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| 1. | | The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote THE GREAT GATSBY in the early 1920s, the American Dream was already on the skids. |
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| 2. | | Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
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Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury's classic novel of censorship and defiance, as resonant today as it was when it was first published more than 50 years ago. |
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| 3. | | To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
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At once an intimate memoir of childhood, a complicated exploration of race and poverty in the South, and a moving portrayal of uncompromising conscience, "To Kill a Mockingbird" has been called the greatest American novel of the 20th century. |
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| 4. | | The Go-Getter
by Peter B. Kyne
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Originally published by William Randolph Hearst in 1921, Peter Kyne's The Go Getter has become a continual source of inspiration for salesman, entrepreneurs and employers. |
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| 5. | | Siddhartha
by Herman Hesse
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Siddhartha is the story of a man from the Indian Subcontinent who sets out on a spiritual quest of discovery. Rejecting conventional spiritual practices and teachings, he attempts to find his own path to enlightenment. |
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| 6. | | Plato's Ion and Meno
by Plato
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Socrates questions Ion, an actor, about his ability to interpret the poetry of Homer. In the Meno, the topic is whether goodness can be taught. Both dialogues provide more questions than answers. |
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| 7. | | Oedipus the King
by Sophocles
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In the hands of Sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any Freudian reference... |
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| 8. | | Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
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With over eight million copies in print, Chinua Achebe's work is perhaps the best-known novel in African literature. No other book so powerfully illuminates the African experience. |
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| 9. | | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a personal account of the life of the famous American statesman, businessman, philosopher, inventor and scientist. |
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| 10. | | Paradise Lost
by John Milton
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This epic poem, considered the greatest in the English language, as John Milton seeks to “justify the ways of God to men” through relating the story of Satan’s rebellion in Heaven, the deception and fall of Man, and the presaged event of Redemption through Jesus, the Son of God…the “Second Adam.” |
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| 11. | | The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
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This book, which is Gibran's masterpiece, has become one of the beloved classics of our time. |
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| 12. | | The Confucian Analects
by Confucius
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The Confucian Analects (literally translated as "discussion over Confucius' words") collects a record of the philosophy, discussions and day to day life of the great chinese scholar Confucius (551-479 BCE). |
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| 13. | | Anthem
by Ayn Rand
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One of Rand's earliest novels, Set in a far off future, Anthem traces the story of one man's discovery of his own value in the midst of a world that has abolished all concept of the self. |
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| 14. | | Nature
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Using bold imagery and beautifully written language to illustrate his points, Emerson formulates a belief system where nature itself is a divine entity that we can know directly. |
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| 15. | | Plato's Gorgias
by Plato
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Gorgias of Leontini, who teaches rhetoric, is in Athens, to instruct potential leaders in politics and business. A group has gathered at Callicles' house where Socrates questions him in his usual way. |
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| 16. | | Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
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The gothic tale of Frankenstein and his construction of a human being who runs amok has, with the help of numerous films, become one of the most vivid horror stories. But Mary Shelley's original novel, written in 1816... |
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| 17. | | The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Scarlet Letter is one of the great classics of American literature. Set in the harsh Puritan environment of the 17th century Boston, it describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman... |
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| 18. | | The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Fyodor Dostoevsky's crowning life work, The Brothers Karamazov, stands among the greatest novels in world literature. His exploration of faith, doubt, morality, and the place of suffering in life are equaled in no other work of literature, save the Bible. |
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| 19. | | Plato's Symposium
by Plato
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The dramatic nature of Plato's dialogues is delightfully evident in the Symposium. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at Agathon's house and talk about love. |
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| 20. | | Aesop's Fables
by Aesop
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With an abreviated but keen sense of observation Aesop tells stories that never attempt to portray the real world; yet within this fantastic setting he gives us a vision of the human condition that still provides deep insight to this day. |
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| 21. | | Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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A century after it first appeared, Crime and Punishment remains one of the most gripping psychological thrillers. A poverty stricken young man, seeing his family making sacrifices for him... |
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| 22. | | Greek Gods
by William Smith
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Here we present 14 brief audio sketches of each of the major Greek Deities; providing the listener with information on lineage, characteristics, historical significance and artistic renditions. |
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| 23. | | Selected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Volume 2
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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LearnOutLoud.com is pleased to present Volume 2 of The Selected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson. |
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| 24. | | Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
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In writing this extraordinary play Shakespeare effectively re-invented tragedy after an interval of roughly two thousand years - you would have to go back to the Greek dramatists of 5th century Athens to find anything of comparable depth and maturity. |
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| 25. | | Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
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Atlas Shrugged is the "second most influential book for Americans today" after the Bible, according to a joint survey conducted by the Library of Congress and the Book of the Month Club. |