Anyone interested in Germany history in particular and European history in general should read it. - Edit 1
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1. Are there any books that should ever be censored? If so, why? If so, which ones? Who should decide what books are censored and for whom?
I don't think any book should ever be censored.
2. Should any books be withheld from libraries in high schools? If so, why? If so, which ones? Who should decide what books are withheld?
Again, no books should be withheld.
3. Name five books (aside from religious works) that you think have had a massive impact on the world, and at least one that is frequently overlooked on lists of that sort.
1. The Communist Manifesto
2. The Analects of Confucius I am counting this as a non-religious text
3. The Wealth of Nations
4. Iliad/Odyssey Counting them as one long one.
5. The Prince
And one that is often overlooked? It may be a passing fad, but they keep coming back so the book that influenced much of today's preoccupation with them. Dracula
4. Do you think any of the books you listed in point 3 should be read in schools as mandatory reading? Why or why not?
All of them. Why? Because they are all vastly influential in explaining our own Greco-Roman heritage, the heritage of East Asia, and the basis for our modern economic system.
5. Name five books (aside from religious works) that you think SHOULD be mandatory reading in schools (or at least "on the curriculum" if you don't like the word "mandatory"), and why.
See above.
6. Do you think schools are too careful in choosing books due to pressure from those who would censor the curriculum? If so, which sorts of books do you feel are unjustly censored?
Economic works are not properly focused on.
7. Do you think schools place too much emphasis on particular themes or ideas when choosing their curriculum? If so, which ones?
Too much political correctness. We need more study on religions. Plural. Discuss and compare and contrast the world's religious, the books they are based on, and the political and cultural milieus they currently inhabit.
8. Are there any authors you would remove from school curricula who are presently well-represented? Why?
J.D. Salinger, Jane Austen
9. Are there any authors not represented that you would like to see added generally? Why?
Hmm. None that I can think of.
10. Is there ONE book (aside from religious works) that you think EVERYONE should read? If so, what book and why?
My works listed above.