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reasonprep.comSAT & ACT Reading ListVersion 1.01IntroductionThis is a suggested reading list for students who want to become powerful readers. AllURLs are clickable in this PDF. Remember the best practices:1. Read at least 20-30 minutes every day.2. Read stuff you enjoy.3. Read a mix of non-fiction and fiction.4. Read a mix of short and long works.5. Read good stuff.Don’t be overwhelmed! You absolutely do not have to read everything on this list, andyou don’t have to limit yourself to the titles presented here list either. The point is toinspire you to pursue reading that will prepare you not only for the SAT or ACT but alsofor a lifetime of academic and intellectual development.NOTE: This resources on this list are mostly drawn from American and other Westernsources. Not much of a surprise given the background of the author. , If you know ofsome international titles (in English) that should be added to this list, let me know.2NewspapersRead any of the articles and opinion pieces, but seek out long-form content. A goodplace to start is with your local newspaper; you can read the others on this list online.For publications behind a paywall, you might be able to read them for free through yourschool.The New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/The Wall Street Journalhttp://www.wsj.com/The Los Angeles Timeshttp://www.latimes.com/The Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk1

reasonprep.com3Magazines & BlogsIn this list, I tried to curate a diverse selection of topics (current events, politics, sports,business, music, culture) and political perspectives. A good rule of thumb: the longer thearticle, the more challenging the read, so don’t just read the short ones!The New Yorkerhttp://www.newyorker.com/The Atlantichttps://www.theatlantic.com/New Republichttps://newrepublic.com/National Reviewhttp://www.nationalreview.com/Popular Mechanicshttp://www.popularmechanics.com/Vanity ast Companyhttps://www.fastcompany.com/The Economisthttp://www.economist.com/The Intercepthttps://theintercept.com/Sports Illustratedhttp://www.si.com/Real Clear Politicshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/National ne/Timehttp://time.com/The nhall.com/Rolling //www.wired.com/Popular /The uzzfeed.com/Deadspinhttp://deadspin.com/2

reasonprep.com4BooksI split this into non-fiction and fiction titles. If you have any books that you enjoyed andthink should be added to the list, let me know!4.1Non-FictionAt least half of your reading should be non-fiction. Most of the resources above cover thisrequirement, though you should supplement with non-fiction books as well. This is onlya partial list, and don’t feel that you have to read anything on it! As I’ve stated earlier, thislist is meant to give you a sense of what’s out there, and I encourage you to find booksthat suit your tastes and interests. I also provided a short description of the book’s topicfor your convenience.TITLE & AUTHORTOPICAdmissions Confidential: An Insider’s Account., Rachel ToorEducationAmerican Earth: Environmental Writing Sicne Thoreau, Bill McKibbenEnvironmentEyes Wide Open, Paul FleischmanEnvironmentAn Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming, Al GoreEnvironmentThe Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History., Carol StricklandArtThe Brilliant History of Color in Art, Victoria FinlayArtA Passion for Victory: The Story of the Olympics., Benson BobrickSportsBorn to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes., Aron RalstonSportsFriday Night Lights: a Town, a Team, and a Dream, H. G. BissingerSportsThe Boys of Summer, Roger KahnSportsLebron’s Dream Team: How Five Freinds Made History, Lebron JamesSportsBloody Sundays: Inside the Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL, Mike FreemanSportsIn These Girls, Hope is a Muscle, Madeleine BlaisSports“21”: The Story of Roberto Clemente, Wilfred SantiagoSportsHot Pink: The Life & Fashions of Elsa Schiaparelli, Susan Goldman RubinFashionWhy’d They Wear That? Fashion as the Mirror of History, Sarah AlbeeFashionFast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, Eric SchlosserFoodThe Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat, Michael PollanFoodSalt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, Michael MossFoodCandyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America, Steve AlmondFoodRed Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat, Gail JarrowHealth3

reasonprep.comFatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary, Gail JarrowHealthA Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Beah IshmaelHistoryCharles and Emma: the Darwins’ Leap of Faith, Deborah HeiligmanHistoryThe Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton & Aaron BurrHistoryEndurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, Alfred LansingHistoryHitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow, Susan Campbell BartolettiHistoryThe March on Washington, James HaskinsHistoryThe Story of Mankind, Hendrik Willem van LoonHistoryThe War to End All Wars: World War I, Russell FreedmanHistoryThe Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11, Anthony SummersHistoryStudents on Strike: A Landmark Struggle for Equality., John A. StokesHistoryWith Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman’s Right to Vote, Ann BausumHistoryGuns, Germs, and Steel, Jared DiamondHistoryChasing Lincoln’s Killer, James L. SwansonHistoryWitches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem, Rosalyn SchanzerHistoryBringing Down the House, The Inside Story of Six MIT Students., Ben MezrichMathLogicomix: An Epic Search for Truth, by Apostolos Doxiadis, et al.MathThe Anthology of Rap, Adam Bradley, et al.MusicCome As You Are: The Story of Nirvana, Michael AzerradMusicThis is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, Daniel J. LevitinMusicLegends, Icons, & Rebels: Music that Changed the World, Robbie RoberstonMusicAnimals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals, Temple GrandinAnimalsClose to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916, Michael CapuzzoAnimalsA Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me, Jon KatzAnimalsThe Man Who Listens to Horses, Monty RobertsAnimalsThe Race to Save the Lord God Bird, Phillip HooseAnimalsAn Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, Ali AlmossawiPhilosophyPlato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, Thomas ClathcartPhilosophyTalent is Overrated, Geoffrey ColvinBusiness & Self-HelpThe Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More, Chris AndersonBusiness & Self-HelpThe Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business, John BattelleBusiness & Self-HelpDeep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, Cal NewportBusiness & Self-HelpFreakonomics, Steven Levitt and Stephen DubnerEconomicsNaked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science, by Charles WheelanEconomics4

reasonprep.comThe Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google, Nicholas CarrScienceFeynman, Jim OttavianiSciencePacking for Mars: the Curious Science of Live in the Void, Mary RoachSciencePhineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story About Brain Science, John FleischmanScienceRocket Boys: A Memoir, Homer H. Hickam, Jr.ScienceThe Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas CarrScienceStiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary RoachScienceThe Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring, Richard PrestonScienceThe Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, Carl SaganSciencePlay: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination., Stuart BrownScienceBlack Like Me, John Howard GriffinSociologyThe Courage to Be Yourself, Al Desetta et al.SociologyLooks Like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids, Deborah EllisSociologyTribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, Sebastian JungerSociologyThe Normal One: Life With a Difficult or Damaged Sibling, Jeanee SaferSociologyEverything Bad is Good for You, Steven JohnsonSociologyWe Are Americans: Undocumented Students . American Dream, William PérezSociologyWe Should All Be Feminists, Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSociologyNickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America, Ehrenreich, BarbaraSociologyHow We Beat the Street, Sampson DavisSociologyWhy Do We Fight? Conflict, War, and Peace, Niki WalkerSociologyInto Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster, Jon KrakauerTravelRite of Passage: Tales of Backpacking ’Round Europe, Lisa JohnsonTravelTo Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story, Case ScieszkaTravelBad Boy: A Memoir, Walter Dean MyersWriting & MemoirHole In My Life, Jack GantosWriting & MemoirLetters to a Bullied Girl: Messages of Healing and Hope, Olivia GardnerWriting & MemoirKing of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography, Chris CrutcherWriting & Memoir5

reasonprep.com4.2FictionThis list is based mostly on the College Board’s recommended reading for college-boundstudents. I also added a few of my own favorites. You can absolutely read more popularstuff like the Harry Potter series or your favorite genre fiction (mystery, sci-fi, etc.), but tryto push yourself to mix in some literary fiction as well for extra challenge.Achebe, ChunuaThings Fall ApartAgee, JamesA Death in the FamilyAusten, JanePride and PrejudiceBaldwin, JamesGo Tell It on the MountainBeckett, SamuelWaiting for GodotBellow, SaulThe Adventures of Augie MarchBronte, CharlotteJane EyreBronte, EmilyWuthering HeightsCamus, AlbertThe StrangerCather, WillaDeath Comes for the ArchbishopChaucer, GeoffreyThe Canterbury TalesChekhov, AntonThe Cherry OrchardChopin, KateThe AwakeningConrad, JosephHeart of DarknessCooper, James FenimoreThe Last of the MohicansCrane, StephenThe Red Badge of CourageDanteInfernode Cervantes, MiguelDon QuixoteDefoe, DanielRobinson CrusoeDickens, CharlesA Tale of Two CitiesDostoyevsky, FyodorCrime and PunishmentDouglass, FrederickNarrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassDreiser, TheodoreAn American TragedyDumas, AlexandreThe Three MusketeersEliot, GeorgeThe Mill on the Floss6

reasonprep.comEllison, RalphInvisible ManEmerson, Ralph WaldoSelected EssaysFaulkner, WilliamAs I Lay DayingFaulkner, WilliamThe Sound and the FuryFielding, HenryTom JonesFitzgerald, F. ScottThe Great GatsbyFlaubert, GustaveMadame BovaryFord, Ford MadoxThe Good SoldierGoethe, Johann Wolfgang vonFaustGolding, WilliamLord of the FliesHardy, ThomasTess of the d’UrbervillesHawthorne, NathanielThe Scarlet LetterHeller, JosephCatch 22Hemingway, ErnestA Farewell to ArmsHomerThe IliadHomerThe OdysseyHugo, VictorThe Hunchback of Notre DameHurston, Zora NealeTheir Eyes Were Watching GodHuxlery, AldousBrave New WorldIbsen, HenrikA Doll’s HouseJames, HenryThe Portrait of a LadyJames, HenryThe Turn of the ScrewJoyce, JamesA Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManKafka, FranzThe MetamorphosisKingston, Maxine HongThe Woman WarriorLee, HarperTo Kill a MockingbirdLewis, SinclairBabbittLondon, JackThe Call of the WildMann, ThomasThe Magic MountainMarquez, Gabriel GarciaOne Hundred Years of Solitude7

reasonprep.comMcCarthy, CormacThe RoadMelville, HermanBartleby the ScrivenerMelville, HermanMoby DickMiller, ArthurThe CrucibleMorrison, ToniBelovedO’Connor, FlanneryA Good Man is Hard to FindO’Neill, EugeneLong Day’s Journey into NightOrwell, GeorgeAnimal FarmOrwell, George1984Pasternak, BorisDoctor ZhivagoPlath, SylviaThe Bell JarPoe, Edgar AllanSelected TalesPynchon, ThomasThe Crying of Lot 49Remarque, Erich MariaAll Quiet on the Western FrontRostand, EdmondCyrano de BergeracRoth, HenryCall It SleepSalinger, J. D.The Catcher in the RyeShakespeare, WilliamHamletShakespeare, WilliamMacbethShakespeare, WilliamA Midsummer Night’s DreamShakespeare, WilliamRomeo and JulietShaw, George BernardPygmalionShelley, MaryFrankensteinSilko, Leslie MarmonCeremonySolzhenitsyn, AlexanderOne Day in the Life of Ivan DenisovichSophoclesAntigoneSophoclesOedipus RexSteinbeck, JohnThe Grapes of WrathStephenson, NealAnathemStevenson, Robert LouisTreasure Island8