Open Thread: Books that Define Your Worldview?

If You Had to Select Just 4, What Would They Be?

I’ve recently seen several Notes in which folks share the four books that represent their worldview. It’s a fascinating question: Can you define or describe your personal philosophy using just four books? Not really, but it offers a fun exercise in trying.

I answered:

1. Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

2. Willa Cather’s Death Co…