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Books to Read If You Want to Be Smart

Collecting inspiring, challenging, stimulating, haunting, and absolutely crucial works of fiction, history, philosophy, psychology, scientific discovery, political thought, memoir, comics, and poetry, this is a gigantic list of books that will no doubt make you smarter, more critical, more compassionate, more introspective, and more humble to the world around you
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#Notyourprincess (Lisa Charleyboy)
#Notyourprincess
Lisa Charleyboy
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Charles C. Mann)
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Charles C. Mann
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1776 (David McCullough)
1776
David McCullough
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
Roberto Bolaño
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The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
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The Abolition of Man (CS Lewis)
The Abolition of Man
CS Lewis
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Adventures of Ibn Battuta (Ross E. Dunn (Ed))
Adventures of Ibn Battuta
Ross E. Dunn (Ed)
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The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
Virgil
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Africa's Tarnished Name (Achebe)
Africa's Tarnished Name
Achebe
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Against Interpretation
Against Interpretation
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The Age of Extremes a History of the World 1914 - 1991 (Eric Hobsbawm)
The Age of Extremes a History of the World 1914 - 1991
Eric Hobsbawm
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
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The Age of Spiritual Machines: How We Will Live, Work, and Think in Th
The Age of Spiritual Machines: How We Will Live, Work, and Think in Th
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Ain't I a Woman (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman
Bell Hooks
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The Aleph and Other Stories
The Aleph and Other Stories
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Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
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All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
Robert Penn Warren
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All Our Relations (Tanya Talaga)
All Our Relations
Tanya Talaga
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All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
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Almanac of the Dead (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Almanac of the Dead
Leslie Marmon Silko
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
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America (Jean Baudrillard)
America
Jean Baudrillard
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American Indian Stories (Zitkala-Sa)
American Indian Stories
Zitkala-Sa
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American Lynching (Ashraf H.A.Rushdy)
American Lynching
Ashraf H.A.Rushdy
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American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
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The American Presidency (Gore Vidal)
The American Presidency
Gore Vidal
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The American Way of Death
The American Way of Death
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America (Jim Wallis)
America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
Jim Wallis
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America Is Not the Heart (Elaine Castillo)
America Is Not the Heart
Elaine Castillo
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
Amusing Ourselves to Death
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An African American and Latinx History of the United States (Paul Ortiz)
An African American and Latinx History of the United States
Paul Ortiz
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
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An Image of Africa (Chinua Achebe)
An Image of Africa
Chinua Achebe
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Analects of Confucius
Analects of Confucius
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The Analysis of Mind (Bertrand Russell)
The Analysis of Mind
Bertrand Russell
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Anarchism and Other Essays (Emma Goldman)
Anarchism and Other Essays
Emma Goldman
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