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Joseph Brodsky's List of 83 Books You Should Read to Have an Intelligent Conversation - Page 3

The list actually adds up to 99 books! These books originate from a list that Brodsky gave to his class.
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Discourse on Metaphysics (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz)
Discourse on Metaphysics
81
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
David Hume Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
82
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
83
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
Critique of Pure Reason (Immanuel Kant)
Critique of Pure Reason
84
Immanuel Kant
Fear and Trembling (Soren Kierkegaard)
Fear and Trembling
85
Soren Kierkegaard
Either Or
Either Or
86
Philosophical Fragments (Søren Kierkegaard)
Philosophical Fragments
87
Søren Kierkegaard
Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Notes From Underground
88
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Possessed (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Possessed
89
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
90
Alexis De Tocqueville
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
91
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Italian Journey (J.W. Goethe)
Italian Journey
92
J.W. Goethe
Empire of the Czar: A Journey Through Eternal Russia (Astolphe-Louis-Léonor, Marquis De Custine)
Empire of the Czar: A Journey Through Eternal Russia
93
Astolphe-Louis-Léonor, Marquis De Custine
Mimesis (Eric Auerbach)
Mimesis
94
Eric Auerbach
The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico (Bernal Diaz Del Castillo)
The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico
95
Bernal Diaz Del Castillo
Labyrinths of Solitude (Octavio Paz)
Labyrinths of Solitude
96
Octavio Paz
The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper
The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper
97
THE OPEN SOCIETY AND ITS ENEMIES by Karl Popper
THE OPEN SOCIETY AND ITS ENEMIES by Karl Popper
98
Crowds and Power (Elias Canetti)
Crowds and Power
99
Elias Canetti
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