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Art of Manliness 100 Best Reads

100 must read books as noted from Art of Manliness.
So today we present a revamped list of 100 books every man should read over the course of his lifetime. It's a library that centers not on sheer enjoyment (though you'll find that too), but on the books that expand mind and soul, build new mental models, and allow you to become more culturally literate and thus better able to participate in the Great Conversation. These are the books you'll keep thinking about long after you've finished the last page (even when, or perhaps especially when, you disagree with their ideas), providing cognitive leftovers you'll be chewing on for years, and decades, to come.
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
2
Niccolò Machiavelli
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
3
Kurt Vonnegut
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
5
Plato
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
6
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
7
J.D. Salinger
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations
8
Adam Smith
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
9
Ernest Hemingway
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
10
Oscar Wilde
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
11
John Steinbeck
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
12
Aldous Huxley
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends & Influence People
13
Dale Carnegie
Call of the Wild and White Fang (Jack London)
Call of the Wild and White Fang
14
Jack London
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
15
Edmund Morris
The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann David Wyss)
The Swiss Family Robinson
16
Johann David Wyss
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
17
Jack Kerouac
Iliad and Odyssey (Homer)
Iliad and Odyssey
18
Homer
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
19
Joseph Heller
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
20
Henry David Thoreau
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
21
William Golding
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
22
Mikhail Bulgakov
Bluebeard (Kurt Vonnegut)
Bluebeard
23
Kurt Vonnegut
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
24
Ayn Rand
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
25
Franz Kafka
American Boy's Handy Book
American Boy's Handy Book
26
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
27
Jon Krakauer
King Solomon's Mines (H. Rider Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines
28
H. Rider Haggard
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
29
Fyodor Dostoevsky
A River Runs Through It (Montana)
A River Runs Through It (Montana)
30
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
31
H.G. Wells
Malcom X (Manning Marable)
Malcom X
32
Manning Marable
Theodore Rex (Edmund Morris)
Theodore Rex
33
Edmund Morris
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
34
Alexandre Dumas
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
35
Erich Maria Remarque
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
36
Stephen Crane
Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans (Plutarc)
Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
37
Plutarc
The Strenuous Life (Theodore Roosevel)
The Strenuous Life
38
Theodore Roosevel
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
39
Anonymous
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
40
Larry McMurtry
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