OLL Publications

The Reading Room

The OLL blog explores the fascinating, vital, and often surprising texts and people that fill our library. Come talk in our library!

Unlocking the Mystery of the Beauty that Launched a Thousand Ships

By: Anna Leman

Homer’s Iliad relates gruesome details of the horrific war between the Achaians and the Trojans over the beautiful Helen of Sparta. The question in every reader’s mind: How could the beauty of one woman inspire such devastation? How could Helen’s face launch a thousand ships? 
READ MORE

Purge Your Enthusiasm: The Life-Changing Legacy of America’s Greatest Post-Seinfeld Comedy Series

By: Daniel Ross Goodman

READ MORE

Herbert Spencer, Slavery & Income Tax

By: Charles Amos

READ MORE

Liberty Matters

The OLL brings people together to debate and discuss important texts and big ideas about liberty.

Women at War

By: Claudia Williamson Kramer, Jayme Lemke, Joshua D. Ammons, and Abigail R. Hall

Traditionally war was thought of as a man’s domain. The authors in this series know better.
READ MORE

The Legacy of David Boaz

By: Andy Craig, Ilya Somin, Tarnell S. Brown, Aaron Powell, and Jonathan Blanks

READ MORE

Jefferson in Time: Perspectives through His Eyes

By: Cara Rogers Stevens, Todd Estes, Christine McDonald, and Hans Eicholz

READ MORE

Explore OLL Publications By Category

OLL Resources

Virtual Book Group

Book Group

Join interesting people and have interesting conversations based on readings from the history of liberty.

Biographies

Biography

Meet the players in the history of liberty.

Quotes

Quotes

Explore lively quotations on questions of liberty and power.