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Drew's Personal Library

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View the original post: https://drewredifer.com/blog/articles/library.html Originally published on 2021-08-29 at drewredifer.com.

Below is a list of books that I have in my personal library. They are listed in chronological order. If you would like a personal suggestion from my list or would like to recommend a book to me, email me (drew@drewredifer.com).

Please keep in mind that I have not read all of the books that I own, nor do I own all of the books that I have read.

The Greeks
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The Epics:
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  • Homer - The Iliad 800 BC
  • Homer - The odyssey

Drama and Lyric:
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The Works and Days by Hesiod

  • Hesiod - Works and Days 750 BC
  • Sappho - Poems by Sappho 630 - 570 BC
  • Aeschylus - The Agamemnon 525 - 456 BC
  • Aeschylus - The Libation Bearers
  • Aeschylus - The Eumenides
  • Pindar - Odes of Pindar 518 - 438 BC
  • Sophocles - Oedipus the King 497 - 405 BC
  • Sophocles - Oedipus at Colonus
  • Sophocles - Antigone
  • Euripides - The Trojan Women 480 - 406 BC
  • Euripides - The Medea (431 BC)
  • Aristophanes - The Frogs 446 - 386 BC
  • Theocritus - Idylls of Theocritus 300 - 260 BC

The Histories:
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  • Herodutus - The Histories 484 - 425 BC
  • Thucydides - The History of the Peloponnesian War 460 - 400 BC
  • Xenophon - Anabasis (The Persian Expedition) 430 - 354 BC

The Philosophers:
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  • Plato - The Aplogy 428 - 347 BC
  • Plato - The Crito
  • Plato - The Phaedo
  • Plato - The Phaedrus
  • Plato - The Republic (Book I, II, VII, VIII, IX, X)
  • Plato - COMPLETE WORKS

Supplemental Material:
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  • SparkNotes and Crowther, John and Kestler, Justin - Greek Classics (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

History
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World History:
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  • Hawkes, Jacquetta - Prehistory (History of Mankind)
  • Muller, J. Herbert - The Uses of The Past: Profiles Of Former Societies
  • Biers, R. William - The Archaeology of Greece: An Introduction
  • Ramage, H. Nancy - Roman Art (fifth edition)
  • Patterson, M. Gordon - Essentials of Ancient History 4,500 Bc-500 Ad (Essentials)
  • Hildinger, Erik - Swords Against The Senate: The Rise Of The Roman Army And The Fall Of The Republic
  • Jenkins, Peter - Across China
  • Churchill, S. Winston - The Birth of Britain (A History of the English-Speaking Peoples #1)
  • Churchill, S. Winston - The New World (A History of the English-Speaking Peoples #2)
  • Churchill, S. Winston - The Age of Revolution (A History of the English-Speaking Peoples #3)
  • Churchill, S. Winston - The Great Democracies (A History of the English-Speaking Peoples #4)
  • Le Couteur, Penny and Burreson, Jay - Napoleon’s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
  • Schaller, B. George - Stones of Silence: Journeys In The Himalaya
  • Diamond, Jared - Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Civilizations Rise and Fall #1)
  • Quigley, Carroll - Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time
  • Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr - The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation
  • Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr - The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 2]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation
  • Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr - The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 3]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation
  • Short, Philip - Pol Pot: The History of a Nightmare
  • Irving, David - Apocalypse 1945: The Destruction of Dresden

U.S. History
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  • Carnes, C. Mark and Garraty, A. John - The American Nation: A History of the United States
  • Pratt, L. Mara - American History Stories You Never Read in School but Should Have
  • Van Doren, Carl - Secret History of the American Revolution
  • Archer, Julie - They Made A Revolution
  • Lancaster, Bruce and Ketchum, M. Richard and Catton, Bruce - The American Heritage Book of the Revolution
  • Michener, A. James - Legacy
  • Sutton, C. Antony - Wall Street and The Rise of Hitler
  • Ellis, J. Joseph - Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
  • Hamilton, Alexander and Jay, James and Madison, James - The Federalist Papers
  • de Tocqueville, Alexis - Democracy in America
  • Vidal, Gore - Burr: A Novel
  • Ashton, T.S. - The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1830
  • Toynbee, Arnold - The Industrial Revolution
  • Sandburg, Carl - Abraham Lincoln: The Praire Years and The War Years Volume 1
  • Sandburg, Carl - Abraham Lincoln: The Praire Years and The War Years Volume 3
  • Bishop, Jim - The Day Lincoln Was Shot
  • O’Reilly, Bill and Dugard, Martin - Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassinatino That Changed America Forever
  • Bradley, James - Flyboys: A True Story of Courage
  • Ambrose, E. Stephen - Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest
  • Nathanson, E.M. - The Dirty Dozen
  • Sims, H. Edward - American Aces: Great Fighter Battles of World War II
  • Johnson, Larry - The Seelback A Hilton Hotel: A Centennial Salute to Louisville’s Grand Hotel
  • Knebel, Fletcher and Bailey II, W. Charles - No High Ground
  • Perloff, James - The Shadows of Power: The Council on Foreign Relations and the American Decline
  • Williams, L. Paul - Operation Gladio
  • Bolick, Clint - Grassroots Tyranny: The Limits of Federalism
  • Saad, Gad - The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
  • Gold, Simone - I Do Not Consent: My Fight Against Medical Cancel Culture
  • Kennedy, Jr. Robert - The Real Anthony Fauci
  • Berenson, Alex - Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives
  • Beck, Glenn - The Great Reset
  • Webb, Whitney - One Nation Under Blackmail Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Natural History
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The Map That Changed The World by Simon Winchester

  • Grotzinger, Jordan - Understanding Earth (Fifth Edition)
  • Eckert, W. Allan - Earth Treasures, Vol 3: The Northwestern Quadrant: North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming
  • Eckert, W. Allan - Earth Treasures, Vol 1: The Northeastern Quadrant: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermond, and Wisconsin
  • Eckert, W. Allan - Earth Treasures, Vol 2: The Southeastern Quadrant: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
  • Winchester, Simon - Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
  • Winchester, Simon - The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
  • Penick, L. James - The New Madrid Earthquakes, Revised Edition
  • Parr, J. Gordon - Man, Metals and Modern Magic

Fiction/Literature
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  • Ruland, Wilhelm - The Finest Legends Of The Rhine
  • Unknown and Heaney, Seamus (Translator) - Beowulf
  • Shakespeare, William - Othello
  • Doyle, Arthur C. - The Hound Of The Baskervilles
  • Doyle, Arthur C. - The Best of Sherlock Holmes
  • Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Lord of the Rings PART ONE: The Fellowship of The Ring
  • Twain, Mark - Roughing It
  • Twain, Mark - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451
  • Hemingway, Ernest - For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Beston, Henry - The Outermost House
  • Thoreau, Henry - The Viking Portable Library Thoreau
  • Rand, Ayn - The Fountainhead
  • Flagg, Fannie - Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe
  • Gruber, Michael - The Book of Air and Shadows
  • Verne, Jules - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Adams, Douglas - The Ultimate HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE: Five Complete Novels and One Story
  • Asimov, Isaac - The Foundation Novels: Foundation
  • Asimov, Isaac - The Foundation Novels: Foundation and Empire
  • Heinlein, A. Robert - The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
  • Brin, David - Startide Rising
  • Weber, David - Off Armagedon Reef
  • Paolini, Christopher - To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
  • Weir, Andy - Project hail Mary
  • Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Lord of the Rings PART ONE: The Fellowship of The Ring
  • Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Lord of the Rings PART TWO: The Two Towers
  • Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Lord of the Rings PART THREE : The Return of The King
  • Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary Edition
  • Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Silmarillion
  • Carleton, Barbee O. - The Secret of Saturday Cove
  • Lane, Julie - The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus
  • Lewis, C.S. - The Chronicles of Narnia
  • Colfer, Eoin - The Artemis Fowl Series

Philosophy
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  • Seneca - Letters from a Stoic
  • Sun-tzu - The Art of War
  • Frost, S.E., - Basic Teachings Of The Great Philosophers
  • Dostoevsky, Fyodor - Notes From The Underground
  • Gigerenzer, Gerd - Rationality for Mortals: How People Cope With Uncertainty
  • Okasha, Samir - Philosophy Of Science: A Very Short Introduction
  • Roose-Evans, James - Passages of the Soul
  • Porter,Roy - A Social History Of Madness
  • Henderson, Jonathan - Common Sense
  • Knight, Keith - The Voluntaryist Handbook: A Collection Of Essays, Excerpts, And Quotes

Religion
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  • The Bible
  • Prayer Book
  • The Early Christian Reader
  • Boethius - The Consolation of Philosophy
  • Aquinas, Thomas - On Evil
  • Frank, Joseph - Literature from the Bible
  • Porphyrios, Elder - Wounded By Love: The Life and the Wisdom of Elder Porphyrios
  • Taylor, Rev. Robert - The Devil’s Pulpit
  • Burgoyne, Thomas H. - The Light Of Egypt: The Science of The Soul and The Stars
  • Ware, Timothy - The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity
  • Strobel, Lee - The Case For Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
  • Comfort, Ray - How To Bring Your Children To Christ

Finance
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  • Lewis, Michael - The Real Price of Everything: Rediscoverying the Six Classics of Economics
  • Marx, Karl and Engels, Friedrich - The Communist Manifesto
  • Conway, Edmund - 50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know
  • Walett, G. Francis - Economic History Of The United States: Summary Of All Phases Of Economic Growth Including Final Examinations And Answers
  • Best, Joel - Damned Lies And Statistics: Untangling Numbers From The Media, Politicians, And Activists
  • Sowell, Thomas - The Housing Boom And Bust
  • Schiff, D. Peter and Downes, John - Crash Proof: How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse
  • Dahle, M. James - The White Coat Investor: A Doctor’s Guide to Personal Finance and Investing
  • Greene, David - Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat: The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made Simple
  • Turner, Brandon - The Book On Rental Property Investing: How to create wealth and passive income through smart buy and hold real estate investing.
  • Gardner, David and Gardner, Tom - The Motley Fool Investment Guide For Teens: 8 Steps to Having More Money Than Your Parents Ever Dreamed Of
  • Caldwell, O. Louis - After The Tassel Is Moved: Guidelines For Highschool Graduates
  • Pink, H. Daniel - The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need
  • Clason, S. George - The Richest Man In Babylon
  • Graham, Benjamin - The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing
  • Ramsey, Dave - The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
  • Ramsey, Dave - The Total Money Makeover: Workbook
  • Ramsey, Dave - Dave Ramsey’s Complete Guide to Money
  • Cardone, Grant - The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success And Failure
  • Karpel, S. Craig - The Retirement Myth: What You Must Know to Prosper in the Coming Meltdown of: Job Security, Pension Plans, Social Security, The Stock Market, Housing Prices, and More
  • Kiyosaki, T. Robert - Rich Dad’s Cashflow Quadrant: Guide To Financial Freedom
  • Sutton, Garrett - Start Your Own Corporation: Why The Rich Own Their Own Companies And Everyone Else Works For Them
  • Covey, R. Stephen - The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
  • Pollan, M. Stephen and Levine, Mark - Live Rich
  • Sinek, Simon - The Infinite Game
  • Gardner, Howard with the collaboration of Laskin, Emma - Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership
  • Willink, Jocko and Babin, Leif - Extreme Ownership
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