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Pompous Books to Read in Public - Page 4

Want to increase your literary hipster cred at the local coffeehouse?
Here is a list to get you started.
Conversely, do you suspect a close friend is an insufferable book snob?
Catch them reading the following in public and your suspicions are confirmed!
If you've read most of the books on this list, you may be a book snob... but don't panic! Wear the title with pride, you deserve it.
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Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari)
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia
121
Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
122
Edith Hamilton
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
123
Sir Walter Scott
The Society of the Spectacle (Guy Debord)
The Society of the Spectacle
124
Guy Debord
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
125
Adam Smith
The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages (Harold Bloom)
The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages
126
Harold Bloom
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
127
Iris Murdoch
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
128
Jonathan Franzen
Man and His Symbols (C.G. Jung)
Man and His Symbols
129
C.G. Jung
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (William Shakespeare)
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
130
William Shakespeare
Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil (Rüdiger Safranski)
Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil
131
Rüdiger Safranski
Valis (Philip K. Dick)
Valis
132
Philip K. Dick
Confessions (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
Confessions
133
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Reveries of the Solitary Walker (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
Reveries of the Solitary Walker
134
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
135
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Art of War (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Art of War
136
Niccolò Machiavelli
A Season in Hell and the Drunken Boat (Arthur Rimbaud)
A Season in Hell and the Drunken Boat
137
Arthur Rimbaud
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction (Michel Foucault)
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction
138
Michel Foucault
The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences (Michel Foucault)
The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
139
Michel Foucault
Madness and Civilization (Michel Foucault)
Madness and Civilization
140
Michel Foucault
Discipline and Punish (Michel Foucault)
Discipline and Punish
141
Michel Foucault
Utopia (Thomas More)
Utopia
142
Thomas More
The Nibelungenlied (Anonymous)
The Nibelungenlied
143
Anonymous
An Authentic Derivative: A Novel (Caleb Coy)
An Authentic Derivative: A Novel
144
Caleb Coy
Sister Carrie (Lauren Fairbanks)
Sister Carrie
145
Lauren Fairbanks
Agenda 21 (Glenn Beck and Harriet Parke)
Agenda 21
146
Glenn Beck and Harriet Parke
An Inconvenient Book (Glenn Beck)
An Inconvenient Book
147
Glenn Beck
On the Heights of Despair (Emil M. Cioran)
On the Heights of Despair
148
Emil M. Cioran
The Trouble With Being Born (E.M. Cioran)
The Trouble With Being Born
149
E.M. Cioran
An Underground Education (Richard Zacks)
An Underground Education
150
Richard Zacks
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
151
Tom Stoppard
The History of the Kings of Britain (Geoffrey of Monmouth)
The History of the Kings of Britain
152
Geoffrey of Monmouth
The Histories (Herodotus)
The Histories
153
Herodotus
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
154
Aristophanes
The Oresteian Trilogy (Aeschylus)
The Oresteian Trilogy
155
Aeschylus
The Life of Samuel Johnson (James Boswell)
The Life of Samuel Johnson
156
James Boswell
Summa Theologica (Thomas Aquinas)
Summa Theologica
157
Thomas Aquinas
Tartuffe (Molière)
Tartuffe
158
Molière
Uncle Vanya (Anton Chekhov)
Uncle Vanya
159
Anton Chekhov
Faces in the Crowd (Valeria Luiselli)
Faces in the Crowd
160
Valeria Luiselli
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