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To: zeugma

Yes, but which ones? Seems very heavy on fiction, pretty lean on technology, about right on governance (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, etc.) about right on Greek philosophers. No primers, no picture dictionaries.

What to exclude? I note the Communist Manifesto included and Mein Kampf is missing, I’d probably give both a pass.


16 posted on 09/30/2023 8:16:28 PM PDT by null and void (I am fine with liberal cities eating the results of their recipes. H/T ConservativeMind)
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To: null and void

You always start with the 1910 Encyclopedia Britannica, according to all the best science fiction. The you go with philosophy, economics, and any technical manuals you can find. the 1910 EB takes you all the way up to Maxwell, from a scientific standpoint. If you’re actually serious about this, I’d recommend reading the first 3 books of the series “1632” series. The first one is available free from the publisher. The author and a lot of folk put in a lot of thought about how you ‘jump start’ civilization. If you have them, the “Grantville Gazettes” that are also a part of that series are half fiction, and half fact. Everything from mining techniques and considerations, to animal husbandry.


17 posted on 10/01/2023 9:45:10 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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