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100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man's Library

There are the books you read, and then there are the books that change your life. We can all look back on the books that have shaped our perspective on politics, religion, money, and love. Some will even become a source of inspiration for the rest of your life. From a seemingly infinite list of books of anecdotal or literal merit, we have narrowed down the top 100 books that have shaped the lives of individual men while also helping define broader cultural ideas of what it means to be a man.
Whether it be a book on adventure, war, or manners, there is so much to learn about life’s great questions from these gems. And without further ado, this is our list.
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Prince
The Prince
3
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
4
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
5
The Republic
The Republic
6
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
7
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
8
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
9
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
10
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
11
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
12
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
13
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
14
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
15
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
16
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson
17
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
18
The Iliad and the Odyssey (Homer)
The Iliad and the Odyssey (Homer)
19
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
20
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
21
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
22
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita
23
Bluebeard (Kurt Vonnegut)
Bluebeard (Kurt Vonnegut)
24
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
25
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis
26
American Boy's Handy Book
American Boy's Handy Book
27
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
28
King Solomon's Mines (H. Rider Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines (H. Rider Haggard)
29
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
30
A River Runs Through It (Montana)
A River Runs Through It (Montana)
31
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
32
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
33
Theodore Rex (Edmund Morris)
Theodore Rex (Edmund Morris)
34
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
35
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
36
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
37
Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans (Plutarc)
Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans (Plutarc)
38
The Strenuous Life (Theodore Roosevel)
The Strenuous Life (Theodore Roosevel)
39
The Bible
The Bible
40
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
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