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powerofreason
05-22-2010, 06:49 PM
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In order to prove that anarchists can be kindly and good folk, I am announcing PoR's Liberty Book Lending Initiative!

This will work very simply. Post in this thread for the book you want, provided you have agreed to the simple Terms of Service below. If you are the only person to request a book in a 24 hour period, the book will be shipped out to you asap. I will pm you for your mailing info. One book per person. If two or more posters want the same book, I will instruct said posters to pm me a paragraph or two explaining (1)why you want the book and (2)what is your current political philosophy. Only stupid people will be discriminated against.

Terms of Service:
I pay to ship to you, you pay to ship back to me. Keep the book for one month maximum. If you need longer, just ask me and I will almost certainly agree to an extension. I ask that the book is kept in reasonably good shape. Having said that, accidents do happen. In case a book is damaged or somehow becomes partially or fully unreadable you will be liable for the list price of the book, which I will provide you with upon shipment for your information. If you try to keep the book, keep in mind that would not be in your best interest as I have your address as collateral. ALSO: By requesting a book you do affirm that you have great interest in reading it and will actually in fact read the book.

Now the good part! Books available for loan!:


The Mises Collection

1. Socialism, by Ludwig Von Mises. 569 pages. 2 months you will get for this monster.

2. Critique of Intervention, by Ludwig Von Mises. 122 pages.

3. The Free Market and its Enemies: Pseudo Science, Socialism, and Inflation; by Ludwig Von Mises. 90 pages.

4. Marxism Unmasked: From Delusion to Destruction, by Ludwig Von Mises, 110 pages.

5. The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality, by Ludwig Von Mises, 72 pages.


The Rothbard Collection

6. The Case Against the Fed, by Murray Rothbard, 158 pages.

7. For A New Liberty (I'm trying to find this, its lying around somewhere), by Murray Rothbard, somewhere around 300ish pages.

8. The Ethics of Liberty, by Murray Rothbard, 308 pages.


All Other Pro-Liberty Books

9. The Revolution, A Manifesto; by Ron Paul, 173 pages.

10. The Real Lincoln, by Thomas DiLorenzo, 361 pages.

11. The Market For Liberty, by the Tannehills, 169 pages.

12. Defending the Undefendable, by Walter Block, 257 pages.

13. Meltdown, by Thomas Woods Jr, 194 pages.

14. Salvos Against the New Deal, by Garet Garrett, 282 pages.

15. Let's Abolish Government, by Lysander Spooner, approx. 400 pages.

16. Boundaries of Order: Private Property as a Social System, Butler Shaffer, 333 pages.

17. Democracy, The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order; Hans-Hermann Hoppe, 304 pages.


Working on it: Difficulty level approximation and brief summary of what book is about/who should read it.

Books 1-5 I would say are intermediate difficulty except for Socialism, which I would say is advanced. In terms of content their titles describe them pretty well. They are somewhat dry reading.

Book 6 is a great and short read on all the Fed's mischief. Easy read.

Book 7 is a great short introduction to Anarcho-Capitalist ethics, a short introduction to the evolution of libertarian political philosophy, and an extensive explanation of how society can be best served by anarcho-capitalism. Intermediate reading level.

Book 8 is a thorough explanation of the logically derived system of Anarcho-Capitalist ethics. I found it to be highly enlightening and it kept my interest well. Intermediate difficulty.

Book 9 is of course Ron Paul's recent book. In it he outlines the somewhat tame and softcore (imo, anyways) ideology of traditional conservatism. Its a great and easy read. A wonderful introduction to those just starting down the path of libertarian thought.

Book 10 is a fantastic Lincoln myth crusher. Learn the real story about the dictator and his unnecessary war of aggression. Easy to moderate difficulty level.

Book 11 is a short, easy to read, and well written introduction to the nuts and bolts of the market anarchist way of thinking. It is mostly about how things would function in a free market, absent the State.

Book 12 is a great supplement to your arsenal of libertarian ideas. Learn from this highly intelligent man how to defend logically some of the most hated and looked down upon people in our society.

Book 13 is Thomas Woods's recent book on the US economic meltdown. Of course, the Fed is shown to be at fault. Very well written and easy to read and understand. Great for the economic novice.

Book 14 is a collection of essays by the great libertarian thinker Garet Garrett rebutting the nonsensical thinking behind the New Deal. He was a strong voice of reason in the time period surrounding the New Deal; unfortunately he was rather lonely in his mission. Intermediate difficulty.

Book 15 is a collection of writings by the individualist anarchist Lysander Spooner. Murray Rothbard came up with the title. In it you will find such classics as The Constitution of No Authority. Intermediate difficulty level.

Book 16 is a phenomenal breakdown of why private property is the root of all order. Very logical and scientific. Intermediate difficulty.

Book 17 is for the advanced reader. Its title describes the content well. Hoppe is a brilliant anarcho-capitalist thinker but he leans too far right for my taste.

malkusm
05-22-2010, 07:31 PM
I'll bump this for now - I'd do it right away, except that I'm moving shortly and it would probably slip my mind to mail the book back in the process of moving.

In a month, I might request "Defending the Undefenable" by Block, though. :)

helmuth_hubener
05-22-2010, 07:45 PM
This is great. I hope your lending library becomes very popular!

powerofreason
05-23-2010, 11:25 AM
bump