Books by Mark Edmundson
Log In to track Mark Edmundson on eReaderIQ.
Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy
In the midst of a crisis of democracy, we have much to learn from Walt Whitman's journey toward egalitarian selfhood. Walt Whitman knew a great deal about democracy that we don't. Most of that knowledge is concentrated in... See More
The Death of Sigmund Freud: The Legacy of His Last Days
When Hitler invaded Austria in March of 1938, Sigmund Freud was among the 175,000 Viennese Jews dreading Nazi occupation. Though Freud was near the end of his life-eighty-one years old, battling cancer of the jaw-and... See More
The Heart of the Humanities: Reading, Writing, Teaching
From one of America's great professors, a collection of works exploring the importance of reading, writing, and teaching well, for anyone invested in the future of the humanities. In his series of books Why Read?, Why... See More
Why Teach?: In Defense of a Real Education
Mark Edmundson's essays reclaim college not as the province of high-priced tuition, career training, and interactive online courses, but as the place where serious people go to broaden their minds and learn to live the rest... See More
The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World
How Freud's concept of the super-ego can help us to understand the harsh cultural climate of the digital age Cancellation, scapegoating, raving on Twitter. How did the Internet, which began as a place for open thought and... See More
Pocket Hole Joinery
A quick and easy way to do more woodworking. Pocket hole joinery techniques simplify woodworking.Forbeginners and master craftsmen, the pocket hole joiner has become a favorite woodworking technique because it is easy to... See More
Why Football Matters: My Education in the Game
Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men Football teaches young men self-discipline and... See More
Teacher: The One Who Made the Difference
In 1969, Mark Edmundson was a typical high school senior in working-class Medford, Massachusetts. He loved football, disdained schoolwork, and seemed headed for a factory job in his hometown -- until a maverick philosophy... See More
Why Write?: A Master Class on the Art of Writing and Why it Matters
From one of America's great professors, author of Why Teach? and Why Read?--an inspiring exploration of the importance of writing well, for creators, educators, students, and anyone who writes. Why write when it sometimes... See More
Self and Soul: A Defense of Ideals
An ARTery Best Book of the Year An Art of Manliness Best Book of the Year In a culture that has become progressively more skeptical and materialistic, the desires of the individual self stand supreme, Mark Edmundson says... See More