From politics to pleasure, this list is sure to inform, enlighten, and entertain. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but just a handful of my favorites. Keep an eye out for new books added to the list! Always stay reading.

Must-read books.

Politics

  • The Republic

    PLATO

  • The Federalist Papers

    ALEXANDER HAMILTON, JAMES MADISON, AND JOHN JAY

  • The U.S. Constitution

    THE FOUNDING FATHERS

  • Wealth, Poverty, and Politics

    THOMAS SOWELL

  • Truths

    VIVEK RAMASWAMY

  • Speechless

    MICHAEL KNOWLES

Education

  • Blind Spots

    KIMBERLY NIX BERENS

  • The First Days of School

    HARRY K. & ROSEMARY T. WONG

  • The Well-Educated Mind

    SUSAN WISE BAUER

  • Dumbing Us Down

    JOHN TAYLOR GATTO

  • The Case for Classical Christian Education

    DOUGLAS WILSON

  • A Defense of Classical Education

    R.W. LIVINGSTONE

  • Weapons of mass Instruction

    JOHN TAYLOR GATTO

Religion and Philosophy

  • The Holy Bible

    VARIOUS AUTHORS

  • The Art of War

    SUN TZU

  • The Obstacle is The Way

    RYAN HOLIDAY

  • The History of Philosophy

    A.C. GRAYLING

  • Nicomachean Ethics

    ARISTOTLE

  • The Screwtape Letters

    C.S. LEWIS

  • Meditations

    MARCUS AURELIUS

  • 12 Rules for Life

    JORDAN B. PETERSON

Pleasure

  • Dune

    FRANK HERBERT

  • Dune Messiah

    FRANK HERBERT

  • 1984

    GEORGE ORWELL

  • Of Mice and Men

    JOHN STEINBECK

  • Animal Farm

    GEORGE ORWELL

  • The Great Gatsby

    F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

  • The Outsiders

    S.E. HINTON

  • The Lord of the Rings

    J.R.R. TOLKIEN

  • The Templars

    DAN JONES

  • Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill

    GRETCHEN RUBIN

  • Railroaded

    RICHARD WHITE

  • The History of the Ancient World

    SUSAN WISE BAUER

  • The Bully Pulpit

    DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN

  • The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

    EDMUND MORRIS

  • The Road Less Traveled

    PHILIP ZELIKOW

  • London

    PETER ACKROYD