Books from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
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How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
By Rodney StarkIn this page-turning, myth-busting history, acclaimed author Rodney Stark shows exactly why Western civilization triumphed over other cultures-and why we all should be thankful it did.
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Unbelievable: 7 Myths about the History and Future of Science and Religion
By Michael Newton KeasUnbelievable reveals: - Why the vastness of the universe does not deal a blow to religious belief in human significance - Why the "Dark Ages" never happened - Why "Flat Earthers" had basically disappeared by the third century B.C. - Why the ...
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Essays on Hayek
By William Frank Buckley, Fritz MachlupThe relevance of Friedrich A. Hayek / George C. Roche III --Hayek's contribution to economics / Fritz Machlup -- Scientism and the study of society / Arthur Shenfield -- Capitalism and the historians / Ronald Max Hartwell -- The road to ...
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Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America
By Craig ShirleyIn his previous, widely praised book, "Reagan's Revolution," Shirley told the story of Ronald Reagan's insurgent campaign to wrest the GOP nomination from Gerald Ford in 1976. In his newest work, he tells the tale of Reagan's triumph.
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Redeeming the Time
By Russell KirkHere, Russell Kirk counsels the reader to direct his energies toward cultural renewal. Distilled in these pages are many of the central tenets of Kirk's brand of humane conservatism. Kirk...
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The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America, Since 1945
By George H. NashIn this revised and updated edition of what Insight magazine has called "the standard work" on the history of post -- World War II American conservatism, Nash shows how a...
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William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement
By Lee EdwardsThe modern-day Renaissance man who built the conservative movement The polysyllabic vocabulary, the wit, the charm, the sailing adventures, the spy novels--all of these have become part of the William F. Buckley Jr. legend.
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Michael Polanyi: The Art of Knowing
By Mark T. MitchellMark T. Mitchell reveals how Polanyi came to recognize that the roots of the modern political and spiritual crisis lay in an errant conception of knowledge that served to foreclose any possibility of making meaningful statements about truth ...
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An Uncertain Legacy: Essays on the Pursuit of Liberty
By Edward B. McLeanAn Uncertain Legacy brings together ten of today's leading thinkers -- including Ralph McInerny, J. Rufus Fears, Timothy Fuller, Leonard Liggio, George Carey, and William B. Allen -- to trace...
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Choosing the Right College: The Whole Truth about America's Top Schools
By Intercollegiate Studies InstituteEvaluates the academic life, political atmosphere, and social conditions at more than one hundred of the top colleges and universities in the United States.
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The Politics of Prudence
By Russell KirkIn this classic title, Kirk outlines ten principles of conservative thought, summarizes ten vital conservative books, and offers brief accounts of ten eminent, internationally important conservatives. Written by the founder...
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Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Sacred
By Philip BessFresh arguments for traditional architecture and urbanism; Bess dissects the questionable intellectual assumptions of contemporary architecture.
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Write Tight: How to Keep Your Prose Sharp, Focused, and Concise
By William BrohaughIn Write Tight, Brohaugh teaches how to not only say exactly what you want with grace and power, using the right word, but also how to use the right number of words.