Ted Gioia's "Stupidity: A Reading List" (17 books)

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"You get smarter by studying foolishness—so here's how I'd teach a 12-week course on stupidity." - Ted Gioia https://www.honest-broker.com/p/stupi...

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1		The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides 3.95 avg rating — 41,062 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus 3.99 avg rating — 9,399 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Secret History by Procopius 3.83 avg rating — 3,459 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam by Barbara W. Tuchman 4.03 avg rating — 7,469 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Praise of Folly by Erasmus 3.83 avg rating — 20,715 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay 3.81 avg rating — 5,120 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 3.71 avg rating — 381,523 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Bouvard and Pécuchet by Gustave Flaubert 3.82 avg rating — 4,510 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		The Way of All Flesh (Modern Library 100 Best Novels) by Samuel Butler 3.61 avg rating — 9,776 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich 4.46 avg rating — 22,541 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco 3.91 avg rating — 75,579 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized System by Paul Goodman 3.75 avg rating — 550 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed 3.86 avg rating — 5,073 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.21 avg rating — 223,866 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Ship Of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter 3.67 avg rating — 3,015 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The Peter Principle by Laurence J. Peter 3.75 avg rating — 4,175 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3.89 avg rating — 302,550 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

17 books · 1 voter · list created May 24th, 2024 by Mike (votes) .

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