The Top 10 Books about Writing

Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work That LastsTurning Pro On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft How to Write a Thesis (The MIT Press) Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life The Writer’s Handbook 2011: The Complete Guide for all Writers, Publishers, Editors, Agents and Broadcasters (Writer’s Handbook (Writer’s Handbook … Read more

The Top Books about the History of Psychoanalysis

The Freud Files: An Inquiry Into the History of Psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis and Religion Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History Psychology: The Key Concepts The Discovery of the Unconscious Putting Psychology in Its Place: Critical Historical Perspectives The Triumph of the Therapeutic Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History

The Top 12 Books About Learning how to Learn

The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers Distance Learning … Read more

The Top 10 Books About Existentialism

Nausea Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy Existentialism: An Introduction No Excuses: Existentialism And The Meaning Of Life Existentialism and Human Emotions The Myth of Sisyphus The Existentialist’s Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically … Read more

The Top 15 Books that Critique Society

Nostalgia for the Absolute The Culture Industry Consuming Life The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Letters to a Christian Nation The Culture of Narcissism One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society Criticism in Society: Interviews With Jacques Derrida, Northrop Frye, Harold Bloom, … Read more

The Top 18 Books About Mimetic Theory

Sacrifice Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World Evolution of Desire: A Life of René Girard The Ambivalence of Scarcity and Other Essays A Refuge of Lies Evolution of Desire: A Life of René Girard Girard’s Mimetic Theory The Palgrave handbook on Mimetic Theory The Mimetic Brain The Construction of Social Reality Modern Social … Read more

The Top 9 Books About Jungian Psychology

A Little Book on the Human Shadow The Portable Jung The Essential Jung: Selected Writings Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche Boundaries of the Soul: The Practice of Jung’s Psychology The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Inner Gold: Understanding Psychological Projection Ego and Archetype: Individuation and the Religious Function of … Read more

The Top 54 Greatest Novels

Lord of the Rings The Catcher in the Rye The Graveyard Book The Goldfinch The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Musashi The Master and Margarita The Chronicles of Narnia White Nights The Death of Ivan Ilych The Rebel Stranger in a Strange Land The Seagull The Little Prince War and Peace Hamlet … Read more