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How to Read and Why How to Read and Why (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 3.61 — 3,921 ratings — published 2000
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A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,586 ratings — published 2014
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Ideas That Matter a Personal Guide for the 21st Century Ideas That Matter a Personal Guide for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 3.94 — 477 ratings — published 2008
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The Humanizing of Knowledge The Humanizing of Knowledge (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 2004
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Writing, Rhetoric, and the Art of Persuasion (The Modern Scholar: Way with Words, Vol. 1) Writing, Rhetoric, and the Art of Persuasion (The Modern Scholar: Way with Words, Vol. 1)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 4.33 — 539 ratings — published 2006
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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)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 4.13 — 848 ratings — published 1937
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Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as intellectual-groundwork)
avg rating 4.18 — 434 ratings — published 1965
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