Dangerous books

Explore the most dangerous books ever written—banned, controversial, and thought-provoking reads that challenge authority and ignite debate. Discover why these texts were deemed too risky.

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The Communist Manifesto

by Karl Marx

In 1848, two young men published what would become one of the defining documents of modern history. The Communist Manifesto, as it was called, rapidly realigned political faultlines all over the world, and its aftershock resonates to this day. In the 150 years since its publication, no other social program has inspired such divisive and violent debate. And the recent collapse of the first regime that embraced it calls for a new, retrospective interpretation of the Manifesto'sintent and impact. Featuring an extensive, provocative introduction by historian Martin Malia, this authorised English translation of The Communist Manifesto, edited and annotated by Engels, with prefaces to editions published between 1872 and 1888, provides an opportunity to examine the document that shook the world.
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The Feminine Mystique

by Betty Friedan

The book that changed the consciousness of a country—and the world. Landmark, groundbreaking, classic—these adjectives barely describe the earthshaking and long-lasting effects of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. This is the book that defined "the problem that has no name," that launched the Second Wave of the feminist movement, and has been awakening women and men with its insights into social relations, which still remain fresh, ever since. A national bestseller, with over 1 million copies sold.
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money

by John Maynard Keynes

Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1936.
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On liberty and other essays

 

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On the Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin

A FACSIMILE OF THE FIRST EDITION.
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Madness and Civilization

by Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800 - from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered part of everyday life and fools and lunatics walked the streets freely, to the time when such people began to be considered a threat, asylums were first built, and walls were erected between the "insane" and the rest of humanity.
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Le Deuxième Sexe

by Simone de Beauvoir

The classic manifesto of the liberated woman, this book explores every facet of a woman's life.
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Silent Spring

by Rachel Carson

The essential, cornerstone book of modern environmentalism is now offered in a handsome 40th anniversary edition which features a new Introduction by activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new Afterword by Carson biographer Linda Lear.