/lit/ - Literature

I'll probably have to kick off this thread with my own list. I'm trying to keep it practical while maintaining a healthy balance of breadth of subjects and depth of material.

I also aimed to minimize "ideology". That comes AFTER you attempt to interpret the world, whenever possible.

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>Learning Basics
How to Read a Book - Mortimer J. Adler

>Self-Regulation Basics
The Discourses - Epictetus
A Primer in Positive Psychology - Christopher Peterson
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman

>Thinking Basics
The Trivium - Sister Miriam Joseph
The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing - Thomas S. Kane
Creative and Critical Thinking: W. Edgar Moore

>Mathematics Basics
How to Solve It - G. Polya
Geometry I & II - A. P. Kiselev
Pre-Calculus - C. Stitz & J. Zeager

>Liberal Arts Basics
The Art of Fiction - David Lodge
The Bible (KJV/NKJV)
Socratic Dialogues, The Republic, & The Symposium - Plato
Music In Theory And Practice - Bruce Benward

>Social Science Basics
The Interpretation of Cultures - Clifford Geertz
Atlas of World History - Patrick O’Brien
Origins of Consciousness - Julian Jaynes

>Science Basics
The Character of Physical Law - Richard Feynman
The Machinery of Life - David Goodsell

>Social Skills
No More Mr. Nice Guy - Robert A. Glover
Improve Your Social Skills - Daniel Wendler

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This list is NOT the end-all, be-all list. There could be many other lists out there that are as effective or more effective. But I figured that I'd have to put my own skin in the game to get this thread off the ground.