The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot30 reviews
Russell Kirk

Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2001

The Definitive Volume for Conservatives

+ Man, God, and Law
+ History of conservative ideas
+ illumination on every page
  
  











  



  
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years & the War Years (Library of the Presidents)6 reviews
Carl Sandburg

Galahad, 2005

A Pulitzer Prize winner's master work.

+ A Thorough and Artistic Teatment
+ definitive Lincoln by one of America's best
+ An American Classic on a Classic American
+ Lots of facts to chew on and not a book to be taken lightly.
  
  











  



  
Six by Lewis: The Abolition of Man, the Great Divorce, Mere Christianity, Miracles, the Problem of Pain, the ...8 reviews
C. S. Lewis

Simon & Schuster (Paper), 1996

The Intellectual's Christian

+ True Classic
+ A great introduction to a great writer.
+ Outstanding Christian Apologetics!
+ A DEFINITE 'MUST HAVE'!
  
  











  



  
The Lord of the Rings1244 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2002

"The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings", book set by J.R.R. Tolkien

+ I love "The Hobbit" and "LOTR".
+ Box set (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings)
+ Good Book
+ Great books but too descriptive
  
  











  



  
Holy Bible, Giant Print Presentation Edition: King James Version30 reviews
Bible

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

Trippiest Read in a Long Time

+ A good no-frills Bible

Reading this book is basically the same thing as taking a LOT of shrooms. Don't try doing both at the same time. Warning: Reading this book may cause life-long irrationality.
  
  











  



  
Ideas Have Consequences21 reviews
Richard M. Weaver

University Of Chicago Press, 1984

Prophetic in the age of "Eminent Domain"

+ A-OK
+ Weaver Pick's-Off Modern Assumptions.

Thesis The philosophical loss of absolutes/universals ultimately results in the loss of truth, the undermining of knowledge itself, and the increase of societal chaos. Summary The modern world stands upon the precipice of chaos and anarchy, according to Richard Weaver. The journey to this ...
  
  











  



  
History of the English Speaking Peoples
Sir Winston S. Churchill

Cassell Reference, 2002
  
  











  



  
As I Was Saying: A Chesterton Reader2 reviews
G., K. Chesterton

Regent College Publishing, 2007

Two Kinds of People

+ A Library of His Own

There are two kinds of people, runs the old joke: those who divide everyone into two kinds of people, and those who don't. Belonging firmly to the first group, as regards the subject at hand, I hold that there are two kinds of people: those who have never read Chesterton, and those who want ...
  
  











  



  
Modern Times Revised Edition: The World from the Twenties to the Nineties (Perennial Classics)97 reviews
Paul M. Johnson

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2001

Should be required college reading, History can be fun!

+ manna from heaven for conservatives
+ Perils of "social engineering" highlighted
+ Liberals and progressives must read this
+ Johnson at it again.
  
  











  



  
The Philosophy of Jesus6 reviews
Peter Kreeft

St. Augustines Press, 2007

Tiny book; HUGE questions and answers

+ A great reminder
+ A bit thick for such a thin book, but worth it

Kreeft asks the big questions--what is?, how can we know what is real?, who are we?, and then, how should we live? He points out that "philosophers have thought profoundly about these four questions for over two millennia. Why have they not found answers that are adequate, final, and universally ...
  
  











  



  
The Orthodox Way32 reviews
Kallistos Ware

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1995

Great for seekers!

+ Good Orthodoxy, Good Christianity
+ Helped me learn about Orthodoxy
+ Great companion to The Orthodox Church...
+ Get your highlighters out!
  
  











  



  
Six by Lewis: The Abolition of Man, the Great Divorce, Mere Christianity, Miracles, the Problem of Pain, the ...8 reviews
C. S. Lewis

Simon & Schuster (Paper), 1996

The Intellectual's Christian

+ True Classic
+ A great introduction to a great writer.
+ Outstanding Christian Apologetics!
+ A DEFINITE 'MUST HAVE'!
  
  











  



  
The Lord of the Rings1244 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2002

"The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings", book set by J.R.R. Tolkien

+ I love "The Hobbit" and "LOTR".
+ Box set (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings)
+ Good Book
+ Great books but too descriptive
  
  











  



  
Holy Bible, Giant Print Presentation Edition: King James Version30 reviews
Bible

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

Trippiest Read in a Long Time

+ A good no-frills Bible

Reading this book is basically the same thing as taking a LOT of shrooms. Don't try doing both at the same time. Warning: Reading this book may cause life-long irrationality.
  
  











  



  
Modern Times Revised Edition: The World from the Twenties to the Nineties (Perennial Classics)97 reviews
Paul M. Johnson

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2001

Should be required college reading, History can be fun!

+ manna from heaven for conservatives
+ Perils of "social engineering" highlighted
+ Liberals and progressives must read this
+ Johnson at it again.
  
  











  



  
History of the English Speaking Peoples
Sir Winston S. Churchill

Cassell Reference, 2002
  
  











  



  
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years & the War Years (Library of the Presidents)6 reviews
Carl Sandburg

Galahad, 2005

A Pulitzer Prize winner's master work.

+ A Thorough and Artistic Teatment
+ definitive Lincoln by one of America's best
+ An American Classic on a Classic American
+ Lots of facts to chew on and not a book to be taken lightly.
  
  











  



  
As I Was Saying: A Chesterton Reader2 reviews
G., K. Chesterton

Regent College Publishing, 2007

Two Kinds of People

+ A Library of His Own

There are two kinds of people, runs the old joke: those who divide everyone into two kinds of people, and those who don't. Belonging firmly to the first group, as regards the subject at hand, I hold that there are two kinds of people: those who have never read Chesterton, and those who want ...
  
  











  



  
The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot30 reviews
Russell Kirk

Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2001

The Definitive Volume for Conservatives

+ Man, God, and Law
+ History of conservative ideas
+ illumination on every page
  
  











  



  
The Orthodox Way32 reviews
Kallistos Ware

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1995

Great for seekers!

+ Good Orthodoxy, Good Christianity
+ Helped me learn about Orthodoxy
+ Great companion to The Orthodox Church...
+ Get your highlighters out!