[Daffynition]

Makin' a list...checkin' it twice.

[Sprite518]

Thanks!

[varmintman]

Origin of the Species????? I mean there were a couple of items on the list you might could make a case for...

[Nailbiter]

bfl

[bobby.223]

Best book? ‘The Glory of Their Times’. Lawrence S. Ritter, 1966. The story of MLB, circa 1900-1930. As was once said “If you want to know America, you must know Baseball” (or close to that quote).

[golux]

I might add THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO or another out-of-print gem on the same subject, COMING OUT OF THE ICE by Victor Herman. The latter is an absolute treasure.

[golux]

I might add THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO or another out-of-print gem on the same subject, COMING OUT OF THE ICE by Victor Herman. The latter is an absolute treasure.

[shibumi]

Not so much by his list, but rather his comments on it, it is apparent that Tyson is agenda driven which, in itself, disqualifies his as the objective scientist he claims to be.

A revealing quote from Tyson can be found here:

"Every account of a higher power that I've seen described, of all religions that I've seen, include many statements with regard to the benevolence of that power. When I look at the universe and all the ways the universe wants to kill us, I find it hard to reconcile that with statements of beneficence."

Although he uses the self description "agnostic" that is clearly a cop out. No intellectually honest person can state that they believe in the existence of something they cannot describe or attribute qualities to.

If in fact the universe is the hostile place Tyson characterizes, then our continued existence in spite of the enormous odds against our even being in the first place is proof enough of a beneficent God.

I agree that these eight books (especially the Bible) are important reading (even if in some cases they serve to let you know your enemy) but Tyson's raising them to the level of IQ qualifiers reeks of an elitist arrogance beyond the pale.

It's a shame that Tyson did not receive the benefit of a truly Liberal education (in the classic sense) instead of frittering away his time in a graduate level shop class before he learned how to read and think critically.

[dragonblustar]

How about Atlas Shug?

[dsthompson]

The hallmark of a truly ignorant person is that they on telling everyone how intelligent they are.

So some assclown from Reddit wants to know what "intelligent" people should read. I guess normal people shouldn't read these books eh?

Anytime someone says to me, during the course of normal conversation, that they are intelligent, highly educated, etc. I just away because they just proved they are actually an ignorant jerk.

[Williams]

Such a list cannot be complete w/o Decline And Fall of the Roman Empire.

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[dragonblustar]

Funny, he goes after the bible but yet he and many other sheeple voted for Obama. Looks like he let the DNC do his thinking.

[djwright]

My neighbors 21 year-old son posted this on Facebook, and said all he wanted for Christmas was books. I thought that was pretty cool. I plan to go through some of our old books and pick out some classics for him (like atlas shrugged) and I bought him “David Copperfield” at the half priced book store for $2.50.

[Altariel]

None of Shakespeare’s plays made the list?

[Lmo56]

For laffs, you must read:

“And To My Nephew Albert, I Leave The Island That I Won Off Of Fatty Hagen In a Poker Game ...” *

* The title is supposed to be from a will ...

The premise is that an English movie theater projectionist [Albert] inherits a small rocky island off of the English coast outside of the territorial limits. It has absolutely no value, as it is covered with rocks.

Albert takes a girl there [in order to get laid] and is about to succeed - when a Russian spy trawler runs aground on the island.

The Russians quickly realize that this is the perfect spot for a spy listening post and lease one-half of the island from Albert. Not to be out-done, the United States leases the other half of the island. Then, the barbed wire boundary goes up - instant Berlin Wall ...

Albert, as landlord has free run of both sides of the island.

Hilarious book !!!

[goat granny]

I’d say any Louis L’Amour books...

[truth_seeker]

“Free to Choose” by Milton & Rose Friedman

For true conservatives,
of the classical liberal definition

[csense]

.) The Bible (eBook) - “to learn that it’s easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself.”

Anyone who can sum up the Bible in a single sentence, and then dismiss it as being contrary to reason, isn't worth the time listening to, let alone be considered one who is a teacher.

[nikos1121]

Darwin? Hmmm, may pass on that one.