Synopses & Reviews
Praise for 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read
Because of too much TV and too little decent schooling, too many Americans are unread in the classics that have defined our culture. Thats why Wikers 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read is so important: it provides a shopping list for those who want to understand what makes America and the West exceptional.”
Brett M. Decker, Editorial Page Editor, Washington Times
Benjamin Wiker illuminates some of the great books of our civilization with an insightful simplicity that is not only breathtaking but potentially life changing.”
Joseph Pearce, author of biographies of Chesterton, Belloc, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien
Praise for 10 Books That Screwed Up the World
Benjamin Wiker has read the worst books in Western Civilization so you dont have to. Professor Wikers poison pen portraits are great critical aids to analyzing some of the worst ideas that have ever contaminated Western Civilization. Professor Wiker recommends actually reading the booksbut his own book is a whole lot more fun.”
Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D., author of How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
If you want to know where Western civilization ran off the rails, read this book. And if you want to help get us back on track, buy extra copies and see what you can do to get them into doctors office waiting rooms, faculty lounges, and your local public library. Wiker has the goods on the authors of our current confusion about (among other things) human nature, morality, sex, economics, law, and governmentthis book will open many eyes.”
Elizabeth Kantor, Ph.D., Editor of the Conservative Book Club and author of The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to English and American Literature
Synopsis
Following up his
10 Books That Screwed Up the World, author Benjamin Wiker brings you
10 Books Every Conservative Must Read: Plus Four Not to Miss and One Impostor. Offering a guide to some of the most important literary works of our time, Wiker turns his discerning eye from the great texts that have done so much damage to Western Civilization to the great texts that could help rebuild it.
10 Books Every Conservative Must Read features a range of works from classics such as
Democracy in America and
The Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers, to more "pop" classics like
Sense and Sensibility and
The Tempest. Through these works, Wiker reveals some of the most important lessons for our time as well as the true meaning of conservatism. Written with an educational purpose and witty tone, this is a must-read for conservatives, Republicans, and booklovers everywhere!
Synopsis
If you care about restoring Americas liberty, you must read this book.
Never has Americas understanding of herself been more at risk than it is now. But if conservatives are to restore America, they need first to rearm themselves with the wisdom of true conservatismand stepping up to the plate to offer just that is Dr. Benjamin Wiker.
Readers of his rollicking 10 Books That Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didnt Help demanded this sequel, and now you have itten books that could actually make the world better, plus four bonus books not to miss, and a warning about one celebrated book that has unfortunately led some conservatives astray. In an easy, approachable format, youll discover:
* how the United States is following what Friedrich Hayek warned was The Road to Serfdom
* why The Federalist Papers offer less help to us today than The Anti-Federalists
* how Alexis de Tocqueville predicted Americans could fall prey to a politician like Obama
* why Shakespeare was a conservativeand what he has to teach us
* how family values” conservatism began with Aristotle in the 4th century B.C.
* the evil roots of liberalism: youll find them in Ancient Greece and in a Christian heresy
* why J. R. R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings is essential conservative readingand why Ayn Rands Atlas Shrugged isnt
Controversial, enlightening, and thought-provoking, Benjamin Wikers 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read is sure to dominate conservative conversation for years to come.
About the Author
Benjamin Wiker received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, and has taught at Marquette University, St. Marys University, Thomas Aquinas College, and Franciscan University. He now writes full time as a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute and at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He has written several other well-received books, including most recently,
10 Books That Screwed Up the World,
The Darwin Myth, and
Answering the New Atheism (co-authored with Scott Hahn). He lives in rural Ohio with his beloved wife, seven children, and sundry goats, chickens, rabbits, dogs, cats, and whatever else happens to wander along.
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