Ted Gioia's "Stupidity: A Reading List"

1.
The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War 3.94 avg rating — 39,937 ratings
2.
The Annals of Imperial Rome
The Annals of Imperial Rome
by: Tacitus
3.98 avg rating — 9,163 ratings
3.
The Secret History
The Secret History
by: Procopius
3.84 avg rating — 3,331 ratings
4.
The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam
The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam 4.02 avg rating — 7,165 ratings
5.
Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly
by: Erasmus
3.83 avg rating — 19,732 ratings
6.
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds 3.82 avg rating — 4,976 ratings
7.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,717 ratings
8.
Bouvard and Pécuchet
Bouvard and Pécuchet 3.82 avg rating — 4,381 ratings
9.
The Way of All Flesh (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)
The Way of All Flesh (Modern Library 100 Best Novels) 3.60 avg rating — 9,577 ratings
10.
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets 4.46 avg rating — 20,860 ratings
11.
Foucault’s Pendulum
Foucault’s Pendulum 3.91 avg rating — 73,679 ratings
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Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized System
Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized System 3.76 avg rating — 530 ratings
13.
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo 3.85 avg rating — 4,796 ratings
14.
The Idiot
The Idiot 4.21 avg rating — 207,687 ratings
15.
Ship Of Fools
Ship Of Fools 3.67 avg rating — 2,930 ratings
16.
The Peter Principle
The Peter Principle 3.75 avg rating — 4,019 ratings
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A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,810 ratings