Nonetheless, the ascetical struggle to cultivate the interior silence necessary to enter these imaginative worlds (both fiction and non-fiction) will undoubtedly be richly rewarded. As such, it will be an effort for some to become immersed in these books. Instead, these recommended titles require the cultivation of a certain amount of interior silence and strength to retreat into a world where the written word works with the imagination to give life to an adventure. What cannot be found here are the types of books-a product of very recent times-that have been written to promote reading as a form of entertainment, a mere distraction, to compete with video games, the Internet, and television, leaving little to the imagination. Some are the type that become a life-long companion, meant to be read and re-read, contributing to the formation of the man one becomes. Many directly correspond to what students are studying in class and can powerfully engage the imagination of a boy or young man. The titles found below will broaden the horizons of those who read them. While other excellent reading lists exist for students, this compilation of titles is different in that all of the recommended books, in some way, complement a Heights education. A list of truly great and very good books for young men in grades three through twelve.
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