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Summer Reading List

According to Human Events, the national conservative weekly, these are the ten most harmful books of the 19th and 20th centuries.

1. The Communist Manifesto
2. Mein Kampf
3. Quotations from Chairman Mao
4. The Kinsey Report
5. Democracy and Education
6. Das Kapital
7. The Feminine Mystique
8. The Course of Positive Philosophy
9. Beyond Good and Evil
10. General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

There’s also a list of honorable mentions, since, ya know, a little knowledge and critical thinking can be a dangerous thing. Dust off those library cards, kids!

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3 Comments

Does this top 10 not read like a badass track list for a 10 song LP? Best name for a hit track - "The Course of Positive Philosophy"

Hit follow up - "Beyond Good and Evil"

said tommy on August 7, 2006 1:27 AM.

Dear Miss Cellania,

Here are ten books I find even more harmful:

1. Knock-Knock Jokes: They CAN Be Funny
2. You Suck More Than You Think: An Anti-Self Help Guide
3. Africa: Is It Really So Important?
4. Home Dentistry For Dummies
5. Mediocrity: At Least It's Better Than Shitocrity
6. How To Steal From Charities
7. A Photo Guide To Siamese Twin Separation Surgeries
8. Go Wal-Mart Go!: The Benefits of Corporate Rule
9. If You Read This Book, You'll Get AIDS
10. Jokes 'R' Me: The Biography of Carrot Top


Sincerely,

The Rhetorical Letter Writer (rhetoricalletters.blogspot.com)

said The Rhetorical Letter Writer on August 7, 2006 2:27 AM.

I'm surprised they included the Republican Bible, Mein Kampf...

said actor212 on August 7, 2006 8:59 AM.
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