Essential Reading for Human Beings

A Listmania! list by Z. Palmer Laporte (Edinburgh, Scotland)
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Humanity: the Recent Moral History: The Moral History of the Twentieth Century (Pimlico)
1.  Humanity: the Recent Moral History: The Moral History of the Twentieth Century (Pimlico) by Jonathan Glover
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  "Page-turning non-fiction. Masterful."
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The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature
2.  The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature by David T. Suzuki
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  "Printed on non-deforested bamboo paper with no water lost."
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The Ursula Franklin Reader: Pacifism as a Map
3.  The Ursula Franklin Reader: Pacifism as a Map by Ursula Franklin
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  "Even the Secretary General of NATO fails to defuse her arguments."
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The Elements of Style
4.  The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
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  "For whenever you read or write."
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Tao TE Ching Personal
5.  Tao TE Ching Personal by Stephen Mitchell
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  "The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities."
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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Vintage classics)
6.  Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Vintage classics) by William Styron
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  "Understanding and illuminating."
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A Theory of Justice Rev (Paper) (Belknap)
7.  A Theory of Justice Rev (Paper) (Belknap) by John Rawls
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  ""What other book is there?" - G.A. Cohen, John Rawls' main detractor."
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World Poverty and Human Rights
8.  World Poverty and Human Rights by Thomas W. Pogge
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  "Stunning. With the most beautifully crafted prescriptive solutions."
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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
9.  Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig
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  "Making sense of things, in style and with an excellent plot."
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The Crooked Timber Of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas
10.  The Crooked Timber Of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas by Isaiah Berlin
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  "The finest intellectual and essayist of his age."
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If Minds Had Toes
11.  If Minds Had Toes by Lucy Eyre
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  "An unpretentious, playful, and funny introduction to philosophical problems. More enjoyable than any other."
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