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=List from [[How to Read a Book]]
=List from [[How to Read a Book]]
'''MAN AND SOCIETY'''
'''MAN AND SOCIETY'''
*HENRY ADAMS,
*HENRY ADAMS, -"The United States in 1800" (from History of the United States of America)
"The United States in 1800" (from History of the United States of America)
*SIR FRANCIS BACON,
*SIR FRANCIS BACON,
Of Youth and Age,
:*Of Youth and Age,
Of Parents and Children,
:*Of Parents and Children,
Of Marriage and Single Life,
:*Of Marriage and Single Life,
Of Great Place,
:*Of Great Place,
Of Seditions and Troubles,
:*Of Seditions and Troubles,
Of Custom and Education,
:*Of Custom and Education,
Of Followers and Friends,
:*Of Followers and Friends,
Of Usury,
:*Of Usury,
Of Riches
:*Of Riches
*EDMUND BURKE,
*EDMUND BURKE,Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol
Letter to the Sheriffs of BristolJOHN BAGNELL BURY,
*JOHN BAGNELL BURY,Herodotus
Herodotus
*JOHN C. CALHOUN, "The Concurrent Majority" (from A Disquisition on Government)
*JOHN C. CALHOUN,
*THOMAS CARLYLE, The Hero as King
"The Concurrent Majority" (from A Disquisition on Government)
*'''KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ''',"What Is War?" (from On War). [[What is War? MP3]]
*THOMAS CARLYLE,
*JEAN DE CREVECOEUR, "The Making of Americans" (from Letters from an American Farmer)
The Hero as King
*DANTE ALIGHIERI, "On World Government" (from De Monarchia) - [https://archive.org/details/de_monarchia_1501_librivox/monarchia_00_alighieri_128kb.mp3]
*KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ,
 
"What Is War?" (from On War)
=Emerson=
*JEAN DE CREVECOEUR,
*RALPH WALDO EMERSON,Thoreau (note: is this a book? 1972 edition shows:
"The Making of Americans" (from Letters from an American Farmer)
:*Representative Men
*DANTE ALIGHIERI,
:*Essays - [http://www.freeaudiobooksonline.org/book/emersons-essays-first-series/]
"On World Government" (from De Monarchia)
:*Journal
*RALPH WALDO EMERSON,
*MICHAEL FARADAY, Observations on Mental Education
Thoreau
*MICHAEL FARADAY,
Observations on Mental Education
*BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
*BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge Among the British Plantations in America,
:*Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge Among the British Plantations in America,
Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania
:*Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania
*GREAT DOCUMENTS,
*GREAT DOCUMENTS,
The English Bill of Rights,
:*The English Bill of Rights,
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen,
:*Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - [http://revolutionspodcast.libsyn.com/313a-the-declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-the-citizen]
The Virginia Declaration of Rights,
:*The Virginia Declaration of Rights,
The Declaration of Independence,
:*The Declaration of Independence,
Charter of the United Nations,
:*Charter of the United Nations,
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
:*Universal Declaration of Human Rights
*FRANCOIS GUIZOT,
*FRANCOIS GUIZOT,"Civilization" (from History of Civilization in Europe)
"Civilization" (from History of Civilization in Europe)
*NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, Sketch of Abraham Lincoln
*NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE,
Sketch of Abraham Lincoln
*DAVID HUME,
*DAVID HUME,
Of Refinement in the Arts,
:*Of Refinement in the Arts,
Of Money,
:*Of Money,
Of the Balance of Trade,
:*Of the Balance of Trade,
Of Taxes,
:*Of Taxes - [http://www.mp3searched.net/download/yt/5ys4mzgxc3R] by Marginal Revolution University [http://www.mp3searched.net/download/yt/5ys4mzgxc3R]
Of the Study of History
:*Of the Study of History
*WILLIAM JAMES,
*WILLIAM JAMES,
On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings,
:*On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings,
The Energies of Men, Great Men and Their EnvironmentTHOMAS JEFFERSON,
:*The Energies of Men,  
"The Virginia Constitution" (from Notes on Virginia),
:*Great Men and Their Environment
First Inaugural Address,
*THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Biographical Sketches
:*"The Virginia Constitution" (from Notes on Virginia),
*IMMANUEL KANT,
:*First Inaugural Address,
Perpetual Peace
:*Biographical Sketches
*LA BRUYERE,
*IMMANUEL KANT, Perpetual Peace [[Perpetual Peace MP3]]
Characters
*LA BRUYERE, Characters
*ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
*ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
Address at Cooper Institute,
:*Address at Cooper Institute,
First "Inaugural Address,
:*First "Inaugural Address,
Letter to Horace Greeley,
:*Letter to Horace Greeley,
Meditation on the Divine Will,
:*Meditation on the Divine Will,
The Gettysburg Address,
:*The Gettysburg Address,
Second Inaugural Address,
:*Second Inaugural Address,
Last Public Address
:*Last Public Address
*HANIEL LONG,
*HANIEL LONG, The P,ower Within Us
The P,ower Within Us
*LUCIAN, The Way to Write History
*LUCIAN,
*THRMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY, Machiavelli
The Way to Write History
*THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS, "The Principle of Population" (from Population: The First Essay)
*THRMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY,
*JOHN STUART MILL, "Childhood and Youth" (from Autobiography)
Machiavelli
*THOMAS PAINE, "A Call to Patriots—December 23, 1776" (from The Crisis)
*THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS,
*PLINY THE YOUNGER, "The Eruption of Vesuvius" (from Letters)
"The Principle of Population" (from Population: The First Essay)
*PLUTARCH, Of Bashfulness
*JOHN STUART MILL,
*WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT, "The Land of Montezuma" (from The Conquest of Mexico)
"Childhood and Youth" (from Autobiography)
*JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU, A Lasting Peace Through the Federation of Europe
*THOMAS PAINE,
*JOHN RUSKIN, An Idealist's Arraignment of the Age
"A Call to Patriots—December 23, 1776" (from The Crisis)
*ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER, On Education
*PLINY THE YOUNGER,
*ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, The Lantern-Bearers
"The Eruption of Vesuvius" (from Letters)
*PLUTARCH,
Of Bashfulness
*WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT,
"The Land of Montezuma" (from The Conquest of Mexico)
*JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU,
A Lasting Peace Through the Federation of Europe
*JOHN RUSKIN,
An Idealist's Arraignment of the AgeARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER,
On Education
*ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON,
The Lantern-Bearers
*JONATHAN SWIFT,
*JONATHAN SWIFT,
Resolutions When I Come to Be Old,
:*Resolutions When I Come to Be Old,
An Essay on Modern Education,
:*An Essay on Modern Education,
A Meditation Upon a Broomstick,
:*A Meditation Upon a Broomstick,
A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to Their
:*A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country
Parents or Country
=Tacitus=
*CORNELIUS TACITUS,
*CORNELIUS TACITUS, The Life of Gnaeus Julius Agricola - [https://librivox.org/agricola-by-tacitus/]
The Life of Gnaeus Julius Ag-ricola
*HENRY DAVID THOREAU,  
*HENRY DAVID THOREAU,
:*Civil Disobedience,
Civil Disobedience,
:*A Plea for Captain John Brown
A Plea for Captain John Brown
*ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE,
*ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE,
"Observations on American Life and Government" (from Democracy in America)
"Observations on American Life and Government" (from Democracy in America)
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"The March to the Sea" (from The Persian Expedition),
"The March to the Sea" (from The Persian Expedition),
"The Character of Socrates" (from Memorabilia)
"The Character of Socrates" (from Memorabilia)
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 18 January 2019

=List from How to Read a Book MAN AND SOCIETY

  • HENRY ADAMS, -"The United States in 1800" (from History of the United States of America)
  • SIR FRANCIS BACON,
  • Of Youth and Age,
  • Of Parents and Children,
  • Of Marriage and Single Life,
  • Of Great Place,
  • Of Seditions and Troubles,
  • Of Custom and Education,
  • Of Followers and Friends,
  • Of Usury,
  • Of Riches
  • EDMUND BURKE,Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol
  • JOHN BAGNELL BURY,Herodotus
  • JOHN C. CALHOUN, "The Concurrent Majority" (from A Disquisition on Government)
  • THOMAS CARLYLE, The Hero as King
  • KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ,"What Is War?" (from On War). What is War? MP3
  • JEAN DE CREVECOEUR, "The Making of Americans" (from Letters from an American Farmer)
  • DANTE ALIGHIERI, "On World Government" (from De Monarchia) - [1]

Emerson

  • RALPH WALDO EMERSON,Thoreau (note: is this a book? 1972 edition shows:
  • Representative Men
  • Essays - [2]
  • Journal
  • MICHAEL FARADAY, Observations on Mental Education
  • BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
  • Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge Among the British Plantations in America,
  • Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania
  • GREAT DOCUMENTS,
  • The English Bill of Rights,
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - [3]
  • The Virginia Declaration of Rights,
  • The Declaration of Independence,
  • Charter of the United Nations,
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • FRANCOIS GUIZOT,"Civilization" (from History of Civilization in Europe)
  • NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, Sketch of Abraham Lincoln
  • DAVID HUME,
  • Of Refinement in the Arts,
  • Of Money,
  • Of the Balance of Trade,
  • Of Taxes - [4] by Marginal Revolution University [5]
  • Of the Study of History
  • WILLIAM JAMES,
  • On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings,
  • The Energies of Men,
  • Great Men and Their Environment
  • THOMAS JEFFERSON,
  • "The Virginia Constitution" (from Notes on Virginia),
  • First Inaugural Address,
  • Biographical Sketches
  • Address at Cooper Institute,
  • First "Inaugural Address,
  • Letter to Horace Greeley,
  • Meditation on the Divine Will,
  • The Gettysburg Address,
  • Second Inaugural Address,
  • Last Public Address
  • HANIEL LONG, The P,ower Within Us
  • LUCIAN, The Way to Write History
  • THRMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY, Machiavelli
  • THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS, "The Principle of Population" (from Population: The First Essay)
  • JOHN STUART MILL, "Childhood and Youth" (from Autobiography)
  • THOMAS PAINE, "A Call to Patriots—December 23, 1776" (from The Crisis)
  • PLINY THE YOUNGER, "The Eruption of Vesuvius" (from Letters)
  • PLUTARCH, Of Bashfulness
  • WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT, "The Land of Montezuma" (from The Conquest of Mexico)
  • JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU, A Lasting Peace Through the Federation of Europe
  • JOHN RUSKIN, An Idealist's Arraignment of the Age
  • ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER, On Education
  • ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, The Lantern-Bearers
  • JONATHAN SWIFT,
  • Resolutions When I Come to Be Old,
  • An Essay on Modern Education,
  • A Meditation Upon a Broomstick,
  • A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country

Tacitus

  • CORNELIUS TACITUS, The Life of Gnaeus Julius Agricola - [6]
  • HENRY DAVID THOREAU,
  • Civil Disobedience,
  • A Plea for Captain John Brown
  • ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE,

"Observations on American Life and Government" (from Democracy in America)

  • MARK TWAIN,

"Learning the River" (from Life on the Mississippi)

  • VOLTAIRE,

"English Men and Ideas" (from Letters on the English)

  • GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Circular Letter to the Governors of All the States on Disbanding the Army, The Farewell Address

  • WALT WHITMAN,

Death of Abraham Lincoln

  • VIRGINIA WOOLF,

The Art of Biography

  • XENOPHON,

"The March to the Sea" (from The Persian Expedition), "The Character of Socrates" (from Memorabilia)