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In today’s world it seems that everywhere we turn we are saturated with book recommendations from talk shows, magazines, radio shows, friends, and top ten lists. But which books are really the best, and what effects do the books we read have on our intelligence? The Torchlight List has the answers. A professor for over forty years, Jim Flynn was concerned when he saw that his students were reading less and less. He decided to compile a list of recommendations for them, which expanded to include two hundred titles that transport the reader into a magic realm of knowledge and imagination. The books must also shed light on human psychology, history, science, or philosophy: the concepts needed to comprehend the complexities of the modern world.
The list, named in honor of Flynn’s uncle who read by torchlight onboard a ship during WWI, is divided by geographical area. Flynn offers a brief explanation on the history each book deals with and comments on the plots with humor and wit. He bets each reader that at least one of the five first titles will change his or her life. This is a book that will inspire you to reread books you love, and to discover and relish many new ones.
The list, named in honor of Flynn’s uncle who read by torchlight onboard a ship during WWI, is divided by geographical area. Flynn offers a brief explanation on the history each book deals with and comments on the plots with humor and wit. He bets each reader that at least one of the five first titles will change his or her life. This is a book that will inspire you to reread books you love, and to discover and relish many new ones.
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Review Issue Date: October 1, 2013
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In this heartfelt favorites list. American political scientist Flynn (Defend Humane Ideals), who is based in New Zealand, waxes nostalgic about reading for pleasure, which, he's observed is a waning practice among his students. Originally from a poor Irish-American family ot self-educated book lovers, including his uncle Ed <> who read by torchlight on a naval ship during WWI - Flynn wants to guide readers through books that will expland their minds, educate as well as entertain, and ultimately lead to self-liberation. The fiction and nonfiction titles are seperated into broad categories, such as sciene and early civilization, American history, the human condition, and European history.
Jim Flynn is emeritus professor of politics at the University of Otago, an honorary doctor of science, recipient of a Gold Medal for distinguished career research, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. He has been profiled in Scientific American for his research on human intelligence, and is the author of How to Defend Humane Ideals, What Is Intelligence?, and Where Have All the Liberals Gone?. He lives in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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