Burned Books is a shocking book by renowned author James Anson Farrer that tells the story of book lists and authors whose works were banned and destroyed due to great controversy. The author examines which books were condemned and dressed in the skin of a "shameful Slavic woman", as well as how these attempts at censorship changed the perception of culture and the intellectual development of society. "Books Condemned to Burn" is an insightful and thoroughly researched work that reveals step by step the tragic consequences of control over words and ideas.