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An Incomplete List of Recommended Books
Also see Great Books reading list for more titles.
Latin: Any truly educated person will know Latin and will continue to read Latin throughout his life. Studies show that at least two years of Latin not only augments one's English vocabulary by 20,000 words, but also provides one with a meticulous understanding of English grammar. Latin not only prepares one for a career in law, science, medicine, business or humanities, but will also enrich one’s life by allowing him to read the Western Classics.
Additional Languages: After Latin, one should learn at least one other Western language, preferably French, German, Italian, Anglo Saxon, Gaelic, Old Norse, and/or Classical Greek. If a student is to study only two foreign languages, Latin and German would be best, as these two languages most influenced English. (In order to maintain a high-brow curriculum, we strongly advise against Spanish.)
Greco-Roman Culture and History Anthropology & Sociology:
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
Celtic & Germanic Mythology:
D'Aulaires Book of Norse Myths
Germanic Mythology, Jakob Grimm
English Grammar:
Fowler's Modern English Usage, Second Edition
Short Introduction to English Grammar (1762), Robert Lowth
Classical Languages:
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary
Liddell & Scott Greek-English Lexicon
Latin for Children: Cambridge Latin Course.
Modern Languages:
For information on French, German, and Gaelic, see Great Books reading list.
Anthropology & Sociology
Introduction to Anthropology, Roger Pearson
Genealogy and Family Interests:
On Genetic Interests, Frank Salter
English Literature:
Understanding Poetry, Brooks & Warren
See Great Books reading list.
European History:
See Great Books reading list.
American History:
See Great Books reading list.
See audio courses at the Center for the Restoration of Humane Learning
Book of the Week: Camp of the Saints
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