The Torchlight List: Around the World in 200 Books
By Jim Flynn
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Out of concern that reading for pleasure was steadily declining among his students, noted academic and political scientist Jim Flynn compiled a list of book recommendations. Each book was chosen for its ability to transport readers into a magic realm of knowledge and imagination. Numbering 200 in all, the books also shed light on human psychology, history, science, or philosophy: the concepts needed to comprehend the complexities of the modern world.
The Torchlight List, named in honor of Flynn’s uncle who read by torchlight onboard a ship during WWI, is divided by geographical area. Flynn comments on each title with humor and wit, offering a brief explanation of its history, contest, and enduring value. He bets each reader that at least one of the first five titles will change his or her life. The Torchlight List is a book that will inspire you to reread books you love, and to discover and relish many new ones.
Jim Flynn
Jim Flynn grew up in Omaha, attended Dartmouth College on a National Merit Scholarship and earned a law degree from Stanford. He also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy between the start and finish of law school. Jim lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Anne Marie, and dogs, Winston and Abby, and he has practiced law there since 1974. Jim is the author of three lawyer-related novels and has, for many years, written a weekly column for the Colorado Springs Gazette called "Money & the Law."
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