Intellectual Foundations

Explore the essential Intellectual Foundations with a curated list of foundational books that shape critical thinking and knowledge. Discover key texts to build your intellectual base.

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

 

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Nausea

by Jean-Paul Sartre

This classic Existentialist novel features a new Introduction by renowned poet, translator, and critic Richard Howard.
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Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five is “a desperate, painfully honest attempt to confront the monstrous crimes of the twentieth century” (Time). Selected by the Modern Library …
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Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Todd Gilbert

A witty reflection on human nature describes all that science has to tell us about the uniquely human ability to envision the future, and how …
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Blink

 

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Billions & Billions

 

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A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such …
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Freakonomics

by Steven D. Levitt

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How much do parents really matter? …
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All Art is Propaganda

by George Orwell

Offering commentary on the worlds of film, drama, literature, and language, a collection of criticism and essays by the author of 1984 includes such pieces …
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Transcend

by Ray Kurzweil

In 2004, Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman, MD, published Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever. Their groundbreaking book marshaled thousands of scientific studies …
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The Tipping Point

 

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Godel, Escher, Bach

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with …
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The Assault on Reason

by Al Gore

Now with a New Preface and Conclusion: “Post-Truth: On Donald Trump and the 2016 Election” “This book shows a fiery, throw-caution-to-the winds Al Gore, who …
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The World is Flat

by Thomas L. Friedman

Offers a concise history of globalization, discussing a wide range of topics, from the September 11 terrorist attacks to the growth of the middle class …
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A new earth

 

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Story

by Robert McKee

Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. …
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