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The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot 30 reviews Russell Kirk
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2001
The Definitive Volume for Conservatives
+ Man, God, and Law + History of conservative ideas + illumination on every page
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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.
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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'!
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The Lord of the Rings 1244 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
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Holy Bible, Giant Print Presentation Edition: King James Version 30 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.
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Ideas Have Consequences 21 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 ...
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History of the English Speaking Peoples Sir Winston S. Churchill
Cassell Reference, 2002
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As I Was Saying: A Chesterton Reader 2 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 ...
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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.
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The Philosophy of Jesus 6 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 ...
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The Orthodox Way 32 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!
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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'!
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The Lord of the Rings 1244 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
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Holy Bible, Giant Print Presentation Edition: King James Version 30 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.
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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.
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History of the English Speaking Peoples Sir Winston S. Churchill
Cassell Reference, 2002
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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.
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As I Was Saying: A Chesterton Reader 2 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 ...
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The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot 30 reviews Russell Kirk
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2001
The Definitive Volume for Conservatives
+ Man, God, and Law + History of conservative ideas + illumination on every page
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The Orthodox Way 32 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!
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