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The Great BooksDiscourse on the Origin of InequalityJean-Jacques RousseauDiscourse on the Origin of InequalityJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755On 9 lists
Adam Smith The Wealth of NationsThe Wealth of NationsAdam Smith · 1776On 8 lists
The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx · 1848On 7 lists
Karl Marx CapitalCapitalKarl Marx · 1867On 7 lists
Augustine The City of GodThe City of GodAugustine · 413-426On 6 lists
Novum OrganumFrancis Bacon · 1620On 6 listsThe Great BooksDiscourses on the First Ten Books of LivyNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolò Machiavelli Discourses on the First Ten Books of LivyDiscourses on the First Ten Books of LivyNiccolò Machiavelli · c. 1513On 5 lists
Charles Darwin On the Origin of SpeciesOn the Origin of SpeciesCharles Darwin · 1859On 5 lists
Leo Tolstoy War and PeaceWar and PeaceLeo Tolstoy · 1865-1869On 5 lists
George Eliot MiddlemarchMiddlemarchGeorge Eliot · 1871-1872On 5 lists
G. W. F. Hegel Phenomenology of SpiritPhenomenology of SpiritG. W. F. Hegel · 1807On 4 lists
On the Genealogy of MoralsFriedrich Nietzsche · 1887On 4 listsThe Great BooksThe Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du BoisThe Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du Bois · 1903On 4 lists
Simone de Beauvoir The Second SexThe Second SexSimone de Beauvoir · 1949On 4 listsThe Great BooksOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly SpheresNicolaus CopernicusNicolaus Copernicus On the Revolutions of the Heavenly SpheresOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly SpheresNicolaus Copernicus · 1543On 3 listsThe Great BooksNew AtlantisFrancis BaconNew AtlantisFrancis Bacon · 1627On 3 lists
Edward Gibbon The Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireEdward Gibbon · 1776-1789On 3 listsThe Great BooksLectures on the Philosophy of HistoryG. W. F. HegelG. W. F. Hegel Lectures on the Philosophy of HistoryLectures on the Philosophy of HistoryG. W. F. Hegel · 1822On 3 lists
Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844Karl Marx · 1844On 3 listsThe Great BooksPhilosophical FragmentsSøren KierkegaardPhilosophical FragmentsSøren Kierkegaard · 1844On 3 lists
Charles Darwin The Descent of ManThe Descent of ManCharles Darwin · 1871On 3 lists
Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad · 1899On 3 listsThe Great BooksThe Advancement of LearningFrancis BaconThe Advancement of LearningFrancis Bacon · 1605On 2 lists
Montesquieu The Spirit of the LawsThe Spirit of the LawsMontesquieu · 1748On 2 lists
Reflections on the Revolution in FranceEdmund Burke · 1790On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe German IdeologyKarl MarxThe German IdeologyKarl Marx · 1845On 2 listsThe Great BooksOn the Use and Disadvantage of History for LifeFriedrich NietzscheOn the Use and Disadvantage of History for LifeFriedrich Nietzsche · 1874On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Waste LandT. S. EliotThe Waste LandT. S. Eliot · 1922On 2 listsThe Great BooksScience and the Modern WorldAlfred North WhiteheadScience and the Modern WorldAlfred North Whitehead · 1925On 2 listsThe Great BooksIntroduction to MetaphysicsMartin HeideggerIntroduction to MetaphysicsMartin Heidegger · 1935On 2 lists
The BearWilliam Faulkner · 1942On 2 listsThe Great BooksSong of SolomonToni MorrisonSong of SolomonToni Morrison · 1977On 2 lists
IsaiahThe Bible · 8th c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Athenian ConstitutionAristotleThe Athenian ConstitutionAristotle · c. 330 BCEOn 1 list
Polybius The HistoriesThe HistoriesPolybius · c. 150-118 BCEOn 1 list
Doubts About GalenAl-Razi · c. 900-925On 1 listThe Great BooksThe MuqaddimahIbn KhaldunIbn Khaldun The MuqaddimahThe MuqaddimahIbn Khaldun · 1377On 1 listThe Great BooksA Tale of a TubJonathan SwiftA Tale of a TubJonathan Swift · 1704On 1 listThe Great BooksA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson A Dictionary of the English LanguageA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel Johnson · 1755On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Deserted VillageOliver GoldsmithThe Deserted VillageOliver Goldsmith · 1770On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim LessingThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1780On 1 listThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary Wollstonecraft · 1790On 1 listThe Great BooksPolitical WritingsNicolas de CondorcetPolitical WritingsNicolas de Condorcet · 1786-1794On 1 listThe Great BooksLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich SchillerLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich Schiller · 1795On 1 listThe Great BooksSupreme Court OpinionsUnited States Supreme CourtSupreme Court OpinionsUnited States Supreme Court · 1803-1857On 1 listThe Great BooksA Defence of PoetryPercy Bysshe ShelleyA Defence of PoetryPercy Bysshe Shelley · 1821On 1 listThe Great BooksCromwellVictor HugoVictor Hugo CromwellCromwellVictor Hugo · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksMachiavelliThomas Babington MacaulayMachiavelliThomas Babington Macaulay · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksPrinciples of GeologyCharles LyellCharles Lyell Principles of GeologyPrinciples of GeologyCharles Lyell · 1830-1833On 1 listThe Great BooksScientific PapersCharles LyellScientific PapersCharles Lyell · 1830On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Positive PhilosophyAuguste ComteAuguste Comte The Positive PhilosophyThe Positive PhilosophyAuguste Comte · 1830-1842On 1 listThe Great BooksCharacteristicsThomas CarlyleCharacteristicsThomas Carlyle · 1831On 1 listThe Great BooksIntroductory Lectures on AestheticsG. W. F. HegelIntroductory Lectures on AestheticsG. W. F. Hegel · 1820On 1 listThe Great BooksSir Walter ScottThomas CarlyleSir Walter ScottThomas Carlyle · 1838On 1 listThe Great BooksByron and GoetheGiuseppe MazziniByron and GoetheGiuseppe Mazzini · 1839On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrineJohn Henry NewmanJohn Henry Newman An Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrineAn Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrineJohn Henry Newman · 1845On 1 listThe Great BooksPoemsAlfred, Lord TennysonAlfred, Lord Tennyson PoemsPoemsAlfred, Lord Tennyson · 1830-1889On 1 listThe Great BooksRepresentative MenRalph Waldo EmersonRepresentative MenRalph Waldo Emerson · 1850On 1 listThe Great BooksWhat Is a Classic?Charles Augustin Sainte-BeuveWhat Is a Classic?Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve · 1850On 1 listThe Great BooksEnglish TraitsRalph Waldo EmersonEnglish TraitsRalph Waldo Emerson · 1856On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Old Regime and the RevolutionAlexis de TocquevilleThe Old Regime and the RevolutionAlexis de Tocqueville · 1856On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Conservation of ForceHermann von HelmholtzOn the Conservation of ForceHermann von Helmholtz · 1862On 1 listThe Great BooksWalkingHenry David ThoreauWalkingHenry David Thoreau · 1851On 1 listThe Great BooksPoemsMatthew ArnoldPoemsMatthew Arnold · 1849-1867On 1 listThe Great BooksGeographical EvolutionArchibald GeikieGeographical EvolutionArchibald Geikie · 1879On 1 listThe Great BooksScientific PapersLouis PasteurScientific PapersLouis Pasteur · 1878-1880On 1 listThe Great BooksScience and CultureThomas Henry HuxleyScience and CultureThomas Henry Huxley · 1880On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Golden BoughJames George FrazerJames George Frazer The Golden BoughThe Golden BoughJames George Frazer · 1890On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Theory of the Leisure ClassThorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassThorstein Veblen · 1899On 1 listThe Great BooksMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard ShawMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Life of ReasonGeorge SantayanaGeorge Santayana The Life of ReasonThe Life of ReasonGeorge Santayana · 1905-1906On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax WeberThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax Weber · 1904On 1 listThe Great BooksPascendi Dominici GregisPope Pius XPascendi Dominici GregisPope Pius X · 1907On 1 listThe Great BooksHind Swaraj, or Indian Home RuleMohandas K. GandhiHind Swaraj, or Indian Home RuleMohandas K. Gandhi · 1909On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Editor's Introduction and Reader's GuideCharles W. EliotCharles W. Eliot The Editor's Introduction and Reader's GuideThe Editor's Introduction and Reader's GuideCharles W. Eliot · 1910On 1 listThe Great BooksIn Search of Lost TimeMarcel ProustMarcel Proust In Search of Lost TimeIn Search of Lost TimeMarcel Proust · 1913-1927On 1 listThe Great BooksLectures on the Harvard ClassicsWilliam Allan NeilsonWilliam Allan Neilson Lectures on the Harvard ClassicsLectures on the Harvard ClassicsWilliam Allan Neilson · 1914On 1 listThe Great BooksDemocracy and EducationJohn DeweyJohn Dewey Democracy and EducationDemocracy and EducationJohn Dewey · 1916On 1 listThe Great BooksThe State and RevolutionVladimir LeninThe State and RevolutionVladimir Lenin · 1917On 1 listThe Great BooksMy ÁntoniaWilla CatherMy ÁntoniaWilla Cather · 1918On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Waning of the Middle AgesJohan HuizingaJohan Huizinga The Waning of the Middle AgesThe Waning of the Middle AgesJohan Huizinga · 1919On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Souls of White FolkW. E. B. Du BoisThe Souls of White FolkW. E. B. Du Bois · 1910On 1 listThe Great BooksA Lost LadyWilla CatherA Lost LadyWilla Cather · 1923On 1 list
Thomas Mann The Magic MountainThe Magic MountainThomas Mann · 1924On 1 list
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925On 1 listThe Great BooksA Rose for EmilyWilliam FaulknerA Rose for EmilyWilliam Faulkner · 1930On 1 list
The Two Sources of Morality and ReligionHenri Bergson · 1932On 1 listThe Great BooksAdventures of IdeasAlfred North WhiteheadAdventures of IdeasAlfred North Whitehead · 1933On 1 listThe Great BooksJoseph and His BrothersThomas MannThomas Mann Joseph and His BrothersJoseph and His BrothersThomas Mann · 1933-1943On 1 list
Arnold J. Toynbee A Study of HistoryA Study of HistoryArnold J. Toynbee · 1934-1961On 1 listThe Great BooksThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyJohn Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes The General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyJohn Maynard Keynes · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksTrue HumanismJacques MaritainTrue HumanismJacques Maritain · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksGenetics and the Origin of SpeciesTheodosius DobzhanskyTheodosius Dobzhansky Genetics and the Origin of SpeciesGenetics and the Origin of SpeciesTheodosius Dobzhansky · 1937On 1 listThe Great BooksExperience and EducationJohn DeweyExperience and EducationJohn Dewey · 1938On 1 list
The Evolution of PhysicsAlbert Einstein · 1938On 1 listThe Great BooksAnimal FarmGeorge OrwellAnimal FarmGeorge Orwell · 1945On 1 listThe Great BooksCivilization on TrialArnold J. ToynbeeCivilization on TrialArnold J. Toynbee · 1948On 1 list
Hannah Arendt The Origins of TotalitarianismThe Origins of TotalitarianismHannah Arendt · 1951On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Syntopicon: An Index to the Great IdeasMortimer J. AdlerMortimer J. Adler The Syntopicon: An Index to the Great IdeasThe Syntopicon: An Index to the Great IdeasMortimer J. Adler · 1952On 1 list
Physics and PhilosophyWerner Heisenberg · 1958On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Nature of LifeC. H. WaddingtonThe Nature of LifeC. H. Waddington · 1961On 1 list
BelovedToni Morrison · 1987On 1 list
OmerosDerek Walcott · 1990On 1 listThe Great BooksSlavery, Race, and Ideology in the United States of AmericaBarbara J. FieldsSlavery, Race, and Ideology in the United States of AmericaBarbara J. Fields · 1990On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Ecomodernist ManifestoJohn Asafu-Adjaye et al.An Ecomodernist ManifestoJohn Asafu-Adjaye et al. · 2015On 1 listThe Great BooksIs It Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate InjusticeKyle Powys WhyteIs It Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate InjusticeKyle Powys Whyte · 2017On 1 listThe Great BooksDe-Growth vs. a Green New DealRobert PollinDe-Growth vs. a Green New DealRobert Pollin · 2018On 1 listThe Great BooksDegrowth: A DefenceMark Burton and Peter SomervilleDegrowth: A DefenceMark Burton and Peter Somerville · 2019On 1 listThe Great BooksSlow Down: The Degrowth ManifestoKohei SaitoSlow Down: The Degrowth ManifestoKohei Saito · 2020On 1 list
Adam Smith The Wealth of NationsThe Wealth of NationsAdam Smith · 1776On 8 listsThe Communist ManifestoKarl Marx · 1848On 7 listsKarl Marx CapitalCapitalKarl Marx · 1867On 7 listsAugustine The City of GodThe City of GodAugustine · 413-426On 6 listsNovum OrganumFrancis Bacon · 1620On 6 listsThe Great BooksDiscourses on the First Ten Books of LivyNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolò Machiavelli Discourses on the First Ten Books of LivyDiscourses on the First Ten Books of LivyNiccolò Machiavelli · c. 1513On 5 listsCharles Darwin On the Origin of SpeciesOn the Origin of SpeciesCharles Darwin · 1859On 5 listsLeo Tolstoy War and PeaceWar and PeaceLeo Tolstoy · 1865-1869On 5 listsGeorge Eliot MiddlemarchMiddlemarchGeorge Eliot · 1871-1872On 5 listsG. W. F. Hegel Phenomenology of SpiritPhenomenology of SpiritG. W. F. Hegel · 1807On 4 listsOn the Genealogy of MoralsFriedrich Nietzsche · 1887On 4 listsThe Great BooksThe Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du BoisThe Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du Bois · 1903On 4 listsSimone de Beauvoir The Second SexThe Second SexSimone de Beauvoir · 1949On 4 listsThe Great BooksOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly SpheresNicolaus CopernicusNicolaus Copernicus On the Revolutions of the Heavenly SpheresOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly SpheresNicolaus Copernicus · 1543On 3 listsThe Great BooksNew AtlantisFrancis BaconNew AtlantisFrancis Bacon · 1627On 3 listsEdward Gibbon The Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireEdward Gibbon · 1776-1789On 3 listsThe Great BooksLectures on the Philosophy of HistoryG. W. F. HegelG. W. F. Hegel Lectures on the Philosophy of HistoryLectures on the Philosophy of HistoryG. W. F. Hegel · 1822On 3 listsEconomic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844Karl Marx · 1844On 3 listsThe Great BooksPhilosophical FragmentsSøren KierkegaardPhilosophical FragmentsSøren Kierkegaard · 1844On 3 listsCharles Darwin The Descent of ManThe Descent of ManCharles Darwin · 1871On 3 listsHeart of DarknessJoseph Conrad · 1899On 3 listsThe Great BooksThe Advancement of LearningFrancis BaconThe Advancement of LearningFrancis Bacon · 1605On 2 listsMontesquieu The Spirit of the LawsThe Spirit of the LawsMontesquieu · 1748On 2 listsReflections on the Revolution in FranceEdmund Burke · 1790On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe German IdeologyKarl MarxThe German IdeologyKarl Marx · 1845On 2 listsThe Great BooksOn the Use and Disadvantage of History for LifeFriedrich NietzscheOn the Use and Disadvantage of History for LifeFriedrich Nietzsche · 1874On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Waste LandT. S. EliotThe Waste LandT. S. Eliot · 1922On 2 listsThe Great BooksScience and the Modern WorldAlfred North WhiteheadScience and the Modern WorldAlfred North Whitehead · 1925On 2 listsThe Great BooksIntroduction to MetaphysicsMartin HeideggerIntroduction to MetaphysicsMartin Heidegger · 1935On 2 listsThe BearWilliam Faulkner · 1942On 2 listsThe Great BooksSong of SolomonToni MorrisonSong of SolomonToni Morrison · 1977On 2 listsIsaiahThe Bible · 8th c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Athenian ConstitutionAristotleThe Athenian ConstitutionAristotle · c. 330 BCEOn 1 listPolybius The HistoriesThe HistoriesPolybius · c. 150-118 BCEOn 1 listDoubts About GalenAl-Razi · c. 900-925On 1 listThe Great BooksThe MuqaddimahIbn KhaldunIbn Khaldun The MuqaddimahThe MuqaddimahIbn Khaldun · 1377On 1 listThe Great BooksA Tale of a TubJonathan SwiftA Tale of a TubJonathan Swift · 1704On 1 listThe Great BooksA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson A Dictionary of the English LanguageA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel Johnson · 1755On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Deserted VillageOliver GoldsmithThe Deserted VillageOliver Goldsmith · 1770On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim LessingThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1780On 1 listThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary Wollstonecraft · 1790On 1 listThe Great BooksPolitical WritingsNicolas de CondorcetPolitical WritingsNicolas de Condorcet · 1786-1794On 1 listThe Great BooksLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich SchillerLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich Schiller · 1795On 1 listThe Great BooksSupreme Court OpinionsUnited States Supreme CourtSupreme Court OpinionsUnited States Supreme Court · 1803-1857On 1 listThe Great BooksA Defence of PoetryPercy Bysshe ShelleyA Defence of PoetryPercy Bysshe Shelley · 1821On 1 listThe Great BooksCromwellVictor HugoVictor Hugo CromwellCromwellVictor Hugo · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksMachiavelliThomas Babington MacaulayMachiavelliThomas Babington Macaulay · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksPrinciples of GeologyCharles LyellCharles Lyell Principles of GeologyPrinciples of GeologyCharles Lyell · 1830-1833On 1 listThe Great BooksScientific PapersCharles LyellScientific PapersCharles Lyell · 1830On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Positive PhilosophyAuguste ComteAuguste Comte The Positive PhilosophyThe Positive PhilosophyAuguste Comte · 1830-1842On 1 listThe Great BooksCharacteristicsThomas CarlyleCharacteristicsThomas Carlyle · 1831On 1 listThe Great BooksIntroductory Lectures on AestheticsG. W. F. HegelIntroductory Lectures on AestheticsG. W. F. Hegel · 1820On 1 listThe Great BooksSir Walter ScottThomas CarlyleSir Walter ScottThomas Carlyle · 1838On 1 listThe Great BooksByron and GoetheGiuseppe MazziniByron and GoetheGiuseppe Mazzini · 1839On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrineJohn Henry NewmanJohn Henry Newman An Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrineAn Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrineJohn Henry Newman · 1845On 1 listThe Great BooksPoemsAlfred, Lord TennysonAlfred, Lord Tennyson PoemsPoemsAlfred, Lord Tennyson · 1830-1889On 1 listThe Great BooksRepresentative MenRalph Waldo EmersonRepresentative MenRalph Waldo Emerson · 1850On 1 listThe Great BooksWhat Is a Classic?Charles Augustin Sainte-BeuveWhat Is a Classic?Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve · 1850On 1 listThe Great BooksEnglish TraitsRalph Waldo EmersonEnglish TraitsRalph Waldo Emerson · 1856On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Old Regime and the RevolutionAlexis de TocquevilleThe Old Regime and the RevolutionAlexis de Tocqueville · 1856On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Conservation of ForceHermann von HelmholtzOn the Conservation of ForceHermann von Helmholtz · 1862On 1 listThe Great BooksWalkingHenry David ThoreauWalkingHenry David Thoreau · 1851On 1 listThe Great BooksPoemsMatthew ArnoldPoemsMatthew Arnold · 1849-1867On 1 listThe Great BooksGeographical EvolutionArchibald GeikieGeographical EvolutionArchibald Geikie · 1879On 1 listThe Great BooksScientific PapersLouis PasteurScientific PapersLouis Pasteur · 1878-1880On 1 listThe Great BooksScience and CultureThomas Henry HuxleyScience and CultureThomas Henry Huxley · 1880On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Golden BoughJames George FrazerJames George Frazer The Golden BoughThe Golden BoughJames George Frazer · 1890On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Theory of the Leisure ClassThorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassThorstein Veblen · 1899On 1 listThe Great BooksMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard ShawMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Life of ReasonGeorge SantayanaGeorge Santayana The Life of ReasonThe Life of ReasonGeorge Santayana · 1905-1906On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax WeberThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax Weber · 1904On 1 listThe Great BooksPascendi Dominici GregisPope Pius XPascendi Dominici GregisPope Pius X · 1907On 1 listThe Great BooksHind Swaraj, or Indian Home RuleMohandas K. GandhiHind Swaraj, or Indian Home RuleMohandas K. Gandhi · 1909On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Editor's Introduction and Reader's GuideCharles W. EliotCharles W. Eliot The Editor's Introduction and Reader's GuideThe Editor's Introduction and Reader's GuideCharles W. Eliot · 1910On 1 listThe Great BooksIn Search of Lost TimeMarcel ProustMarcel Proust In Search of Lost TimeIn Search of Lost TimeMarcel Proust · 1913-1927On 1 listThe Great BooksLectures on the Harvard ClassicsWilliam Allan NeilsonWilliam Allan Neilson Lectures on the Harvard ClassicsLectures on the Harvard ClassicsWilliam Allan Neilson · 1914On 1 listThe Great BooksDemocracy and EducationJohn DeweyJohn Dewey Democracy and EducationDemocracy and EducationJohn Dewey · 1916On 1 listThe Great BooksThe State and RevolutionVladimir LeninThe State and RevolutionVladimir Lenin · 1917On 1 listThe Great BooksMy ÁntoniaWilla CatherMy ÁntoniaWilla Cather · 1918On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Waning of the Middle AgesJohan HuizingaJohan Huizinga The Waning of the Middle AgesThe Waning of the Middle AgesJohan Huizinga · 1919On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Souls of White FolkW. E. B. Du BoisThe Souls of White FolkW. E. B. Du Bois · 1910On 1 listThe Great BooksA Lost LadyWilla CatherA Lost LadyWilla Cather · 1923On 1 listThomas Mann The Magic MountainThe Magic MountainThomas Mann · 1924On 1 listThe Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925On 1 listThe Great BooksA Rose for EmilyWilliam FaulknerA Rose for EmilyWilliam Faulkner · 1930On 1 listThe Two Sources of Morality and ReligionHenri Bergson · 1932On 1 listThe Great BooksAdventures of IdeasAlfred North WhiteheadAdventures of IdeasAlfred North Whitehead · 1933On 1 listThe Great BooksJoseph and His BrothersThomas MannThomas Mann Joseph and His BrothersJoseph and His BrothersThomas Mann · 1933-1943On 1 listArnold J. Toynbee A Study of HistoryA Study of HistoryArnold J. Toynbee · 1934-1961On 1 listThe Great BooksThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyJohn Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes The General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyJohn Maynard Keynes · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksTrue HumanismJacques MaritainTrue HumanismJacques Maritain · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksGenetics and the Origin of SpeciesTheodosius DobzhanskyTheodosius Dobzhansky Genetics and the Origin of SpeciesGenetics and the Origin of SpeciesTheodosius Dobzhansky · 1937On 1 listThe Great BooksExperience and EducationJohn DeweyExperience and EducationJohn Dewey · 1938On 1 listThe Evolution of PhysicsAlbert Einstein · 1938On 1 listThe Great BooksAnimal FarmGeorge OrwellAnimal FarmGeorge Orwell · 1945On 1 listThe Great BooksCivilization on TrialArnold J. ToynbeeCivilization on TrialArnold J. Toynbee · 1948On 1 listHannah Arendt The Origins of TotalitarianismThe Origins of TotalitarianismHannah Arendt · 1951On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Syntopicon: An Index to the Great IdeasMortimer J. AdlerMortimer J. Adler The Syntopicon: An Index to the Great IdeasThe Syntopicon: An Index to the Great IdeasMortimer J. Adler · 1952On 1 listPhysics and PhilosophyWerner Heisenberg · 1958On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Nature of LifeC. H. WaddingtonThe Nature of LifeC. H. Waddington · 1961On 1 listBelovedToni Morrison · 1987On 1 listOmerosDerek Walcott · 1990On 1 listThe Great BooksSlavery, Race, and Ideology in the United States of AmericaBarbara J. FieldsSlavery, Race, and Ideology in the United States of AmericaBarbara J. Fields · 1990On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Ecomodernist ManifestoJohn Asafu-Adjaye et al.An Ecomodernist ManifestoJohn Asafu-Adjaye et al. · 2015On 1 listThe Great BooksIs It Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate InjusticeKyle Powys WhyteIs It Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate InjusticeKyle Powys Whyte · 2017On 1 listThe Great BooksDe-Growth vs. a Green New DealRobert PollinDe-Growth vs. a Green New DealRobert Pollin · 2018On 1 listThe Great BooksDegrowth: A DefenceMark Burton and Peter SomervilleDegrowth: A DefenceMark Burton and Peter Somerville · 2019On 1 listThe Great BooksSlow Down: The Degrowth ManifestoKohei SaitoSlow Down: The Degrowth ManifestoKohei Saito · 2020On 1 list