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100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man's Library - Page 3

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 Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
81
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
82
Herman Melville
Essential Manners for Men (Peter Post)
Essential Manners for Men
83
Peter Post
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
84
Mary Shelley
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
85
William Shakespeare
The Boys of Summer (Roger Kahn)
The Boys of Summer
86
Roger Kahn
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
87
John Knowles
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
88
Ernest Hemingway
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
89
Albert Camus
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
90
Daniel Defoe
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
91
John Steinbeck
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
92
Jack Kerouac
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
93
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
94
John Kennedy Toole
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
95
Umberto Eco
The Great Railway Bazar (Paul Theroux)
The Great Railway Bazar
96
Paul Theroux
Fear and Trembling (Soren Kierkegaard)
Fear and Trembling
97
Soren Kierkegaard
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
98
Stephen E. Ambrose
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
99
John Milton
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
100
John Steinbeck
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