Books and Guidance for Homeschooling and Self-Education

This website contains listings of approximately 500 books covering the essentials of an education in the sciences and arts. Objectivists, adult educators, homeschooling parents and others interested in educating themselves and/or their children should find this a valuable reading list.

Preschool through teenage books are listed under Education, above, left. Adult and advanced teen material is categorized in the topics above, with core topics listed at the left and all topics, including the core topics again, listed on the right. Within each category books are listed in a recommended reading sequence from basic books to more specialized ones. Most are linked to a bookstore where you can buy them, usually either Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com or the Ayn Rand Bookstore.

Click on any topic above to explore a field of knowledge.