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"At Shimer Great Books School at North Central College, you will immerse yourself in the works of the world's greatest minds. You will seek understanding in the pages of ancient and modern texts and ask difficult questions alongside other individuals who have chosen to pull up a seat to the table — craving conversation, reading and a life full of meaning."
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The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
41
Confucius
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (Nicolaus Copernicus, Ed. Stephen Hawking)
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
42
Nicolaus Copernicus, Ed. Stephen Hawking
1911 Nobel Lecture, on Radioactivity (Marie Curie)
1911 Nobel Lecture, on Radioactivity
43
Marie Curie
"On Protein Synthesis" (Francis Crick)
"On Protein Synthesis"
44
Francis Crick
"The Structure of the Hereditary Material" (Francis Crick)
"The Structure of the Hereditary Material"
45
Francis Crick
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
46
Dante Alighieri
The Origin of Species (Darwin)
The Origin of Species
47
Darwin
The Descent of Man (Charles Darwin)
The Descent of Man
48
Charles Darwin
"Are Electrons Waves?" (Clinton Davisson)
"Are Electrons Waves?"
49
Clinton Davisson
"The Initial Idea of Wave Mechanics" (Louis De Broglie)
"The Initial Idea of Wave Mechanics"
50
Louis De Broglie
Meditations on First Philosophy (René Descartes)
Meditations on First Philosophy
51
René Descartes
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
52
Simone De Beauvoir
The Ethics of Ambiguity (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Ethics of Ambiguity
53
Simone De Beauvoir
The Lais of Marie De France (Marie De France)
The Lais of Marie De France
54
Marie De France
The Treasure of the City of Ladies (Christine De Pizan)
The Treasure of the City of Ladies
55
Christine De Pizan
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
56
Alexis De Tocqueville
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
57
Charles Dickens
Genetics and the Origin of Species (Theodosius Dobzhansky)
Genetics and the Origin of Species
58
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
59
Frederick Douglass
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? (Frederick Douglass)
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
60
Frederick Douglass
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
61
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Notes From Underground
62
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
63
W.E.B. Du Bois
"The Two-Fluid Theory of Electricity" (Charles François De Cisternay Du Fay)
"The Two-Fluid Theory of Electricity"
64
Charles François De Cisternay Du Fay
"Atomic Weights and Specific Heat" (Pierre Louis Dulong)
"Atomic Weights and Specific Heat"
65
Pierre Louis Dulong
Suicide (Emile Durkheim)
Suicide
66
Emile Durkheim
Origins of Life (Freeman Dyson)
Origins of Life
67
Freeman Dyson
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Albert Einstein)
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
68
Albert Einstein
"The Photoelectric Effect" (Albert Einstein)
"The Photoelectric Effect"
69
Albert Einstein
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
70
Ralph Ellison
Living With Music (Ralph Ellison)
Living With Music
71
Ralph Ellison
Discipline and Punish (Michel Foucault)
Discipline and Punish
72
Michel Foucault
The History of Sexuality (Michel Foucault)
The History of Sexuality
73
Michel Foucault
Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paolo Freire)
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
74
Paolo Freire
Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis (Sigmund Freud)
Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis
75
Sigmund Freud
Civilization and Its Discontents (Sigmund Freud)
Civilization and Its Discontents
76
Sigmund Freud
"The Inevitability of Planning" (John Kenneth Galbraith)
"The Inevitability of Planning"
77
John Kenneth Galbraith
The Starry Messenger (Galileo Galilei)
The Starry Messenger
78
Galileo Galilei
"Concerning the Use of Biblical Quotations in Matters of Science" (Galileo Galilei)
"Concerning the Use of Biblical Quotations in Matters of Science"
79
Galileo Galilei
Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences (Galileo Galilei)
Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences
80
Galileo Galilei
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