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Books Every Man Should Read

Here's a list of books I've read that I would recommend to any man trying to become a well-rounded gentleman.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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Everyday Sexism (Laura Bates)
Everyday Sexism
Laura Bates
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City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
David Benioff
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A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
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The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov
9
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Susan Cain)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain
11
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
Albert Camus
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The Notorious RBG (Irin Karmon)
The Notorious RBG
Irin Karmon
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Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
15
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
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What It Takes: The Way to the White House
What It Takes: The Way to the White House
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The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
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Boy (Roald Dahl)
Boy
Roald Dahl
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The Ancestor's Tale
The Ancestor's Tale
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
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The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
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The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
27
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
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Selected Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Selected Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Hippolytus
Hippolytus
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Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
Tina Fey
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The World Is Flat
The World Is Flat
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Autism: Explaining the Enigma (Uta Frith)
Autism: Explaining the Enigma
Uta Frith
34
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay
35
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
36
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
Malcom Gladwell
37
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell
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Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
Doris Goodwin
39
The Fabric of the Cosmos
The Fabric of the Cosmos
40
The Elegant Universe
The Elegant Universe
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