100 BEST BOOKS REVISITED: PAGE 3 - GROUP 1 - INTRODUCTION

Im going to list the books in the groups that Mr. Durant created when he wrote the list. There will be a page for each group and it will list the names of the books to be read in that group, the part(s) of the book to be read, and the links to find and download each of the books. I want to make this all as easy as possible to follow for everyone who does want to try and read all of these books.

There really isnt that much information available on actually reading the books on the list. It's as if Mr. Durant had made the list for a friend or relative and would have been available to answer any questions that may have come up during the reading. Imagine sitting down with him and asking him questions about the reading!

I discovered one very interesting note on the reading, which I found as a footnote to the list in its current edition. Mr. Durant feels that each volume should take 10 days to finish, reading one hour a day. It will take 4 years to finish the list of you can consistently read at this pace. Somewhere he states that he recommends just picking out the main pounts of each paragraph and not reading in great detail. But then he also says to read critically and use a dictionary to look up words you are unfamiliar with. So it is up to each of us to find the best way to do the reading, finding the method that works best for us individually.

I don't like reading like that, and I know I won't be able to read at the pace he recommends. I have already set a goal to try and read one selection from the list each month, which would allow me to finish the list in 8 years and 4 months. I do like his idea of reading at least one hour each day and try to do that. He suggest if you miss a day to make it up at a later day. Consistency seems to be the key!

Group 1: Introduction

1) J. Arthur Thomson's "Outline of Science"

Read the entire 4 volumes in this selection.

Thomson's "Outlines of Science" Volume 1 from The Internet Archive
Thomson's "Outlines of Science" Volume 2 from The Internet Archive
Thomson's "Outlines of Science" Volume 3 from The Internet Archive
Thomson's "Outlines of Science" Volume 4 from Google Books

2) Logan Clendenning's "The Human Body"

Read the entire selection.

THIS SELECTON IS NOT AVAILABLE AS AN eBOOK AT THIS TIME.

3) John Kellogg's "The New Dietetics"

Read the chapters "Foods" through "Scientific Tests of the Nutritive Functions" and "Making the Bill of Fare" for a total of 548 pages.

John H Kellogg's "The New Dietetics" from Google Books

4) William James' "The Principles of Psychology"

Read the entire selection of 2 volumes.

William James' "Principles of Psychology" Volume 1 from The Internet Archive
William James' "Principles of Psychology" Volume 2 from The Internet Archive

5) H.G. Wells' "The Outline of History"

Read chapters 1-14.

H. G. Wells' "The Outline of History" from the Internet Archive

6) William Sumner's "Folkways"

Read the entire selection.

William Graham Sumner's "Folkways" from the Internet Archive.

7) Sir James Frazier's "The Golden Bough"

Read the entire selection.

Sir James Frazer's "The Golden Bough" from the Internet Archive.

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