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Ben Sasse's Reading List

The junior senator from Nebraska and author, most recently, of “Them” says he and his wife would like their children to love books: “We want them to be addicted to reading.”

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By the Book: Ben Sasse (2018)

NYT By the Book column (2018-11-21).

Source: www.nytimes.com

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis · Buy on Amazon
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis. There are many themes and lines worth turning over in your mouth and head for a lifetime."
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Deep Work
Cal Newport · Buy on Amazon
"Right now, my favorite work in this space is Cal Newport's Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World."
Alone Together
Sherry Turkle · Buy on Amazon
"Everyone should also read or reread Sherry Turkle's excellent Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other."
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
Edmund Burke · Buy on Amazon
"Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France is the simplest answer."
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The Federalist Papers
James Madison · Buy on Amazon
"I think the most important American book on political philosophy is The Federalist Papers, by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay."
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Democracy in America
Alexis de Tocqueville · Buy on Amazon
"The most important book on America remains Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America."
Death Comes to the Archbishop
Willa Cather · Buy on Amazon
"Death Comes for the Archbishop is my favorite Cather work."
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis
Robert Putnam · Buy on Amazon
"I've been aching over Robert Putnam's Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis for two years straight. It was widely praised, but still not enough. We ought to be talking constantly about the troubling data Professor Putnam has uncovered."
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The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt · Buy on Amazon
"Our category on Tyrants and Totalitarianism includes Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism."
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Animal Farm
George Orwell · 1945 · Buy on Amazon
"Our category on Tyrants and Totalitarianism includes George Orwell's Animal Farm."
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley · 1932 · Buy on Amazon
"Our category on Tyrants and Totalitarianism includes Aldous Huxley's Brave New World."

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