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Jill Simonian: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson | The Book Club | PragerU

What can a classic pirate adventure teach today’s kids about courage, resilience, and growing up? In this episode of The Book Club, Michael Knowles is joined by PragerU

Adam Carolla: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury | The Book Club | PragerU

Fahrenheit 451 may have been written in 1953, but its warnings feel more relevant than ever.In this episode of The Book Club, Michael Knowles is joined by bestselling aut

Mollie Hemingway: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin | The Book Club | PragerU

A former Bolshevik wrote the first dystopian novel—before Orwell, before Huxley—and it predicted everything: AI replacing creativity, state-run families, engineered confo

Bryan Callen: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In this episode of The Book Club, Michael Knowles sits down with actor and comedian Bryan Callen to discuss Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, one of the most influenti

Rich Zeoli: Animal Farm by George Orwell | The Book Club | PragerU

Why does every utopia eventually turn into a tyranny? In Animal Farm, George Orwell tells the story of a farm revolution that begins with a promise of equality and ends w

Alexandra Hudson: Pascal's Pensées | The Book Club | PragerU

Can reason alone lead us to truth? In Pensées, Blaise Pascal—the brilliant mathematician and Christian apologist—wrestles with the deepest questions of faith, doubt, and

Sir Niall Ferguson: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy | The Book Club

How does war reshape not only nations—but the souls of those who live through it? In War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy sets Napoleon’s invasion of Russia as the backdrop for wha

Viva Frei: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Is the pursuit of a dream worth it, even if it’s torn apart in the end? In The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman

Neil Shenvi: The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis

What’s wrong with saying “my truth” and embracing moral relativism? In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis warns that abandoning objective truth doesn’t just erode morality—

Michael Malice: The Call of the Wild by Jack London

What does it take to survive when civilization falls away? The Call of the Wild is more than a story about a dog thrust into the harsh wilderness during the Gold Rush—it’

Joseph Fornieri: On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

Can you do whatever you want—even harm yourself—as long as you don’t harm others? In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill warns against threats to personal freedom, especially th

Will Witt: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Would you sell your soul to stay young forever? In Oscar Wilde’s famous novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, a handsome young man’s wish for eternal youth is granted while

Libby Emmons: A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

Is Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House the feminist landmark it’s often portrayed to be? Or is it a critique of radical individualism and the undermining of traditional societa

Derryck Green: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Once required reading for high school students, To Kill a Mockingbird now comes with trigger warnings. The book, which confronts and calls out the evils of racism, is con

Pastor Rob McCoy: Sermon on the Mount

Michael Knowles is joined by Pastor Rob McCoy to discuss the Sermon on the Mount, one of the most beloved and frequently cited passages in the gospels of the New Testamen

Charles Kesler: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

Is the purpose of life happiness, and if so, how can we achieve it? Written nearly 2,500 years ago, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is as relevant today as it's ever been.

Julie Hartman: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

What if your sins were on display for all the world to see? Michael Knowles is joined by Julie Hartman to discuss The Scarlet Letter, which tells the story of a young wom

Andy Puzder: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

How do you stay true to yourself in a world that demands conformity? Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead—centered around a talented architect who refuses to compromise his princi

Owen Anderson: The Book of Job

If you lost every good thing in your life, would you still praise God? The Book of Job from the Old Testament is considered one of the great masterpieces of early literat

Solveig Gold: The Cave by Plato

How do you know if you’re trapped in a false reality? Can you see the truth or are you simply looking at shadows on the wall? Solveig Gold joins Michael Knowles to discus