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Books for the Thinking Individual
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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A treatment of the importance of individual opinion, especially when dumbed down by the authorities.
The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics)The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics) by Plato
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The first thing about knowing everything, said Socrates, is admitting that you know nothing. Follow his last days, and his words which would influence people for thousands of years.
The Rebel (Penguin Modern Classics)The Rebel (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus
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A difficult book, but an invaluable look into the limits of rebellion.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Penguin Popular Classics)A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Penguin Popular Classics) by James Joyce
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Difficult, yet poignant, account of a young man trying to find his place in the world
Steppenwolf (Essential Penguin)Steppenwolf (Essential Penguin) by Hermann Hesse
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The poetic plight of a confused individual
No LogoNo Logo by Naomi Klein
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What REALLY happens when you buy Nike, or Coke, or McDonald's? Buy in combination with "Fast Food Nation", also worth reading
Selected Poems and Letters (Penguin Classics)Selected Poems and Letters (Penguin Classics) by Arthur Rimbaud
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Includes, "A Season in Hell" - a long prose like Dante's Inferno, giving insight into the passion and torment of a lost soul