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"Let others boast of the pages they have written; I am proud of the ones I have read”, said Borges. And it is that good books transform us; a passage, no matter how brief, can arouse the reader's curiosity and encourage them to read...

In this thought-provoking and extremely timely work, Nuccio Ordine convincingly argues for the utility of useless knowledge and against the contemporary fixation on utilitarianism—for the fundamental importance of the liberal arts and against the damage caused by their neglect. Inspired by the reflections of...

Based on John Donne's famous meditation, Nuccio Ordine expands his "ideal library" by inviting us to read—and reread—more selected pages of universal literature. Convinced that a brilliant quote can arouse the reader's curiosity and encourage them to read the work from which it came,...