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\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>A hallmark of a true gentleman is being well read, but King Solomon of Israel put it best when he said, \u201cTo the making of books there is no end.\u201d \u00a0So which books should every man read? Developing a \u201ctop 5 books every man should read\u201d post is quite hard to do. Therefore this list isn\u2019t a top 5 list, rather it is a simple list of 5 books that every man should take the time to read. (If you want an ambitious look at the top 100 books every man should read, visit The Art of Manliness<\/a> blog, and make sure you check out the comments section as well.)<\/p>\n

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  1. Atlas Shrugged<\/em> \u2013 Ayn Rand. One of my favorite books of all time, Atlas Shrugged<\/em> is a bear, but easy to read thanks to an excellent storyline. The book challenges the most basic ways we perceive the world and holds the view that, \u201cThe most depraved type of human being…(is) the man without a purpose.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. David Copperfield<\/em> \u2013 Charles Dickens. David Copperfield\u2026 Charles Dickens\u2026 need I say more?<\/li>\n
  3. War and Peace<\/em> \u2013 Tolstoy. No list of must read books can be complete without Tolstoy. This one was a tough call for me between Anna Karenina<\/em> and War and Peace<\/em>. In the end, either Tolstoy novel will do.<\/li>\n
  4. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich<\/em> \u2013 William Shirer. This one makes my list perhaps because of my mild obsession with the history of World War II. Whatever the case may be, it is an interesting, almost unadulterated look into totalitarianism.<\/li>\n
  5. Catch-22<\/em> \u2013 Joseph Heller. The cover says it all, \u201cRead it\u2026 and you\u2019ll never be quite the same again.\u201d Not to mention the fact that this book has heavily influenced language we still use today and no gentleman should use a term when he is not aware of its meaning or origin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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