My 20 Most Formative Books
from B. K. Neifert Hosted by B. K. Neifert
The twenty most formative books I've read with regard to my own writing, and why. In order: 20. A History of Civilization, by Fernand Braudel 19. Why I Write, by George Orwell 18. Horace's Odes and Epodes 17. Beowulf, Seamus Heaney's Translation 16. Conquistador, by Buddy Levy 15. Bulfinch's Mythology 14. The Communist Manifesto 13. True Believer, by Eric Hoffer 12. Discourses on Livy, Machiavelli 11. La Rochefoucauld's Maxims and Self Reflections 10. A Treasury of Irish Literature, Barnes and Noble Leather Bound Edition 9. John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress 8. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy the Constance Garnet Translation 7. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy 6. The Abolition of Man, by C. S. Lewis 5. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury Top 5 Influences 4. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald 3. Plato's Symposium *. Freud's Psychology of Psychoanalysis 2. William Wordsworth 1. The Bible Purchase a copy of my books here: https://www.amazon.com/author/broomcrownnewpeace Sample my writing at: brandon.water.blog
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