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What books should I read to become more educated?
Give Your Brain a Boost: 12 Books Guaranteed to Make You More Intelligent
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Dan Kahneman.
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
- The Greatest Secret in the World by Og Mandino.
- The Courage to Write by Ralph Keyes.
- Jump Start Your Business Brain by Doug Hall.
What books should a person read to be considered well read?
How many have you read?
- To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
- 1984 (George Orwell)
- Animal Farm.
- The Catcher in the Rye.
- Pride and Prejudice.
- Romeo and Juliet.
- Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
- Fahrenheit 451.
Does it matter what books you read?
For reluctant readers and readers who are still developing basic reading skills, it doesn’t matter what they read as long as they read. So if you want to grow as a human being, yes, it does matter what you read. You should read books with ideas new to you. Books with images that extend their meaning into your life.
What are the best books to read to be considered well-read?
Books You Need to Read to be Considered Well-Read 1 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.27 2 1984 by George Orwell 4.19 avg rating — 3 Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse 4.13 avg ra 4 Animal Farm by George Orwell 3.96 avg ra 5 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4.27
What’s new in well educated mind?
A revised edition of Well Educated Mind has been released and Susan has expanded the sections to include books from the twenty first century, added movie versions of the plays, more poets after the Modernists for Poetry as well as a new Science section. I read the revised version and received a much needed refresher in active reading.
How often should you write down your book recommendations?
So my advice to you is write it down as soon as the thought crosses your mind or you will lose it forever. Part two is all about the books and her suggestions of great books to read from 5 genres: Fiction, Autobiography, History/Politics, Drama and Poetry. The books are listed chronologically and she suggests reading them in order.