Treasures of a Thoughtful Quasi-Intellectual

Explore a curated list of intellectual treasures and thoughtful books for the quasi-intellectual mind. Discover profound reads that inspire deep reflection and intellectual growth.

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The complete works of Shakespeare

 

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Love, poverty, and war

 

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The Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins

The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages.This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as well …
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The Face of the Tiger

by Mark Steyn

The world since September 11th - War and peace; quagmires and root causes; Afghanistan and Iraq; Europe and America, new realities and indestructible myths.
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The blank slate

 

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The Rise of the West

by William H. McNeill

The Rise of the West, winner of the National Book Award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. In …
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Guns Germs and Steel

by Jared Diamond

"Fascinating.... Lays a foundation for understanding human history."—Bill Gates Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs, and Steel is a brilliant work answering the question …
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The Road to Serfdom

 

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Will in the World

by Stephen Greenblatt

A portrait of Elizabethan England and how it contributed to the making of William Shakespeare discusses how he moved to London lacking money, connections, and …
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Sex, Art, and American Culture

by Camille Paglia

A collection of twenty of Paglia's out-spoken essays on contemporary issues in America's ongoing cultural debate such as Anita Hill, Robert Mapplethorpe, the beauty myth, …
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Vamps & Tramps

by Camille Paglia

The bestselling author of Sexual Personae and Sex, Art, and American Culture is back with a fiery new collection of essays on everything from art …
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Cosmos

by Carl Sagan

Based on the television series cosmos.
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The Demon-Haunted World

by Carl Sagan

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the renowned astronomer and author of Cosmos comes a “powerful [and] stirring defense of informed rationality” (The Washington Post …
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Empire

by Niall Ferguson

This grand narrative history of the world's first experiment in globalization offers lessons for an ever-expanding American Empire--from England's most talented young historian.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

One of the world’s most beloved writers and New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body takes his ultimate …
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The story of philosophy

 

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The Complete Poems of Emily Jane Bront‘

by Emily Brontë

The renowned Hatfield edition of Bronte's poetry is a body of work that continues to resonate today. It includes Emily's verse from Poems by Currer, …
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Anne Frank

by Anne Frank

Compelling and candid, this diary introduced the world to a girl filled with the emotional concerns of a typical teenager but living in stifling and …
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The tree where man was born

 

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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

by John Bartlett

First published in 1855, BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS has been completely updated and revised for the seventeenth edition by Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Justin Kaplan. This 17th …