I have taken the list to heart to seriously follow a plan to read more diverse books than I have had in the past. I am amused and somewhat taken aback by some folks who have commented here that the list is "too liberal", or that his book or that book (particularly religious themes) have been left off. I think it is short-sighted that readers think that these 50 books is all you have to know to understand life. That is a very shallow view. To me, this list is like a solid beginning when one goes to college to obtain a good solid liberal arts education. You learn to acquire the critical skills to be able to continue your life by continuing to read and self-educate. I have now taken the list and am finished with or reading five of them, and intend to continue. I hope to be able to read about subject matter that will allow me to be curious enough to read other related books of that subject or era and do so with a an educated platform. Reading is knowledge. Reading 50 books is but a drop in the bucket. As you get to know your library, 50 books here, and 50 books there, and 50 more books, and then 50 more,,,,,pretty soon you just might be able to function as a literate human being. When you get to that stage, you can understand why Fox News is nothing more than a comic page in the Penny Saver. Turn off the tube now and then and read a good book. Suggestions are available if you cannot think of a book to read.
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