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| 6869613574 | *The Decameron: Boccaccio* | A collection of 100 stories told by 10 friends who are trying to hide from the Black Death. Very modern, very scandalous stories. | 0 | |
| 6869613575 | Oration on the Dignity of Man: Mirandola | Most important work of Renaissance humanism. He took ethical examples from every known philosophy in the world and created universal truths. | 1 | |
| 6869613576 | *The Courtier: Castiglione* | A book that describes the manners needed by the gentlemen of the Renaissance: a Renaissance Man (somebody who can do everything). It combines the qualities of a knight with modern education. | 2 | |
| 6869613577 | *The Prince: Machiavelli* | First major work of modern political science. 1) It is better to be feared than loved 2) Ends justify the means | 3 | |
| 6869613578 | *The Republic: Bodin* | Political work in which he argued in favor of absolute monarchy; the author's views were shaped by the brutal French wars of religion. | 4 | |
| 6869613579 | *The First Blast of the Trumpets Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women: Knox* | The author uses biblical scriptures to condemn the idea of women holding political power over men; He cited Elizabeth of England and Mary Queen of Scots. | 5 | |
| 6869613580 | *In Praise of Human Folly: Erasmus* | A satire in which the author uses humor to mock certain Catholic traditions and practices he thought were stupid. | 6 | |
| 6869613581 | *The Education of a Christian Knight: Erasmus* | A guide on how a ruler should behave; they must be guided by Christ's example | 7 | |
| 6869613582 | *Utopia: More* | The author describes a perfect society in which everyone is educated and lived together in tolerance; no such place exists | 8 | |
| 6869613583 | *Ninety Five Theses: Luther* | 95 arguments against the Catholic belief of good deeds, written in Latin. It started the Protestant Reformation | 9 | |
| 6869613584 | *Against the Robbing and Murderous Hordes of Peasants: Luther* | An essay where Luther condemned the Peasant revolt of 1525; He used the Bible to justify it | 10 | |
| 6869613585 | *Book of Common Prayer: no single author* | A beautiful collection of English language prayers and hymns. Used only by the Anglican Church | 11 | |
| 6869613586 | *Institutes of the Christian Religion: Calvin* | An explanation of the author's theology including predestination; The Doctrine of the Elect | 12 | |
| 6869613587 | *The Spiritual Exercises: Loyola* | A Catholic work that describes things that you can do to grow stronger in your faith. | 13 | |
| 6869613588 | Othello: Shakespeare | A tragedy in which the title character is black, but his color is irrelevant to the story; He is a fully realized man | 14 | |
| 6869613589 | Essays: Montaigne | Philosophical work in which he argued that cultures differ from each other, but none are superior | 15 | |
| 6869613590 | *On the Revolutions of Heavenly Bodies: Copernicus* | First modern work to argue in favor of the heliocentric theory; he published it on his death bed | 16 | |
| 6869613591 | *New Astronomy: Kepler* | Scientific work that used very complex mathematics to prove the elliptical orbits of planets | 17 | |
| 6869613592 | *The Starry Messenger: Galileo* | The drawings and descriptions of Galileo's telescopic observations including: map of the Moon, canals on Mars, and the moons of Jupiter | 18 | |
| 6869613593 | *Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Galileo* | A side by side comparison of the geocentric system and heliocentric system | 19 | |
| 6869613594 | *Principia: Newton* | One of the most important science works ever written. It's a compilation of some of his most important work including universal science and the law of gravity | 20 | |
| 6869613595 | *Optics: Newton* | Description of his work with light including that white light shown through a prism creates the spectrum of color | 21 | |
| 6869613596 | *On the Fabric of the Human Body: Vesalius* | It contains very accurate and beautiful drawings of human anatomy based on dissection; Used in medical schools for centuries | 22 | |
| 6869613597 | *On the Movement of Blood in Animals: Harvey* | Medical text that explains the circulatory system; it maps veins and arteries and explains the role of the heart and lungs | 23 | |
| 6869613598 | *Inquiry on the Cause and Effect of Vaccine: Jenner* | The medical text that explains his detective work in identifying cowpox; the creation of the first vaccine for smallpox | 24 | |
| 6869613599 | *Discourse on Method: Descartes* | It is a description of rationalism and includes his memorable declaration, "I think, therefore I am" | 25 | |
| 6869613600 | New Instrument: Bacon | A description of the scientific method and the need for empirical knowledge. Hypothesis--->Experimentation--->New Hypothesis | 26 | |
| 6869613601 | *Don Quixote: Cervantes* | Masterpiece of Spanish literature. It mocks medieval values; the hero dreams of being a knight | 27 | |
| 6869613602 | *The Leviathan: Hobbes* | An important English political work; the first to explain the social contract theory. The contract could never be broken. | 28 | |
| 6869613603 | *Of Civil Government: Locke* | Important English political work; He agreed with Hobbes that there is a social contract but he argued that the contract could be broken; the people possessed the "right to revolt" and the rights of "life, liberty, and property" | 29 | |
| 6869613604 | *The True Law of Free Monarchs: James I* | It is an echo of Jean Bodin's, The Republic; An English language argument in favor of absolute divine right monarchy | 30 | |
| 6869613605 | *Candide: Voltaire* | A satirical work that mocked the optimistic views of the day and the belief in a loving God. Dr. Pangloss' comment that we "live in the best of all possible worlds at the best of all possible times" captures the theme. | 31 | |
| 6869613606 | *Letters on the English: Voltaire* | It is a love letter to England written during an exile from France. The author compared the freedom of England to the repression of France. "England, where men think free and noble thoughts" | 32 | |
| 6869613607 | *Spirit of the Laws: Montesquieu* | Influential political work that advocated the separation of political powers into different branches of government. It influenced Madison in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution. | 33 | |
| 6869613608 | *The Social Contract: Rousseau* | Revolutionary work that opposed hereditary monarchy and argued that man is happiest in the "natural state" and that civilization is corrupting. He favored the "general will" or democracy. "Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains" | 34 | |
| 6869613609 | *Encyclopedia: Diderot* | A compendium of all human knowledge to be at your quick access. The first one was 28 volumes and focused on philosophy and science. | 35 | |
| 6869613610 | *The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Gibbon* | The first modern history book based on empirical data, not simply legends or myths. Much of the author's research was based off the newly discovered ruins of Pompeii. | 36 | |
| 6869613611 | *The Wealth of Nations: Smith* | Probably the single most important economics text ever written. The author argued against mercantilism and in favor of supply and demand capitalism. He said that government should maintain a "laissez-faire" attitude toward the economy. | 37 | |
| 6869613612 | *The Laws of War and Peace: Grotius* | First major book of international law; in it the author argued that nations were governed by the same laws as people. 3 mile limit | 38 | |
| 6869613613 | Gulliver's Travels: Swift | Masterpiece of 18th century satire that mocked English society | 39 | |
| 6869613614 | *Treatise on Human Nature: Hume* | -author casts complete doubt on revealed religion and argues that no empirical evidence supports the existence of the miracles that stood at the heart of Christian teachings -"science of man" | 40 | |
| 6869613615 | *What is the Third Estate?: Sieyes* | Revolutionary pamphlet that excited people for the potential of a change in France; "What is the Third Estate? It is everything" | 41 | |
| 6869613616 | Declaration of the Rights of Man: no single author | The first constitution of France written in 1789 by the members of the National Assembly; "All men are born and remain free and equal in rights" | 42 | |
| 6869613617 | *Declaration on the Rights of Women: de Gouges* | First ever argument in favor of basic rights for women; she argued that since women had the same responsibilities as men, they deserved the same rights | 43 | |
| 6869613618 | *Vindication of the Rights of Women: Wollstonecraft* | -English language echo of Declaration of the Rights of Women -The author points out two contradictions in the views of women: 1. subjection of women to men is equally wrong as the power of monarchs over their subjects 2. if women have reason, then they are entitled to the same rights that men have | 44 | |
| 6869613619 | *Reflections on the Revolution in France: Burke* | The first major work of political conservatism; the author argues that no single gentleman has the right to destroy the work of all who came before | 45 | |
| 6869613620 | Frankenstein: MW Shelley | An arrogant scientist played God and created life and bad things happened. There are mysteries that man is not meant to solve. | 46 | |
| 6869613621 | Ode on a Grecian Urn: Keats | A romantic poem based on the pictures on an ancient Greek vase. "Beauty is truth, truth is beauty..." | 47 | |
| 6869613622 | Sanitary Conditions of the Laboring Population in Britain: Chadwick | A blueprint for a system of safe, clean water and sewer pipes; it makes modern city life possible. | 48 | |
| 6869613623 | The Condition of the Working Class in England: Engels | A heartbreaking description of the suffering and poverty of the urban proletariat. | 49 | |
| 6869613624 | On Liberty: Mill | The Bible of liberalism; he argues for basic human rights, law and order, and business stability. "The government that governs best, governs least." | 50 | |
| 6869613625 | On the Subjugation of Women: Mill | An argument that women deserve the exact same rights as men, including the right to vote. | 51 | |
| 6869613626 | Principles of Population: Malthus | He argued that the world's population was rising faster than the ability of the Earth to sustain it; "Starvation is inevitable." He was wrong. | 52 | |
| 6869613627 | Political Economy and Taxation: Ricardo | An economics text that argues that labor is governed by the laws of supply and demand. "Iron law of wages." | 53 | |
| 6869613628 | A Tale of Two Cities: Dickens | On the surface it's about the French Revolution; it is really a warning to nineteenth century Britain that the same thing will happen there if they don't take care of the poor. | 54 | |
| 6869613629 | A Christmas Carol: Dickens | A very heavy handed warning to the bourgeoisie that they need to change their ways and treat the poor fairly. | 55 | |
| 6869613630 | What is Property?: Proudhon | Property is theft. The bourgeoisie steal the value of the proletariat's labor. What a load of crap. | 56 | |
| 6869613631 | The Communist Manifesto: Marx/Engels | The Bible of communism. It explains the philosophy including total abolition of private property, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and world revolution. | 57 | |
| 6869613632 | The Book of Household Management: Beeton | It is a guide to middle class women on how to run their home. It includes: recipes, tips for raising children and supervising servants, and etiquette. | 58 | |
| 6869613633 | On the Origin of Species: Darwin | One of the most controversial science texts ever written. He argued that all organic life is in the state of constant change or evolution | 59 | |
| 6869613634 | Je Accuse: Zola | Pro-Dreyfus; Newspaper article published in France in 1899 that exposed all the lies used to convict Dreyfus. | 60 | |
| 6869613635 | The White Man's Burden: Kipling | Theme: Paternalistic Poem written in the 1890s to the U.S. encouraging American control of the Philippine Islands; it captures the paternalistic spirit of imperialism | 61 | |
| 6869613636 | Interpretation of Dreams: Freud | Theme: Psychology The first major work of psychoanalysis; he divided the human mind into three parts: the id, the ego, and the super ego. The author believed that dreams are the window to our subconscious. | 62 | |
| 6869613637 | All Quiet on the Western Front: Remarque | Theme: anti-war A searing description of the horrors of World War I trench warfare; it reflects the anger the younger generation felt toward their elders. | 63 | |
| 6869613638 | Decline of the West: Spengler | Theme: history Written by a German during World War I; he argued that Europe was doomed to decline and fall unless it could recover its toughness and hardness; inspirational to Hitler | 64 | |
| 6869613639 | The Economic Consequences of the Peace: Keynes | Theme: economics An economics examination of the Treaty of Versailles; he argued that the reparations put on Germany doomed that nation to poverty; he also said the breakup of Austria-Hungary doomed its parts to poverty | 65 | |
| 6869613640 | Mein Kampf: Hitler | Theme: politics A political manifesto written while in prison; in it he describes the philosophy of Nazism including the need for a "final solution to the Jewish problem in Europe" and the need for another war. | 66 | |
| 6869613641 | Dulce et Decorum Est: Owen | Theme: anti-war A devastating poem that describes the horrors of poison gas and trench war in World War I. | 67 | |
| 6869613642 | The Soldier: Brooke | An idealistic poem that captured the excitement and enthusiasm of the younger generation at the start of World War I. | 68 | |
| 6869613643 | Ten Days that Shook the World: Reed | American book about a first hand experience of the October Revolution in 1917 Russia; leans towards the Bolshevik side | 69 | |
| 6869613644 | The Second Sex: Beauvoir | Theme: Feminism In it she argued that women had always been second; now it was time for both sexes to be equal (Bible of Modern Feminism) | 70 |
