Outstanding works of the mind

A Listmania! list by Jorge M Machado (Braga, Portugal)
 
The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age (Routledge Classics)
1.  The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age (Routledge Classics) by Frances Yates
The list author says:
  "Very readable. The perfect introduction to a fascinating cast of Renaissance personalities."
£11.39   Used & New from: £5.37
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Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come (Yale Nota Bene)
2.  Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come (Yale Nota Bene) by Norman Cohn
The list author says:
  "Enlightening, to say the least, jam-packed with information."
£12.99   Used & New from: £5.94

The Pursuit Of The Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages
3.  The Pursuit Of The Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages by Professor Norman Cohn
The list author says:
  "This is on my wish list. But I just KNOW I want to read it."
£11.04   Used & New from: £8.52
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The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
4.  The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
The list author says:
  "Ambrose Bierce was quick-witted, a sharp thinker with a flair for political incorrectness."
£17.05   Used & New from: £7.82

The Complete MAUS
5.  The Complete MAUS by Art Spiegelman
The list author says:
  "This is one comic book you cannot do without. At times it comes so close to home it is painful."
£8.39   Used & New from: £7.08
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Religion Explained: The Human Instincts That Fashion Gods, Spirits and Ancestors
6.  Religion Explained: The Human Instincts That Fashion Gods, Spirits and Ancestors by Pascal Boyer
The list author says:
  "Highly insightful! And what's more, it pays due tribute to science."
£6.30   Used & New from: £2.52
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

The Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation (Yale Nota Bene)
7.  The Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation (Yale Nota Bene) by Andrew Wilson
The list author says:
  "Great writing. Makes you want to know more. Ukraine is really interesting."
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Nature and Selected Essays (Penguin Classics)
8.  Nature and Selected Essays (Penguin Classics) by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The list author says:
  "This is the great American sage that will never cease to inspire me."
£7.77   Used & New from: £2.39
2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Walden and Civil Disobedience: (American Library)
9.  Walden and Civil Disobedience: (American Library) by Henry David Thoreau
The list author says:
  "Give Thoreau a try. Emerson's ebullient friend!"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.24
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Leaves of Grass (Oxford World's Classics)
10.  Leaves of Grass (Oxford World's Classics) by Walt Whitman
The list author says:
  "And to round off your Transcendentalist readings nicely, wash down Thoreau with a little Whitman."
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The Dispossessed
11.  The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
The list author says:
  "Possibly the best SF book I have ever read. It is profound."
£6.29   Used & New from: £1.11
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

On the Nature of the Psyche (Routledge Classics)
12.  On the Nature of the Psyche (Routledge Classics) by C.G. Jung
The list author says:
  "To the unitiated, the opening pages may seem a little daunting (they were to me). But read on and reap rewards!"
£9.49   Used & New from: £3.24
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society (Routledge Classics)
13.  One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society (Routledge Classics) by Herbert Marcuse
The list author says:
  "Need a theoretical justification for your personal critique of the workaday? Marcuse will provide."
£10.91   Used & New from: £7.44
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Mussorgsky / Stokowski: Pictures at an Exhibition
14.  Mussorgsky / Stokowski: Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
The list author says:
  "A remarkable range of emotion. Darkness and Light vying for supremacy."
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