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01-07-2008, 08:01 AM

The point of this is to collect & categorize, great, educational & must read quality books, articles & texts that essentially pertain to our movement of Peace, Truth, Freedom, Liberty & Prosperity! Book's that enlighten about the current state of affairs, as well as heed warning & inform should be added here, please suggest them if they are not on the list. Also maybe provide a synopsis or blurb about it, as to why its such a classic, and I'll add it up.

Knowledge is POWER.

Sound Money, Economics
Economics for Real People: An Introduction to the Austrian School (http://books.google.com/books?id=ojknjZJYgWsC) by Gene Callahan
The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin
What Has Government Done to Our Money? (http://www.mises.org/rothbard/rothmoney.pdf) - Murray Rothbard
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism - Robert Murphy
Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Freidman
The Road to Serfdom (http://files.meetup.com/516057/upld-release93pdf.pdf) by F A Hayek
Crash Proof - Peter Schiff
Economics in One Lesson (http://files.meetup.com/516057/Economics%20in%20One%20Lesson.pdf) by Henry Hazlitt
Attention Deficit Democracy (http://www.lewrockwell.com/bovard/bovard19.html) by James Bovard
Age of Abundance (http://www.amazon.com/Age-Abundance-.../dp/0060747668) by Brink Lindsey
Freedonomics (http://www.amazon.com/Freedomnomics-.../dp/1596985062) by John R. Lott Jr.
Radicals for Capitalism (http://radicalsforcapitalism.com/) by Brian Doherty
Confessions of Economic Hitman - John Perkins
Freakonomics (http://www.amazon.com/Freakonomics-Revised-Expanded-Economist-Everything/dp/0061234001/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207835035&sr=1-1) by Stephen D Levitt
Thieves in the Temple - Andre Eggelletion
The Wealth of Nations (http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/adam-smith/Wealth-Nations.pdf) - Adam Smith
Gold, Peace & Prosperity (http://www.mises.org/books/goldpeace.pdf) by Ron Paul
The Case for Gold (http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf) by Ron Paul
Pillars of Prosperity (http://www.mises.org/books/prosperity.pdf) by Ron Paul
America's Great Depression (http://books.google.com/books?id=RHINtHpq8p0C) by Murray N Rothbards
The Way to Wealth (http://www.bfranklin.edu/johnhibbs/WayToWealth.pdf) by Benjamin Franklin
The Free market and Its Enemies (http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/Free_Ma...nemies_The.pdf) by Ludwig von Mises
Critique of Interventionism (http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/Critique_of_Interventionism.pdf) by Ludwig von Mises
Mises and Austrian Economics: A personal view (http://www.mises.org/books/paulmises.pdf) - Ron Paul
Antitrust and Monopoly: Anatomy of a Policy Failure (http://www.mises.org/store/Antitrust-and-Monopoly-Anatomy-of-a-Policy-Failure-P296.aspx?AFID=14) by Dominick Armentano
Capitalism the Unknown Ideal (http://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Ideal-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451147952/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203441661&sr=1-1) by Ayn Rand
Denationalization of Money by F. A. Hayek
The reigning error: The crisis of world inflation (http://www.amazon.com/reigning-error-crisis-world-inflation/dp/B0006CQBNM/lewrockwell/) by William Rees-Mogg
The Monetary Sin of the West (http://www.amazon.com/review/product/B0006DYVOC/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1) by Jacques Rueff
The Age of Inflation (http://www.mises.org/store/Age-of-Inflation-P294.aspx?AFID=14) by Hans F. Sennholz
Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles (http://www.mises.org/Books/desoto.pdf) by Jesus Huerta de Soto
The Mystery of Banking (http://www.mises.org/Books/mysteryofbanking.pdf) by Murry Rothbard
I, Pencil (http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/i,%20pencil%202006.pdf) by Leonard Read
The Machinery of Freedom (http://www.amazon.com/Machinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism/dp/0812690699/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203138707&sr=1-1) by David Friedman
Man, Economy, and State (http://books.google.com/books?id=YGi5EbO32hgC) by Murray Rothbard
Human Action (http://www.mises.org/pdf/humanaction/pdf/humanaction.pdf) by Ludwig von Mises

Individualism & Collectivism
The Fountainhead (http://www.cse.iitd.ernet.in/~cs1040174/Novel/The%20Fountainhead.pdf) by Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged (http://files.meetup.com/516057/Atlas_Shrugged.pdf) by Ayn Rand
Anthem by Ayn Rand
Leftism Revisited: From De Sade and Marx to Hitler and Pol Pot by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Classical Individualism: The Supreme Importance of each Human Being by Tibor Machan
Libertarianism in One Lesson (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0940643006/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top) by David Bergland
The Communist Manifesto (http://www.ebooksengine.com/uploads/finance/The%20Communist%20Manifesto,%20_EBook,%20Politics, %20Economics,%20Karl%20Marx_.pdf) - Karl Marx
We the Living by Ayn Rand
Marxism Unmasked: From Delusion to Destruction (http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/marxismUnmasked.pdf) by Ludwig von Mises
The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand
Collectivism: A False Utopia (http://mises.org/books/falseutopia.pdf) by William Henry Chamberlin
The Gulag Archipelago (http://www.amazon.com/Gulag-Archipelago-1918-1956-Aleksandr-Solzhenitsyn/dp/0060007761/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213762878&sr=8-1) by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

Freedom & Liberty
Civil Disobedience and other Essays by Henry David Thoreau
Molon Labe by Kenneth W. Royce (pen name Boston T. Party)
Founding Myths: Stories that Hide our Patriotic Past - Ray Raphael
For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto (http://www.mises.org/rothbard/newliberty.asp) by Murray Rothbard
Free to Choose by Milton Friedman
Freedom in Chains by James Bovard
Why Government Doesn't Work (http://sandiego.indymedia.org/media/2006/10/119977.pdf) by Harry Browne
How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World (http://petmeats.com/howifoundfreedominanunfreeworld) by Harry Browne
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (http://sandiego.indymedia.org/media/2007/02/125032.pdf) by Greg Palast
The Federalist Papers (http://files.meetup.com/516057/Federalist%20Papers.pdf) - Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
The Anti-Federalist Papers (http://files.meetup.com/516057/Anti-Federalists%20Papers.pdf) by Ralph Ketcham
Freedom Under Siege (http://files.meetup.com/516057/freedomsiege.pdf) by Ron Paul
Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do (http://www.petermcwilliams.org/mirro...int/index6.htm) by Peter McWilliams
The Pursuit of Happiness: The Intellectual Defense of Liberty (http://www.fee.org/publications/the-...e.asp?aid=8156) by Walter E. Williams
The Four Hour Work Week (www.fourhourworkweek.com) by Tim Ferris
The Freedom Philosophy (http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/Freedom_Philosophy_The.pdf) by Paul L. Poirot
Our Enemy, the State by Albert J. Nock
State of the Union by Albert J. Nock
Discovery of Freedom: Man's Struggle Against Authority (http://www.amazon.com/Discovery-Freedom-Struggle-Against-Authority/dp/0930073002/lewrockwell/) by Rose Wilder Lane
The God of the Machine (http://www.amazon.com/God-Machine-Isabel-Paterson/dp/1560006668/lewrockwell/) by Isabel Paterson
The Love of Liberty (http://www.amazon.com/love-liberty-Leonard-Edward-Read/dp/0910614547/lewrockwell/) by Leonard Edward Read
Speaking of Liberty (http://www.mises.org/store/Speaking-of-Liberty-P173C0.aspx?AFID=14) by Llewellyn Rockwell Jr
Democracy in America (http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-America-Penguin-Classics-Tocqueville/dp/0140447601/lewrockwell/) by Alexis de Tocqueville
The Mainspring of Human Progress (http://www.mises.org/books/mainspring.pdf)by Henry Grady Weaver
On Liberty (http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-John-Stuart-Mill/dp/1434101649/ref=pd_sim_b_img_6) by John Stuart Mill
Second Treatise of Government (http://www.amazon.com/Second-Treatise-Government-John-Locke/dp/0915144867/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3) by John Locke
Healing Our World Age Aggression (http://www.amazon.com/Healing-Our-World-Age-Aggression/dp/0963233661/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210038958&sr=8-1) by Mary J. Ruwart

Law & the Constitution
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution (http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods70.html) by Kevin R. C. Gutzman
The Law (http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html) by Frédéric Bastiat
Constitution in Exile (http://www.judgenap.com/) by Judge Napolinano
Constitutional Chaos (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...omasnelsoni-20) by Andrew P. Napolitano
The Law That Never Was (http://www.thelawthatneverwas.com/new/home.asp) by Bill Benson
Good to be King - The Foundation of Our Constitutional Freedom (http://www.constitutionpreservation.org/book.htm) by Michael Badnarik
The American Ideal of 1776: The Twelve Basic American Principles (http://lexrex.com/enlightened/AmericanIdeal/) by Hamilton Abert Long
The Constitution of Liberty - FA Hayek
The Tyranny of Good Intentions (http://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Good-Intentions-Prosecutors-Constitution/dp/0307396061/lewrockwell/) by Paul Craig Roberts

Allegory
1984 (http://www.george-orwell.org/1984/0.html) by George Orwell
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Animal Farm (http://books.google.com/books?id=SGAZdjNfruYC) by George Orwell
Lord of the Flies (http://gv.pl/pdf/lord_of_the_flies.pdf) by William Golding
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
The Practical Princess by Jay Williams
A Clockwork Orange (http://www.amazon.com/Clockwork-Orange-Anthony-Burgess/dp/0393312836/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209571687&sr=8-2)by Anthony Burgess
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

Philosophy & World view
Ethics - Aristotle
The Republic (http://www.e-text.org/text/Plato%20-%20Republic.pdf) - Plato
Philosophical Dictionary (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18569...-h/18569-h.htm) by Voltaire
Siddhartha (http://books.google.com/books?id=FYPMIOqPsRUC) by Hermann Hesse
Catch 22 by Joesph Heller
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/2/3599/3599086_richard_bach__jonathan_livingston_seagull. pdf) - Richard Bach
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/2/3599/3599084_richard_bach__illusions__the_adventures_of _a_reluctant_messiah.pdf) - Richard Bach
The Prophet - Khalil Gibran (http://www.universallawstoday.com/ebooks/Khalil%20Gibran%20-%20The%20Prophet.pdf)
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (http://users.telenet.be/sterf/texts/phil/Nietzsche-ThusSpokeZarathustra.pdf) by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Book of Disquiet (http://books.google.com/books?id=PbxzuKOzEJcC) by Fernando Pessoa
The Magus by John Fowles
Higher Consciousness (http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Higher-Consciousness-Ken-Keyes/dp/0960068880) by Ken Keyes, Jr.
Walden (http://www.mvla.net/Projects/860/HAmLit/American_Transcendentalism/walden.pdf) by Henry David Thoreau
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis.
Illiad (http://www.amazon.com/Iliad-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0140275363/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206669339&sr=8-2) by Homer
The Ody (http://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Penguin-Classics-Homer/dp/0143039954/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206669099&sr=8-5)ssey (http://www.planetpdf.com/planetpdf/pdfs/free_ebooks/The_Odyssey_NT.pdf) by Homer
Ulys (http://www.amazon.com/Ulysses-James-Joyce/dp/1404336877/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206666484&sr=1-4)ses (http://net.shams.edu.eg/e-book/Ulysses_NT.pdf) by James Joycce
The Aeneid (http://www.amazon.com/Aeneid-Virgil/dp/0679729526/ref=pd_sim_b_img_1) by Virgil
War and (http://www.amazon.com/War-Peace-Modern-Library-Classics/dp/0375760644/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206669500&sr=8-2)Peace (http://www.marshall.tstc.edu/welcome/ebooks/War_and_Peace.pdf) by Tolstoy
Discourses by Machiavelli
The Art of Virtue (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0938399101/ref=pd_thx_sims_3?pf_rd_p=322606001&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_i=typ01&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=12PPS900ANGCH9G381M8) by Benjamin Franklin
Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Critique of Pure Reason (http://www.amazon.com/Critique-Pure-Reason-Philosophical-Classics/dp/0486432548/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213763055&sr=1-1) by Immanuel Kant
The Art of Living: The Classic Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness (http://www.amazon.com/Art-Living-Classic-Happiness-Effectiveness/dp/0062513222/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211355827&sr=8-3) by Epictetus
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Analects by Confucius
History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
Works by Hippocrates
Histories by Herodotus
Elements by Euclid
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

MSM
Unspeak by Steven Poole
A Nation of Sheep by Andrew P. Napolitano
Cognitive therapy and emotional disorders by Aaron T. Beck
How to lie with statistics by Darrell Huff
Politics and the English Language (http://www.utdallas.edu/~aria/research/resources/orwell.pdf) by George Orwell
The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking by Dale Carnegie
The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds (http://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Popular-Delusions-Madness-Crowds/dp/051788433X) by Charles Mackay
A Nation of Sheep (http://www.amazon.com/Nation-Sheep-Andrew-P-Napolitano/dp/1595550976/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203440624&sr=1-1) by Andrew P. Napolitano
American Rhetoric (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/) by Michael E. Eidenmuller
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (http://www.amazon.com/True-Believer-Thoughts-Movements-Perennial/dp/0060505915/lewrockwell/) by Eric Hoffer
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume I (http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0738843083/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1) by Charles MacKay

War, Power & Foreign Policy
Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror (http://books.google.com/books?id=lVaRkVnp9HUC&printsec=frontcover) by Michael Scheuer
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Prince by Machiavelli
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (http://www.amazon.com/Blowback-Second-Consequences-American-Empire/dp/0805075593/lewrockwell/) - Chalmers Johnson
A Foreign Policy of Freedom (http://www.ronpaul2008store.com/servlet/Detail?no=38) - Ron Paul
Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism (http://www.amazon.com/Dying-Win-Strategic-Suicide-Terrorism/dp/0812973380/lewrockwell/) - Robert Pape
Death by Government by R.J. Rummel
Armed Madhouse - Greg Palast
Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=32899) by Jerome R. Corsi and Craig R. Smith
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (http://www.amazon.com/Prize-Epic-Quest-Money-Power/dp/0671799320/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207836298&sr=1-1) by Daniel Yergin
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War (http://www.amazon.com/New-American-Militarism-Americans-Seduced/dp/0195311981/lewrockwell/) - Andrew J. Bacevich
A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq and the Abuse of America’s Intelligence Agencies (http://www.amazon.com/Pretext-War-Americas-Intelligence-Agencies/dp/140003034X/lewrockwell/) by James Bamford
Terrorism and Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, Justice, and Peace to Rid the World of Evil (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1403963681/lewrockwell/) by James Bovard
On War by Clausewitz
A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order (http://www.amazon.com/Century-War-Anglo-American-Politics-World/dp/074532309X/lewrockwell/) by F. William Engdahl
The Illusion of Victory: America in World War I (http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Victory-America-World-War/dp/B0009309F4/lewrockwell/) by Thomas Fleming
The New Dealers' War: FDR and the War Within World War II (http://www.amazon.com/New-Dealers-War-Within-World/dp/0465024653/lewrockwell/) by Thomas Fleming
As We Go Marching (http://www.mises.org/store/As-We-Go-Marching-P346.aspx?AFID=14) by John T Flynn
Endless Enemies, The Making Of An Unfriendly World (http://www.amazon.com/Endless-Enemies-Making-Unfriendly-World/dp/0312921780/lewrockwell/) by Jonathan Kwitny
Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them (http://www.amazon.com/Overblown-Politicians-Terrorism-Industry-National/dp/1416541713/lewrockwell/) by John Mueller
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (http://www.amazon.com/War-Made-Easy-Presidents-Spinning/dp/047179001X/lewrockwell/) by Norman Solomon
Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill (http://www.amazon.com/Terror-Name-God-Religious-Militants/dp/0060505338/lewrockwell/) by Jessica Stern
The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam (http://www.amazon.com/March-Folly-Troy-Vietnam/dp/0345308239/lewrockwell/)by Barbara W. Tuchman
War is a Racket (http://warisaracket.com/) by Major General Smedley D. Butler
All Quiet on the Western Front (http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Western-Front-Erich-Remarque/dp/0449213943/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213763888&sr=8-2) by Erich Maria Remarque

Politics and the current state of affairs
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot by Naomi Wolf
The Politician; His Habits, Outcries, and Protective Coloring (http://books.google.com/books?id=cpu89qjRErUC&printsec=frontcover#PPR11,M1) by James Harold Wallis
The Death of the West by Pat Buchanan
Day of Reckoning by Pat Buchanan
A Brave New World (http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/brave.pdf)by Aldous Huxley
The Late Great USA by Jerome Corsi
Crossing The Rubicon (http://books.google.com/books?id=ezyLJrAu1SIC) By Michael C. Ruppert
Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater
Breach of Trust by Tom Coburn
Liberty In Eclipse: The Rise of the Homeland Security State (http://www.rightsourceonline.com/welch/Bookorderform.cfm) By William Norman Grigg
The Revolution: A Manifesto (http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Manifesto-Ron-Paul/dp/0446537519/) by Ron Paul
It Can't Happen Here (http://www.amazon.com/Cant-Happen-Here-Sinclair-Lewis/dp/045121658X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207834714&sr=1-1) by Sinclair Lewis
The Politician: His Habits, Outcries and Protective Coloring by J. H. Wallis
People's Pottage (http://www.mises.org/store/Ex-America-The-50th-Anniversary-of-the-Peoples-Pottage-P426.aspx?AFID=14) by Garet Garrett
The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Code-Parliamentary-Procedure-4th/dp/0071365133/ref=pd_sim_b_title_10)by Alice Sturgis
Roberts Rules of Order by
How to win a Local election (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590771311/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) by Lawrence Grey
The Social Contract (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9568356215/ref=s9cartf_r1_img0-2871_p?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=06ZVE44W66NWPDRRMW1X&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=358865301&pf_rd_i=507846) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Politics (http://www.amazon.com/Politics-Dover-Thrift-Editions-Aristotle/dp/0486414248/ref=pd_sim_b_title_5) by Aristotle

Education
A Peoples History of the United States (http://books.google.com/books?id=ox91llFB5j4C) - Howard Zinn
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates to Thomas Jefferson - Jennifer Hecht
The Closing of the American Mind - Alan Bloom
The Secret History of the American Empire - John Perkins
Common Sense (http://ebooks.gutenberg.us/Coradella_Collegiate_Bookshelf_Collection/paine-commonsense.pdf) by Thomas Paine
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History – Thomas E Woods, Jr.
A Libertarian Syllabus (http://www.lewrockwell.com/dmccarthy/dmccarthy61.html) by Lew Rockwell
The American Colonists Library (http://home.wi.rr.com/rickgardiner/primarysources.htm) by Rick Gardiner
Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 (http://www.amazon.com/Decision-Philadelphia-Constitutional-Convention-1787/dp/0345498402/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207833792&sr=8-1) by Christopher Collier
Age of Reason (http://www.ushistory.org/paine/reason/index.htm) by Thomas Paine
Building Statesmen (http://bookstore.gwythe.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi) by George Wythe
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0865714487/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1)by John Gatto
The Underground History Of American Education (http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/index.htm) by John Gatto
From Revolution to Reconstruction (http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/index.htm) by University of Groningen
33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask by Thomas Woods
John Adams (http://www.amazon.com/John-Adams-David-McCullough/dp/141657588X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208884009&sr=1-1) by David McCullough
Uncle Eric's Model (http://www.bluestockingpress.com/uncle-eric-model.htm) by Richard J Maybury
The Real Lincoln (http://www.mises.org/store/Real-Lincoln-The-P172C0.aspx?AFID=14) by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
The Myth of the Robber Barons (http://www.amazon.com/Myth-Robber-Barons-Burton-Folsom/dp/0963020315/lewrockwell/) by Burton W. Folsom
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics) (http://www.amazon.com/History-Decline-Empire-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140437649/lewrockwell/) by Edward Gibbon
The Golden Constant: The English and American Experience, 1560-1976 by Roy William Jastram
The twilight of gold, 1914-1936; myths and realities by Melchior Palyi
Doctor Zhivago (http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Zhivago-Boris-Pasternak/dp/0679774386/lewrockwell/) by Boris Pasternak
Wilson's War: How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II (http://www.amazon.com/Wilsons-War-Woodrow-Blunder-Hitler/dp/1400082366/lewrockwell/) by Jim Powell
Back Door to War: The Roosevelt Foreign Policy, 1933-1941 (http://www.amazon.com/Back-Door-War-Roosevelt-1933-1941/dp/0837179904/lewrockwell/) by Charles Callan Tansill
Homage to Catalonia (http://www.amazon.com/Homage-Catalonia-George-Orwell/dp/0156421178/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213763034&sr=8-1) by George Orwell

Health Freedom
Fast Food Nation (http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Food-Nation-Dark-All-American/dp/0060938455) by Eric Schlosser
Fat Land (http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Land-Americans-Became-Fattest/dp/B000TVIW6E/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208668724&sr=1-1) by Greg Critser
The Jungle (http://www.amazon.com/Jungle-Uncensored-Original-Upton-Sinclair/dp/1884365302/ref=pd_sim_b_title_10) by Upton Sinclair
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle (http://www.burnthefat.com/) by Tom Venuto
Food Of The Gods (http://www.amazon.com/Food-Gods-Original-Knowledge-Evolution/dp/0553371304/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208786260&sr=1-2) by Terence Mckenna
Your Bodys Many Cries Water (http://www.amazon.com/Your-Bodys-Many-Cries-Water/dp/0962994235) by Fereydoon Batmanghelidj
World without Cancer (http://www.amazon.com/World-Without-Cancer-Story-Vitamin/dp/0912986190/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209882217&sr=8-1) by G. Edward Griffin
Cancer Is Not A Disease! It's A Survival Mechanism (http://ener-chi.com/more_can.htm) by Andreas Moritz
Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation (http://ener-chi.com/more_key.htm) by Andreas Moritz

Misc
The Last Town On Earth - Thomas Mullen
Dedication and Leadership - Douglas Hyde
The Power of Myth - Joseph Campbell
None Dare Call It Conspiracy (http://reactor-core.org/none-dare.html#signposts) by Gary Allen
The Wave Principle of Human Social Behavior and The New Science of Socionomics (http://www.socionomics.net/films/history/default.aspx) by Robert R. Prechter
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Ezra Pound and Eustace Mullins
The Tipping Point
Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs
The Fool's Progress (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805057919/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top) by Edward Abbey
7 Habits of Highly Effective People (http://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People/dp/0743269519/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209606109&sr=8-1)
The Richest Man in Babylon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451205367/ref=pd_thx_sims_1?pf_rd_p=322606001&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_i=typ01&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=12PPS900ANGCH9G381M8) by George S. Clason

This is what I've got so far, please add. I'll put them into sections to make things easier soon. I've also got this below also, Cheers.

"Must See Documentaries" (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=37354)

MN Patriot

01-07-2008, 09:05 AM

Human Action by Mises

Capitalism and Freedom by Freidman

Many more economic books about free market economics, too.

Then distinguish between the corporate fascism we have today and a truly free market.

BuddyRey

01-07-2008, 10:05 AM

I'm currently reading "Economics in One Lesson" by Henry Hazlitt. It's a wonderful book for beginners to free market economics because it distills very complex ideas and concepts into clear, lucid, and easily understandable terms. It's not at all pedantic, convoluted, or boring, as one would expect an economics book to be. In point of fact, it's a very eye-opening, provocative, and...dare I say it...fun read!

MsDoodahs

01-07-2008, 10:35 AM

The Road to Serfdom. F A Hayek

Minuteman2008

01-07-2008, 12:57 PM

paulitics

01-07-2008, 08:48 PM

The Prize

Deborah K

01-07-2008, 08:54 PM

Crash Proof - Peter Schiff - read it and protect yourselves from the impending economic disaster.

mikebeam

01-07-2008, 09:22 PM

The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve - G. Edward Griffin.

++The Prize

Rebel Resource

01-07-2008, 09:28 PM

Crossing The Rubicon By Michael C. Ruppert

Possibly The Greatest Living Patriot In America

Read The Amazon Reviews

thehighwaymanq

01-07-2008, 09:31 PM

The Late Great USA by Jerome Corsi.

2young2vote

01-07-2008, 09:34 PM

Rebel Resource

01-07-2008, 09:35 PM

If anybody wants the last two books mentioned, email me a blank email at my webpage (sig) and i'll send you the ebooks

LivingFree

01-07-2008, 10:08 PM

everyone needs to read Anthem By Ayn Rand. It is the best book i have ever read and it te eaches independence and how no socialist society no matter how strict is going to fail eventually. i am going to pick up Atlas Shrugged later but i am scared because of the 1000+ page length.

Atlas Shrugged is a must read.

Some "conspiracy" surrounds it:

Phillip Rothschild ordered one of his mistresses to write an 1100-page book that would describe to all witches how they would take control of the World through the Illuminati: It's called Atlas Shrugged. (By Ayn Rand) One of the things in it is happening on the front pages of the newspapers across the United States right now. In fact she spent a third of the book describing how they would raise the oil prices and then later destroy the oil fields & then they would also completely shut down the coal.

IT ALSO DESCRIBED HOW THEY WOULD BLOW UP GRAIN MILLS, how they would derail trains. Their sole purpose is to bankrupt their own companies and destroy their own companies until they destroyed the currency of the whole World, and still be so financially strong they would withstand it!

Young_Apprentice

01-08-2008, 12:32 AM

Crossing The Rubicon By Michael C. Ruppert

Possibly The Greatest Living Patriot In America

Read The Amazon Reviews

WARNING
Don't waste money on this book unless you're into crazy conspiracy theories written by schizophrenic morons.

Minuteman2008

01-08-2008, 02:25 AM

The Late Great USA by Jerome Corsi.

I would vote for this book too. Ron Paul is probably the only presidential candidate (besides Tom Tancredo) to even mention the North American Union. The whole concept of sovereignty is under attack by liberals and neoconservatives.

I also enjoyed Corsi's (and Jim Gilchrist's) book Minutemen: the Battle to Secure America's Borders. He also devotes a chapter in this book to the treasonous North American Union.

Conza88

01-08-2008, 07:42 AM

Machiavelli - The Prince (Not a guide for happiness) ;)

Sun Tzu - The art of War

Steven Poole - Unspeak

Hermann Hesse - Siddhartha

Rebel Resource

01-08-2008, 07:44 AM

WARNING
Don't waste money on this book unless you're into crazy conspiracy theories written by schizophrenic morons.

Read the amazon reviews, do not listen to this man.

That's right, 177 reviews, 4.5 stars.... :cool:

http://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Rubicon-Decline-American-Empire/dp/0865715408

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41x67VgmwzL._SS500_.jpg

BreakYourChains

01-08-2008, 07:46 AM

Rebel Resource

01-08-2008, 07:48 AM

PS. If you want it in PDF for free, post an email address.

Conza88

01-08-2008, 07:53 AM

PS. If you want it in PDF for free, post an email address.

Yea thanks! I'll go through all the suggestions / list and link them to either the free online ebook, or amazon. A desc. of why someone shld read it, "without spoiling it" wld be cool too :D As for putting the Rubi on the list, this goes hot topics straight away. Haha, i want a nice reading list before then ;)

mosquitobite

01-08-2008, 07:56 AM

My two suggestions would be:

Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater
http://www.amazon.com/Conscience-Conservative-Madison-American-Politics/dp/0691131171/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199800628&sr=1-1

Turn Neither to the Right nor to the Left; a Thinking Christian's Guide to Politics by D Eric Schansberg (candidate for Congress: Indiana district 9)
http://www.amazon.com/Neither-Right-Christian-Public-Policy/dp/0972975454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199800685&sr=1-1

.

Rebel Resource

01-08-2008, 08:01 AM

Chapters from Rubicon

PART I — MOTIVE
CHAPTER 1: Petroleum Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CHAPTER 2: Cheney Knew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CHAPTER 3: The CIA is Wall Street, and Drug Money is King . . . . . . . 50
CHAPTER 4: Connecting Drugs and Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
CHAPTER 5: A Criminal Meltdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
CHAPTER 6: Laying the Foundation: Destroy Russia,
Prepare the Battlefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
CHAPTER 7: Caspian Corruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
CHAPTER 8: Setting Up the War: Pakistan’s ISI,
America’s Agent for Protecting the Taliban and al Qaeda . . . . . . . 103
CHAPTER 9: Business with the bin Ladens: The Real Saudi Arabia . . . . 123

PART II — MEANS
CHAPTER 10: PROMIS: Controlling the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
CHAPTER 11: Vreeland I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
CHAPTER 12: Executing a Conspiracy: Shame and Honor
in the FBI – An Air Force Colonel Blows the Whistle . . . . . . . . . 203
CHAPTER 13: Penetration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
CHAPTER 14: 9/11 Insider Trading, or “You Didn’t Really
See That, Even Though We Saw It” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
CHAPTER 15: Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
CHAPTER 16: Silencing Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
CHAPTER 17: Vreeland II: Silencing Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

PART III — OPPORTUNITY
CHAPTER 18: The Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
CHAPTER 19: Wargames and High Tech: Paralyzing the
System to Pull Off the Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
CHAPTER 20: Q&A: Many Questions Asked, Some
Answered – and a Golden Moment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
CHAPTER 21: The Last Hearing: FTW Confronts on the
Wargames NORAD Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
CHAPTER 22: Guiliani and TRIPOD II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
CHAPTER 23: Dick Cheney, FEMA, and “Persons of Interest” . . . . . . . 412
CHAPTER 24: The Secret Service and National Special
Security Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
CHAPTER 25: The Commission’s Wild Blue Yonder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437

PART IV — EMPIRE AND DECLINE
CHAPTER 26: The Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
CHAPTER 27: “We Don’t Need No Badges” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
CHAPTER 28: Conquering the American People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
CHAPTER 29: Biological Warfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
CHAPTER 30: Order of Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
CHAPTER 31: Peak Oil Revisited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
CHAPTER 32: Summation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570
APPENDIX A: Joint Chiefs of Staff “Northwoods” Document . . . . . . . 595
APPENDIX B: Vreeland Financial Document Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609
APPENDIX C: Iraqi/Saudi Oilfields Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610

Book has 1000 footnotes....the most referenced book I've ever read...worth it just for these alone!

Conza88

01-09-2008, 05:14 AM

Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18569/18569-h/18569-h.htm

clouds

01-09-2008, 02:06 PM

The politically incorrect guide to the Constitution by Kevin R.C. Gutzman.

It's about the supreme court and how unconstitutional their decisions are over the last 200 years, and also it provides a very good overview about the writing of the constitution and the reasons behind it. I believe the guy is now a Ron Paul supporter as well, at least, I'm sure that's how I heard of it.

kushaze

01-09-2008, 08:46 PM

I just read the book 'The Libertarian Idea" by Jan Narveson, which I found to be very interesting as a borderline Libertarian (not quite ready to label myself a Libertarian yet). You can find it here:

http://www.amazon.com/Libertarian-Idea-Jan-Narveson/dp/1551114216/ref=pd_sim_b_img_6

Conza88

01-10-2008, 05:46 AM

Matt Collins

01-10-2008, 11:55 AM

Read the two books by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

Constitution in Exile:
http://www.judgenap.com/

Constitutional Chaos (what happens when the gov breaks its own laws):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785260838/thomasnelsoni-20

Also read:
The Law That Never Was
http://www.thelawthatneverwas.com/new/home.asp

Attention Deficit Democracy
http://www.lewrockwell.com/bovard/bovard19.html

Age of Abundance
http://www.amazon.com/Age-Abundance-Prosperity-Transformed-Americas/dp/0060747668

Freedonimcs
http://www.amazon.com/Freedomnomics-Market-Works-Half-Baked-Theories/dp/1596985062

Radicals for Capitalism
http://radicalsforcapitalism.com/

Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution
http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods70.html

Good to be King:
http://www.constitutionpreservation.org/book.htm

and of course Dr. Ron Pauls reading list:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/reading-list3.html

Also watch the 7 Constitution class videos here:
http://video.google.com/url?docid=8321747074978323622&esrc=sr1&ev=v&q=badnarik%2Bconstitution%2Bclass&srcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3 Fdocid%3D8321747074978323622&vidurl=%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D8321747074978323622% 26q%3Dbadnarik%2Bconstitution%2Bclass%26total%3D11 %26start%3D0%26num%3D10%26so%3D0%26type%3Dsearch%2 6plindex%3D0&usg=AL29H23IdtHXRIPu28a5weNAUFey_O_n5A

offroadaz

01-10-2008, 12:11 PM

I just finished up Imperial Hubris and really enjoyed it

familydog

01-10-2008, 12:23 PM

I see that 1984 was mentioned, but not A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. It's less political and more on society but a good read.

Since we are talking about books, Farenhight 451 by Ray Bradbury is an interesting read. It's about the government banning books and controlling thought.

Who Are We by Samuel Huntington is good for those of you concerned about immigration and culture. If you like Pat Buchanon''s ideas on the subject, you'll love this. If you have any hatred towards nationalism then stay away.

Rjr

01-10-2008, 12:31 PM

arbnranger

01-10-2008, 12:48 PM

Here are two I just finished..Highly recommended

A Nation of Sheep - by Andrew P. Napolitano

The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot - by Naomi Wolf

CanadaForRonPaul

01-10-2008, 09:22 PM

Here are two I just finished..Highly recommended

A Nation of Sheep - by Andrew P. Napolitano

The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot - by Naomi Wolf

End of America is a fantastic book, well written and researched. Naomi Wolf can be found on a Youtube interview which I recomend everyone see.

Mike S.

01-10-2008, 09:35 PM

For your neocon friends - Breach of Trust by Tom Coburn.
This is the book that finally opened my eyes to the hypocrisy of the Republican leaders like Newt Gingrich and Trent Lott. In this book Coburn blows the whistle on what happened after the election of 94 and why the "Contract With America" went down in flames. You can get the book used at Amazon for a few dollars.

RedLightning

01-11-2008, 01:50 AM

Brave New World- Aldous Huxley
Molon Labe- 'Boston T. Party'
The Last Town On Earth- Thomas Mullen, partly anti war/anti draft, set during WW1, main characters are a mix of socialist/capitalists, (however they arn't bad, just want to be left alone) also explores people interactions and their values when bad things happen.

Richandler

01-11-2008, 01:59 AM

I recomend reading a lot of the non-fiction books. In particular anything from mises.org store. Some of the fiction is great and entertaining but it doesn't help you in a actual conversation with someone about the issues they touch upon.

american empire

01-11-2008, 02:05 AM

"The Secret History of the American Empire" by John Perkins............

PLEASE ADD........Please......

american empire

01-11-2008, 02:40 AM

"Confessions of Economic Hitman"....john Perkins.....

Conza88

01-12-2008, 02:29 AM

Great Idea! I can't wait to see the final list. Here are a couple more good titles

"What has Government Done to our Money" by Murray N Rothbard

"Civil Disobedience and other Essays" by Henry David Thoreau

Thank you, needed more economic ones! I gotta look into Austrian economics, RP mentions it so often :D

Conza88

01-12-2008, 02:31 AM

"The Secret History of the American Empire" by John Perkins............

PLEASE ADD........Please......

Will do, just got back from pimpin RP. Will go through all teh suggestions!!! Keep them coming:D

Conza88

01-12-2008, 03:10 AM

Categories coming soon! :D
http://www.mises.org/rothbard/newliberty.asp

Conza88

02-01-2008, 06:13 AM

Updating! Must be many more out there?
The essential must read books, that change lives and enlighten all who read ? :D

heath.whiteaker

02-01-2008, 10:10 AM

I have to say Bill of Wrongs was a great book By Molly Ivins
Book talks about several different people who have been stripped of their rights.

Benaiah

02-02-2008, 11:57 PM

heath.whiteaker

02-02-2008, 11:59 PM

edited.

snaFU

02-03-2008, 01:17 AM

Man, Economy, and State

-Murray Rothbard

Matt Collins

02-03-2008, 11:43 AM

Also read:
The Law That Never Was
http://www.thelawthatneverwas.com/new/home.asp
Attention Deficit Democracy
http://www.lewrockwell.com/bovard/bovard19.html
Age of Abundance
http://www.amazon.com/Age-Abundance-Prosperity-Transformed-Americas/dp/0060747668
Freedonimcs
http://www.amazon.com/Freedomnomics-Market-Works-Half-Baked-Theories/dp/1596985062
Radicals for Capitalism
http://radicalsforcapitalism.com/
Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution
http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods70.html
Good to be King:
http://www.constitutionpreservation.org/book.htm
and of course Dr. Ron Pauls reading list:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/reading-list3.html
Also watch the 7 Constitution class videos here:
http://video.google.com/url?docid=8321747074978323622&esrc=sr1&ev=v&q=badnarik%2Bconstitution%2Bclass&srcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3 Fdocid%3D8321747074978323622&vidurl=%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D8321747074978323622% 26q%3Dbadnarik%2Bconstitution%2Bclass%26total%3D11 %26start%3D0%26num%3D10%26so%3D0%26type%3Dsearch%2 6plindex%3D0&usg=AL29H23IdtHXRIPu28a5weNAUFey_O_n5A

Conza88

02-08-2008, 07:23 AM

Use as a model the book by ex-Communist Douglas Hyde, Dedication and Leadership. Get there early. Stay late. Be helpful. Gain people's trust. Say little. Then, when some disaster is proposed, calmly give reasons why it should not be supported.

Dedication and Leadership - Douglas Hyde

Suggested @ http://www.garynorth.com/public/2928.cfm
Phase 2 of Ron Pauls Political Strategy.

youngbuck

02-08-2008, 10:21 AM

The Biggest "Tax Loophole" of All - Otto Skinner

FreedomAndLaw

02-08-2008, 11:39 AM

Food Of The Gods by Terence Mckenna (http://www.brainsturbator.com/pdf/TerenceMcKenna-FoodOfTheGods.pdf)

Interview with author - http://youtube.com/watch?v=nq6N4kQK-KA

familydog

02-08-2008, 06:28 PM

Founding Myths

http://www.rayraphael.com/Founding_Myths.htm

Mach

02-08-2008, 10:52 PM

Just to let everyone know, you can go to Google Books to search and sample through a book to see if it..... "catches your eye"....... here is "Crossing The Rubicon" By Michael C. Ruppert an Ex - L.A. Police Officer.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ezyLJrAu1SIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=crossing+the+rubicon&sig=5viabOLnNzQZckTykPbM_D9K3F4

Here is a good Chapter to check up on...

http://books.google.com/books?id=ezyLJrAu1SIC&pg=PA123&dq=crossing+the+rubicon&sig=iOr3Pc14mdtMKkHRhwme4TwRYrs

Conservative Christian

02-08-2008, 11:02 PM

Leftism Revisited: From De Sade and Marx to Hitler and Pol Pot
by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/51/5a/fea9124128a0fb024e7c6010._AA240_.L.jpg

smileylovesfreedom

02-08-2008, 11:16 PM

smileylovesfreedom

02-08-2008, 11:45 PM

For some good 20th Century non-fiction reads, I would look at this readers list...

http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnonfiction.html

Yes, that really is Random House's website. They had an internet poll going sometime around 2000 and you can only guess what groups were dominating that poll with those results

Ok, Random House, I'll go read "101 things to do til the Revolution"...thanks for the suggestion ;)

And one other quick note on the list - #24 Death by Government by R.J. Rummel is a good history lesson on why you don't want the gov't to get too much power...just ask the 170+ million who were murdered by their own gov't in the 20th century :(:mad::(:(:mad::(:(:(

Keep up the good fight everyone - we have to do better in this century. We can't let history repeat itself!

Conza88

02-09-2008, 08:46 PM

Read:

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

and

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

Really, I'm giving you all a book list, read it.

Reading these books just may save your sanity.

Suggested by someone at dailypaul.

Ron Paul - The Revolution, a Manifesto. ;)

SeekLiberty

02-09-2008, 09:09 PM

The American Ideal of 1776:
The Twelve Basic American Principles

http://lexrex.com/enlightened/AmericanIdeal/ (Read for Free Online)

Good To Be King: The Foundation of Our Constitutional Freedom, by Michael Badnarik

http://www.amazon.com/Good-Be-King-Foundation-Constitutional/dp/1594110964/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202606086&sr=8-1

- SL

PaleoForPaul

02-09-2008, 11:17 PM

Day of Reckoning by Pat Buchanan

If you only have one "current events" type book on the list, this would be the one since it is mostly about the dangerous path this country is taking thanks to neoconservatives and liberals.

Personally, I still think "The Death of the West" was his best book. Day of Reckoning is nice, but The Death of the West lays everything out with statistics and numbers. DoR spends a lot of time talking about how idiotic the neocons are, but we all know that already. ;)

People probably don't realize the population problems that are detail in the death of the west, and I doubt they're covered in any libertarian literature.

Conza88

02-10-2008, 06:52 AM

Rightio, completely updated. Sections added, along with some new books from great lists I've found. Continue to add, or if you have any subject suggestions go for it.

VoteRonPaul2008

02-10-2008, 01:00 PM

Lies my teacher told me

american.swan

02-10-2008, 05:41 PM

Lies my teacher told me

absolutely, great book, just finished it. Required reading!

Check out this old thread of mine and thank you for doing this Conza88. :)

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=17960

Aidyl

02-10-2008, 09:45 PM

The Unquiet Grave-The FBI and the struggle for the soul of indian country by Steve Hendricks. It's about how the government tried to cover up all of the murders and highly corrupt politics going on on an Indian Reservation in the 1970's. You may not be into native american politics, but it's shocking to see how far the government will go to save it's own ass, instead of saving people's lives. This was the first book to really wake me up.

american.swan

02-11-2008, 09:19 PM

Conza88,

This is an important thread. When I speak to people and can mention good books and authors that I have personally read they have a hard time attacking back, because they haven't read a page much less a book on current events.

Since joining this movement last summer I have read,

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Armed Madhouse
Freakeconomics
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
End Of America
Lies My Teacher Told Me(updated 2007 version)
NEXT BOOK "Al-Qaeda" by Josh Burke

People PLEASE READ!!

LynnB

02-11-2008, 09:41 PM

I'll add Andre Eggelletion's book "Thieves in the Temple"- a highly annotated history of the Federal Reserve and fractional banking, but it's an easy read.

american.swan

02-12-2008, 01:26 AM

bump :)

nayjevin

02-12-2008, 01:55 AM

How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World -- Harry Browne
Why Government Doesn't Work -- Harry Browne
Freakonomics -- Stephen D Levitt

Conza88

02-12-2008, 03:40 AM

Freakonomics -- Stephen D Levitt

Yea I've read that one.. insane. Gives you a whole new perspective on things..
Road paved to hell, with good intentions.

We can't possibly know all outcomes of things... there is such thing as blowback - to fkening with nature etc. :) Great book.

BreakYourChains

02-12-2008, 03:42 AM

american.swan

02-12-2008, 05:21 PM

People need to read! (bump)

nayjevin

02-15-2008, 03:07 AM

'The Power of Myth' - Joseph Campbell

Conza88

02-16-2008, 07:47 PM

http://www.rightsourceonline.com/welch/Bookorderform.cfm

Liberty In Eclipse: The Rise of the Homeland Security State
By William Norman Grigg

The bad news is that everything in this book is true. The good news is that this book can still be published.

Liberty In Eclipse chronicles the overt assault on the Bill of Rights – and even basic freedoms dating back to the Magna Carta – that the Bush and Clinton regimes have waged:
- Torture of innocents
- Imprisoning people without trial even after the government has exonerated them
- Surveillance that turns the Fourth Amendment into paper wadding
- Destruction of the separation of powers under the Constitution and the rise of the unitary executive and the “Leadership Principle”
- A philosophy of executive power that the government may take all the God-given rights from Americans whenever it pleases.

It’s the kind of book that reads like the futuristic prognostication of a paranoid pessimist … except that virtually all of the information in this book is taken from the newspapers and other sources on the public record. And the government contests none of it.

William Norman Grigg’s genius is that he has assembled the horrors of the new homeland security state into a single volume, and has written a book that has to be read for Americans to fully understand the depth to which our leaders have betrayed their oaths to the Constitution and undermined the people’s freedom. He has written a book that has to be read widely if America is to regain its freedom.

In 1964, John Stormer woke up a nation with his book, None Dare Call It Treason. Liberty In Eclipse is the None Dare Call It Treason of our generation.

Found this on forums.

Conza88

02-16-2008, 07:49 PM

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=32899
Forget everything you think you know about oil

"Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil," by Jerome R. Corsi and Craig R. Smith

Conza88

02-21-2008, 04:42 AM

wow..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden#Synopsis

Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau's sojourn in a cabin near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau lived at Walden for two years, two months, and two days, but Walden was written so that the stay appears to be a year, with expressed seasonal divisions. Thoreau did not intend to live as a hermit, for he received visitors and returned their visits. Instead, he hoped to isolate himself from society in order to gain a more objective understanding of it. Simplicity and self-reliance were Thoreau's other goals, and the whole project was inspired by Transcendentalist philosophy.

icon124

02-24-2008, 05:13 PM

bump

Conza88

02-26-2008, 05:42 AM

Taken from around the forum. I keep this up to date, and forever on the prowl for great books. - Why not sticky it? :)
I just got a credit card (don't worry, no debt :P) so i can purchase stuff on the net, specifically amazon.com - any tips / advice? i.e discounts etc? I'm about to go haywire - I'm making my revolutionary library..

Investment - in my future of self, friends, family and country. Knowledge is power. :) Ideas are indestructible.

A Peoples History of the United States - Howard Zinn

Politics and the English Language, by George Orwell.

http://www.state-citizen.org/
http://www.civil-liberties.com/pages/cases.html
http://www.commonlawvenue.net/main/citizenship.htm
http://www.citizensoftheamericancons...g/homepage.htm
http://www.supremelaw.org/

The Federalist Papers - by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, and Clinton Rossiter
& The Anti-Federalist Papers

Writings of Thomas Jefferson

http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard-lib.html
"articles on almost every subject. I'm saving up money to buy his "Austrian perspective on the history of economic thought" - anyone read it?"

The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith

Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein

"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine

"Calculated Chaos: Institutional Threats to Peace and Human Survival", By Butler Shaffer
http://www.amazon.com/Calculated-chaos-Institutional-threats-survival/dp/0931290899

On the Wealth of Nations - PJ O'Rourke

The Constitution of Liberty - FA Hayek

Economics in One Lesson: http://files.meetup.com/516057/Economics%20in%20One%20Lesson.pdf

Atlas Shrugged: http://files.meetup.com/516057/Atlas_Shrugged.pdf

Federalist Papers: http://files.meetup.com/516057/Federalist%20Papers.pdf

Anti-Federalist Papers: http://files.meetup.com/516057/Anti-Federalists%20Papers.pdf

Freedom Under Seige: http://files.meetup.com/516057/freedomsiege.pdf

The Road to Serfdom: http://files.meetup.com/516057/upld-release93pdf.pdf

The Law: http://files.meetup.com/516057/Bastiat-The_Law.pdf

The Complete political works of Thomas Paine

Gold, Peace, and Prosperity - http://www.mises.org/books/goldpeace.pdf

The Case for Gold - http://www.mises.org/books/caseforgold.pdf

http://www.econlib.org/library/Topics/Guides/TenKeyIdeas.html

"Libertarianism in One Lesson" by David Bergland ( $2.37 on Amazon )
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0940643006/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

None Dare Call It Conspiracy by Gary Allen http://reactor-core.org/none-dare.html#signposts

The COMMUNINIST MANIFESTO... to understand the tactics being used against us.

Murray N Rothbards Epic: AMERICA'S GREAT DEPRESSION..

Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do http://www.petermcwilliams.org/mirrors/www.mcwilliams.com/books/books/aint/index6.htm

New Views OF THE Constitution OF THE United States by JOHN TAYLOR http://www.constitution.org/jt/jtnvc.htm

This Will Open Your Eyes
I recommend "The Wave Principle of Human Social Behavior and The New Science of Socionomics" by Robert R. Prechter as well as the documentary which can be viewed for free at www.socionomics.net The title is "History's Hidden Engine"

Uncommon Sense: The Real American Manifesto (Paperback)
by William James Murray (Author)

Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche ~ edited by Walter Kaufman

The Machinery of Freedom by David Friedman
http://www.amazon.com/Machinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism/dp/0812690699/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203138707&sr=1-1

The Prophet - Khalil Gibran

The Book of Disquiet - Fernando Pessoa

The Magus-John Fowles

Milton Friedman: Politics and Tyranny: Lessons in Pursuit of Freedom

Milton Friedman: There's No Such Thing As a Free Lunch

Jimmy Buffett: Tales From Margaritaville

amy31416

02-26-2008, 06:00 AM

Conza88

02-26-2008, 06:24 AM

My advice to you is to put the credit card away and go to used book stores and keep your eyes open for library sales.

I have over 3,000 books that I've been collecting and very few of them were purchased new.

A new book can cost upwards of $20, a used book from a library sale can be 50c and sometimes even less. Look on Craigslist also, there are often people trying to sell books cheap there. And I actually found "Imperial Hubris" at a used book store in Pittsburgh for $5.00. Appreciably cheaper than buying new.

Plus, going to a used bookstore or a library sale will expose you to books you never knew existed. It's fascinating.

Awesome! Thanks. Yea I love book stores, second hand I need to go to way more often.

I am in Australia though.. so all these books, I really don't think are around. But, we'll see! :D

rational thinker

02-26-2008, 10:45 AM

Bump.

Todd

02-26-2008, 10:55 AM

The Closing of the American Mind - Alan Bloom

His classic critique on education and the creeping in of relativity as a viable study....instead of searching for the possibility of truth.

amy31416

02-26-2008, 01:20 PM

The Closing of the American Mind - Alan Bloom

His classic critique on education and the creeping in of relativity as a viable study....instead of searching for the possibility of truth.

I love that book! Read it in college for a philosophy class and it led me to read many other great things.

Another should-be classic, in my opinion: My Confessions by Tolstoy. Unlike many of his other books, it's short, it's not fiction--it's about his turn away from elitist intellectualism to spirituality. It changed the way I view almost everything.

jyakulis

02-26-2008, 03:10 PM

i'm currently reading: "the secret history of the american empire"

it's a really good book so far. it's written by an ex economic hitman from world bank. if you are interested in world bank, the IMF and why the CIA seems to want to prop up dictators in every third world country and why nothing is done about sweat shops and what not it's a must read.

Todd

02-26-2008, 03:54 PM

I love that book! Read it in college for a philosophy class and it led me to read many other great things.

Another should-be classic, in my opinion: My Confessions by Tolstoy. Unlike many of his other books, it's short, it's not fiction--it's about his turn away from elitist intellectualism to spirituality. It changed the way I view almost everything.

A tough read...at least for me.:p

amy31416

02-26-2008, 04:23 PM

A tough read...at least for me.:p

Worthwhile things are rarely easy. . .glad you read it.

Conza88

03-02-2008, 06:27 AM

It Aint nobodys business if I do- by the late Peter McWilliams

This book changed my life
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519BJZAGZZL._BO2,204,203,200_PIlitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Higher-Consciousness-Ken-Keyes/dp/0960068880

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HCZM6G6DL._AA240_.jpg

The following is from the higher consciousness classic,
Handbook to Higher Consciousness by Ken Keyes, Jr.
which explains the Living Love system to higher consciousness.

T H E T W E L V E P A T H W A Y S
To the Higher Consciousness Planes
of Unconditional Love and Oneness

FREEING MYSELF

1. I am freeing myself from security, sensation, and power
addictions that make me try to forcefully control situations
in my life, and thus destroy my serenity and keep me from
loving myself and others.

2. I am discovering how my consciousness-dominating
addictions create my illusory version of the changing world
of people and situations around me.

3. I welcome the opportunity (even if painful) that my
minute-to-minute experience offers me to become aware of the
addictions I must reprogram to be liberated from my robot-like
emotional patterns.

BEING HERE NOW

4. l always remember that I have everything I need to enioy my
here and now -- unless I am letting my consciousness be
dominated by demands and expectations based on the dead past
or the imagined future.

5. I take full responsibility here and now for everything I
experience, for it is my own programming that creates my
actions and also influences the reactions of people around
me.

6. I accept myself completely here and now and consciously
experience everything I feel, think, say, and do (including
my emotion-backed addictions) as a necessary part of my
growth into higher consciousness.

INTERACTING WITH OTHERS

7. I open myself genuinely to all people by being willing to
fully communicate my deepest feelings, since hiding in any
degree keeps me stuck in my illusion of separateness from
other people.

8. I feel with loving compassion the problems of others without
getting caught up emotionally in their predicaments that
are offering them messages they need ior their growth.

9. I act freely when I am tuned in, centered, and loving, but
if possible I avoid acting when I am emotionally upset and
depriving myself of the wisdom that flows from love and
expanded consciousness.

DISCOVERING MY CONSCIOUS-AWARENESS

10. I am continually calming the restless scanning of my
rational mind in order to perceive the finer energies that
enable me to unitively merge with everything around me.

11. I am constantly aware of which of the Seven Centers of
Consciousness I am using, and I feel my energy,
perceptiveness, love and inner peace growing as I open all
of the Centers of Consciousness.

12. I am perceiving everyone, including myself, as an awakening
being who is here to claim his or her birthright to the
higher consciousness planes of unconditional love and oneness.

************************************************** **************
The following is from a classic of the higher consciousness
frontier: The Handbook to Higher Consciousness by Ken Keyes,
Jr. which explains the Living Love system to higher
consciousness.

THE SEVEN CENTERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

1. THE SECURITY CENTER.
This Center makes you preoccupied with food, shelter, or
whatever you equate with your personal security. This
programming forces your consciousness to be dominated by your
continuous battle to get "enough" from the world in order to
feel secure.

2. THE SENSATION CENTER.
This Center is concerned with finding happiness in life by
providing yourself with more and better pleasurable sensations
and activities. For many people, sex is the most appealing of
all sensations. Other addictive sensations may include the
sound of music, the taste of food, etc.

3. THE POWER CENTER.
When your consciousness is focused on this Center, you are
concerned with dominating people and situations and increasing
your prestige, wealth, and pride -- in addition to thousands of
more subtle forms of hierarchy, manipulation, and control.

4. THE LOVE CENTER.
At this Center you are transcending subject-object relationships
and are learning to see the world with the feelings and
harmonies of flowing acceptance. You see yourself in everyone
-- and everyone in yourself. You feel compassion for the
suffering of those caught in the dramas of security, sensation,
and power. You are beginning to love and accept everyone
unconditionally -- even yourself.

5. THE CORNUCOPIA CENTER.
When your consciousness is illuminated by this Center, you
experience the friendliness of the world you are creating. You
begin to realize that you've always lived in a perfect world.
To the degree that you still have addictions, the perfection
lies in giving you the experience you need to get free of your
emotion-backed demands. As you reprogram your addictions, the
perfection will be experienced as a continuous enjoyment of the
here and now in your life. As you become more loving and
accepting, the world becomes a "horn of plenty" that gives you
more than you need to be happy.

6. THE CONSClOUS-AWARENESS CENTER.
It is liberating to have a Center from which your
Conscious-awareness watches your body and mind perform on the
lower five centers. This is a meta-center from which you
non-judgmentally witness the drama of your body and mind. From
this Center of Centers, you learn to impartially observe your
social roles and life games from a place that is free from fear
and vulnerability.

7. THE COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS CENTER.
When you live fully in the Sixth Center of Consciousness, you
are ready to transcend self-awareness and become pure awareness.
At this ultimate level, you are one with everything -- you are
love, peace, energy, beauty, wisdom, clarity, effectiveness, and
oneness.

Going to buy both I think :D

RCA

03-02-2008, 10:16 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Food-Nation-Dark-All-American/dp/0060938455

A great read if you care about health and the fast food industry, also adapted into a movie.

Also, if you are into fitness & nutrition then Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is the most popular e-book online:

http://www.burnthefat.com/

Conza88

03-05-2008, 06:24 AM

http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=8156

The Pursuit of Happiness: The Intellectual Defense of Liberty
By Walter E. Williams

Walter Williams is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University.

All too often defenders of free-market capitalism base their defense on the demonstration that free markets allocate resources more efficiently and hence lead to greater wealth than socialism and other forms of statism. While that is true, as Professor Milton Friedman frequently pointed out, economic efficiency and greater wealth should be seen and praised as simply a side benefit of free markets. The intellectual defense should focus on its moral superiority. Even if free markets were not more efficient and not engines for growth, they are morally superior to other forms of human organization because they are rooted in voluntary peaceable relationships rather than force and coercion. They respect the sanctity of the individual.

The preservation of free-market capitalism requires what philosopher David Kelley has called the entrepreneurial outlook on life, which he in part describes as “a sense of self-ownership, a conviction that one’s life is one’s own, not something for which one must answer to some higher power.” If we accept as first principle that each owns himself, what constitutes just and unjust conduct is readily discovered and does not require rocket science. Unjust conduct is simply any conduct that violates an individual’s ownership rights in himself when he has not violated those same rights of others. The latter phrase—when he has not violated those same rights of others—allows for fines, imprisonment, and execution when a person has infringed the ownership rights of others.

Therefore, acts such as murder, rape, and theft, whether done privately or collectively, are unjust because they violate private property. There is broad consensus that collective or government-sponsored murder and rape are unjust; however, government-sponsored theft is another matter. Theft, being defined as forcibly taking the rightful property of one for the benefit of another, has wide support in many societies that make the pretense of valuing personal liberty. That theft, euphemistically called income redistribution or transfers, is often defended by lofty phrases such as: assisting the poor, the elderly, distressed business, college students, and other deserving segments of society. But as F. A. Hayek often admonished, “[F]reedom can be preserved only if it is treated as a supreme principle which must not be sacrificed for any particular advantage. . . .” Ultimately, the struggle to achieve and preserve freedom must take place in the habits, hearts, and minds of men. Or, as admonished in the Constitution of the state of North Carolina: “The frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty.” It is moral principles that deliver economic efficiency and wealth, not the other way around. These moral principles or values are determined in the arena of civil society.

It is not broadly appreciated that the greater wealth produced by free markets itself contributes to a more civilized society and civilized relationships. For most of man’s existence, he has had to spend most of his time simply eking out a living. In pre-industrial society, and in many places today, the most optimistic scenario for the ordinary citizen was obtaining enough to meet his physical needs for another day. With the rise of capitalism and the concomitant rise in human productivity that yielded seemingly ceaseless economic progress, it was no longer necessary for man to spend his entire day simply providing for minimum physical needs. People were able to satisfy their physical needs with less and less time. This made it possible for them to have the time and other resources to develop spiritually and culturally. In other words, the rise of capitalism enabled the gradual extension of civilization to greater and greater numbers of people. More of them had more time available to read and become educated in the liberal arts and gain more knowledge about the world around them. The greater wealth allowed them the opportunity to attend to the arts, afford recreation, contemplate more fulfilling and interesting activities, and engage in other cultural enrichment that was formerly within the purview of only the wealthy.

Before the rise of capitalism a primary means to great wealth was through looting, plundering, and enslaving one’s fellow man. With the rise of capitalism it became possible for people to become wealthy by serving their fellow man. Men like Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller of yesteryear, and men like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs of today, accumulated their great wealth in this way. The huge fortunes amassed by these men pale in comparison to the sum of the benefits gained by the common man.

For individual freedom to be viable, it must be a part of the shared values of a society and there must be an institutional framework to preserve it against encroachments by majoritarian or government will. Constitutions and laws alone cannot guarantee the survival of personal freedom, as is apparent where Western-type constitutions and laws were exported to countries not having a tradition of the values of individual freedom. The values of freedom are enunciated in our Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” This value statement, serving such an important role in the rebellion against England and later in the establishment of the Constitution of the United States, was the outgrowth of libertarian ideas of thinkers like John Locke, Adam Smith, Wilhelm von Humboldt, William Blackstone, and others.

Societies with a tradition of freedom, such as the United States, have found it an insufficient safeguard against encroachment by the state. Why? Compelling evidence suggests that a general atmosphere of personal freedom does not meet what might be considered its stability conditions. As is often the case, political liberty is used to stifle economic liberty, which in turn reduces political liberty.

Inadequate Explanations

The benefits of liberty and protected private property rights are often lost in discussions of how our blessings can be extended to the world’s poor nations. We often hear suggestions that it is natural resources, right population size, or geographic location that explains human betterment. The United States and Canada are population scarce, have a rich endowment of natural resources, and are wealthy. However, if natural resources and population scarcity were adequate explanations of wealth, one would expect the resource-rich and some of the population-scarce countries on the continents of Africa and South America to be wealthy. Instead, Africa and South America are home to the world’s poorest and most miserable people. A far better explanation of wealth has to do with cultural values that support liberty.

If we were to rank countries according to: (1) whether they are more or less free-market, (2) per capita income, and (3) ranking in Amnesty International’s human-rights protection index, we would find that those with a larger free-market sector tend also to be those with the higher per capita income and greater human-rights protections. People in countries with larger amounts of economic freedom, such as the United States, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan, are far richer and have greater human-rights protections than people in countries with limited markets, such as Russia, Albania, China, and most countries in Africa and South America. That should tell you something.

Conza88

03-06-2008, 07:45 AM

I've started my Ron Paul Library - and bought 17 books, costing about $450 lol. It's worth it though.
Knowledge is priceless. And II consider this an investment in myself. :P They are:

Title: Handbook to Higher Consciousness
Author: Ken Keyes

Title: Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
Author: Ludwig von Mises, Bettina Bien Greaves

Title: America's Great Depression
Author: Murray N. Rothbard

Title: Walden With Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essay on Thoreau (Everyman's Library)
Author: Henry David Thoreau

Title: The Road to Serfdom
Author: F. A. Hayek

Title: Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine (Signet Classics)
Author: Thomas Paine

Title: The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates (Signet Classics)
Author: Ralph Ketcham

Title: The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
Author: Naomi Wolf

Title: The Constitution of Liberty
Author: F. A. Hayek

Title: The Federalist Papers (Penguin Classics)
Author: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay

Title: Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
Author: Henry Hazlitt

Title: The Law
Author: Frederick Bastiat

The Creature from Jekyll Island : A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
Author: E. G. Griffin

Gold, Peace, and Prosperity
Author: Ron Paul

How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
Author: Harry Browne

ams5995

03-06-2008, 09:06 AM

Great book! Just finished reading it.

AutoDas

03-08-2008, 06:11 PM

I see a lot of good books there. I'll be getting some of them, but I don't understand what's so special about Milton Friedmen's Free to Choose.

Conza88

03-13-2008, 07:51 AM

UPDATED!

Keep them coming, several sections are lacking a bit.
Comb for the all time classics. :)

Conza88

03-15-2008, 06:04 PM

"Why Government Doesn't Work" by Harry Browne
http://sandiego.indymedia.org/media/2006/10/119977.pdf

Enjoy!

:D

princessredtights

03-17-2008, 08:09 AM

Could a mod make this a sticky?

Conza88

03-17-2008, 08:38 AM

BUREAUCRACY by Ludwig Von Mises
http://www.mises.org/etexts/bureaucracy.pdf

princessredtights

03-17-2008, 08:51 AM

Just a side note - our meetup group is starting a book club - this list is awesome!

Conza88

03-18-2008, 06:25 AM

Oh snap!!

A Libertarian Syllabus

A friend of mine who is involved in youth politics asked me to put together a curriculum for Ron Paul libertarians, a four-year course of study that will take students from the basics of free-market economics and the Constitution into the deeper waters where theory, history, and policy meet. Here’s the tentative curriculum I’ve come up with:

Cont. Here (http://www.lewrockwell.com/dmccarthy/dmccarthy61.html)

A pretty good list. I have the best of's already, in the later years.
I think there is some over lapping. But yes, time to begin! :D

familydog

03-18-2008, 07:02 AM

Forrest MacDonald - Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution

Bernard Bailyn - The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy in America

Truth Warrior

03-18-2008, 08:59 AM

Calculated Chaos: Institutional Threats to Peace and Human Survival, by Butler D. Shaffer
http://www.endervidualism.com/salon/books/shaffer.htm

clouds

03-18-2008, 12:06 PM

This could be of interest to some people here:

the abolition of man by c.s. lewis. The last part of the first chapter is a good idea of what you're getting into:

"we make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. we laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. we castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful."

oh, here's an even more interesting one:

"The process, which, if not checked, will abolish Man goes on apace Communists and Democrats no less than among Fascists. The methods may(at first) differ in brutality. But many a mild-eyed scientist in pince-nez, many a popular dramatist, many an amateur philosopher in our midst, means in the long run just the same as the Nazi rulers of Germany."

Conza88

03-24-2008, 02:31 AM

Any 'classics' suggestions?

Like Victor Hugo, Dante's Inferno stuff?
Interested in the books that have stood the test of time. :)

Conza88

03-25-2008, 05:20 AM

Newest orders:

Title: Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror
Author: Michael Scheuer

Title: Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dic...
Author: Jennifer Michael Hecht

Title: Brave New World (P.S.)
Author: Aldous Huxley

Title: A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship
Author: Ron Paul

Title: Dedication And Leadership: Philosophy
Author: Douglas Hyde

familydog

03-25-2008, 06:11 AM

Any 'classics' suggestions?

Like Victor Hugo, Dante's Inferno stuff?
Interested in the books that have stood the test of time. :)

Don Quixote, Ivanhoe, Canterbury Tales, Howard Pyle's four volume set on King Arthur..., The Broad Stone of Honour etc.

What can I say I love thems novels on chivalry. They don't have an overt political message, but fascinating otherwise.

TastyWheat

03-25-2008, 11:46 PM

I want to start my political education with older writings such as Common Sense and The Federalist Papers. What other writings should I read from the same time period (1700s)?

Conza88

03-26-2008, 02:32 AM

I want to start my political education with older writings such as Common Sense and The Federalist Papers. What other writings should I read from the same time period (1700s)?

Well, if you read the Federalist Papers, you'd have to read the Anti-Federalist papers thats for sure. :) As for more, I'll have a look around.

TastyWheat

03-26-2008, 06:04 AM

Well, if you read the Federalist Papers, you'd have to read the Anti-Federalist papers thats for sure. :) As for more, I'll have a look around.
Yes, that's a given. I just want to know the back story to the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and all of that.

familydog

03-26-2008, 08:46 AM

Yes, that's a given. I just want to know the back story to the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and all of that.

Primary sources or secondary?

TastyWheat

03-26-2008, 12:45 PM

familydog

03-26-2008, 08:39 PM

I really want to read political documents written during the revolutionary time period (preferably written by the founders). Modern day biographies and historical retrospectives are good, just not at the top of my list.

Well, you might want to look at letters written between the various founders such as Jefferson to Adams, Washington to Gouverneur Morris, Jefferson to Madison, Hamilton to Madison, etc for example. There are entire books composed of these letters. Many have nothing to do with politics, but on the other hand many do. If you're interested in primary documents of the time, I highly recommend checking these out and there are thousands of them.

Some other sources that come to mind off the top of my head:
-Federalist Papers
-Anti-Federalist Papers
-Common Sense by Tom Paine
-American Crisis by Tom Paine
-Virginia Declaration of Rights by George Mason
-Objections to this Constitution of Government by George Mason
-Articles of Confederation
-Letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republican by Richard Henry Lee
-The Interest of Great Britain Considered by Ben Franklin
-In Defense of Americans by Ben Franklin
-Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania by John Dickinson
-Address on the Abolition of the Bank of North America by Gouverneur Morris
-Letter on the Federal Constitution by Edmund Randolph
-Considerations on the Nature of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament by James Wilson
-The Farmer Refuted - Alexander Hamilton
-A Defence of the Constitution of the United States of America by John Adams

And that's all I can think of right now.

Conza88

03-26-2008, 10:39 PM

As luck would have it in my constant quest for primary source documents, I ran into this link:

http://home.wi.rr.com/rickgardiner/primarysources.htm

"The following is a massive collection of literature and documents which were most relevant to the colonist's lives in America. if it isn't here, it probably is not available online anywhere."

This must have taken hundreds, if not thousands, of hours work to put together. Very impressive!

For example;

How many are familiar with the first attempt at a union of colonies way before the "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union"(11/15/1777) and the "Constitution for the United States of America" (for "a more perfect union" on 9/17/1787)?

One-hundred and thirty-four years before the "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union", there was the "New England Articles of Confederation." (1643)

http://personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/1643.html

"The first attempt at a union of colonies, foreshadowing the United States. This document combines several colonies together for the primary purpose of national defense. This is the first document resembling a federal constitution in America."

I hope you enjoy learning from this Library as much as I already am. Our Freedom has some very strong roots. :)

- SL

Truth to Power. Fear NO Truth. Trust Freedom. SPEAK OUT!

@ Tastywheat: LOL.. I think this may be what you were looking for? :D

RSLudlum

03-26-2008, 10:42 PM

http://home.wi.rr.com/rickgardiner/primarysources.htm

That is quite impressive.... [:bookmark:] :)

Conza88

03-26-2008, 10:57 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Island-Called-Liberty-Joseph-Specht/dp/0976616009
Neutralize Kids Against Socialism: "An Island Called Liberty" -Recommended Kids Books

Do you have any Pro Liberty oriented books for children that you recommend? Please share. :)

- SL :D Seek's doing well today. :)

brianewart

03-26-2008, 11:05 PM

I am not a fan of The Fountainhead. I don't think that book has a fully-contemplated understanding of property rights.

Atlas Shrugged is a good one though. Great illustration of why government is not the solution to our problems. Similarly to Atlas, I would suggest everyone read Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron. It's a short story, rather than a book, but it is another interesting statist-dystopia (there is also a movie... look on Google Video).

Conza88

03-27-2008, 06:48 PM

I see the fountainhead as being more about making a stand, and enlightening the behind the scenes stuff people would call conspiracy theories; when its not - such as the role of unions etc. (using Ellsworth Toohey to demonstrate that) the theme of the novel wasn't about property rights, so thats probably why you:

I don't think that book has a fully-contemplated understanding of property rights.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountainhead

The book's title is a reference to Rand's statement that "man's ego is the fountainhead of human progress".

The Fountainhead examines the life of an individualistic 22 year old architect, Howard Roark, who chooses to struggle in obscurity rather than compromise his artistic and personal vision by pandering to the prevailing taste in building design. Howard Roark is a singular force that stands up against the establishment, and in his own unique way, prevails.

Conza88

03-27-2008, 08:06 PM

Trying to delve into some classics here; = the books that the founding fathers / men of the last few centuries read.

Homer - Illiad (http://www.amazon.com/Iliad-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0140275363/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206669339&sr=8-2)
Homer - The Odyssey (http://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Penguin-Classics-Homer/dp/0143039954/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206669099&sr=8-5)
Dante's Inferno (http://www.amazon.com/Inferno-Modern-Library-Classics-Dante/dp/0812970063/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206666846&sr=1-3)
James Joycce - Ulysses (http://www.amazon.com/Ulysses-James-Joyce/dp/1404336877/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206666484&sr=1-4)
The Aeneid by Virgil (http://www.amazon.com/Aeneid-Virgil/dp/0679729526/ref=pd_sim_b_img_1)
Tolstoy - War and Peace (http://www.amazon.com/War-Peace-Modern-Library-Classics/dp/0375760644/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206669500&sr=8-2)

Can I get some comments, if anyones read any of these? :)
i.e War and Peace, Iliad etc...

do they pertain to this movement? And would they be enjoyed by a Ron Paul supporter? :D

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I read Lysander Spooner's book....
On March 27th, 2008 atrickpay says:

"No Treason: The Constitution of no Authority". I will never be able to look at the Constitution in the same way again. It was a real tour-de-force read. http://www.lysanderspooner.org/bib_poll.htm

Think and Grow Rich
On March 27th, 2008 Tory in Texas says:
With Freedom Comes Responsibility

Think and Grow Rich
By: Napoleon Hill

This book was written in the 30's I believe, and it IS NOT a get rich quick book. Moreover, it is about how to apply the power of positive thinking to your life, and quite literally, Think and Grow Rich in all aspects of life. Lots of wisdom in this book, and one that I would recommend to anyone. Good luck!

Read "The Four Hour Work Week" by Tim Ferris
On March 27th, 2008 Ragnar D says:

This book is all about Liberty. It has the potential to change your life forever.

www.fourhourworkweek.com

Conza88

03-27-2008, 10:53 PM

Great Books to Read; If you can find them
Posted February 1st, 2008 by Treg

Between campaigning for Ron Paul, and during those long flights, those long nights, or those long silly democratic debates.... you may wish to start a good book.

About 10 years ago by chance at the airport I heard about this gay man who was open about his aids and his book called: Ain't Nobody's Business If You do, by Peter McWilliams struck me as "Wow! Now thats out there!". But it was recommended by John Stossel and even Sting, so I thought, what the heck and bought it. Flying from Phoenix to Tampa I found it was totally convincing. I gained a whole new insight into the legalization of drugs issue.

So, let me do you a favor too by being your friendly John Stossel and Sting and recommending a bunch of books which might interest you as a young Patriot just learning about libertarianism for the first time. Maybe you will be stuck at an airport and be glad you had an interesting book or two. Here are just a few from my bookcase that may interest you, if you can find them. (if you cannot, let me know & I will see what I can do)

I do not know 100%, but I am sure at one point, Dr. Paul read these books. We have all heard him mention; Blowback, by Chalmers Johnson and many of us have read by now the classic work by the former CIA agent assigned to Bin Laden, Imperial Hubris, by Michael Schuer...... but I can bet these are on his bookshelf too:

1) Libertarianism in One Lesson, by David Bergland. Many of you young Patriots know that Ron Paul ran for president in 1988 on the Libertarian ticket. But do you know who ran in 1984? David Bergland. David has a unique talent to explaining how libertarian principles apply to real world problems. He had a degree in English form UCLA and JD from USC.
2) Economics in One Lesson, by Henry Haziltt. This best seller for years inspired many people to free themselves from conventional economic bromides. Its the shortest and surest way to understand economic principles, without all the math.
3) Terrorism and Tyranny, by James Bovard. Excellent factual reporting. When you are done reading a Bovard book, you shake your head left and right for days. I met a friend who I had not seen in months, he was shaking his head constantly, repeating facts upon facts upon facts. I said, "Bovard's latest book?" and he just nodded "yes". He puts it all together so well you seriously think about becoming a modern day V.
4) The Way to Wealth, by Benjamin Franklin. A small and very clever book, just 30 pages.
5) The Wisdom of Henry Hazlitt. For many of us, Ludwig Von Mises needs some explaining. Mr. Hazlitt is an excellent writer and has taught us all many many things, from philosophy, history to economics, we owe him a very big debt.
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Now I do not know if Ron Paul has these books below, so I wish someone would give them to him. He may understand the internet phenomenon better. He may come to distrust the INS as much, if not more, than the IRS. He may be a little more agile a speaker too.
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6) The Wisdom of Crowds, by James Surowiecki. I give it 5 stars.
7) The Case for Free Trade and Open Immigration, by Jacob Hornberger. You can find Jacob's essays over at www.fff.org
8) Ron Paul has been a speaker throughout the years here:
http://www.fff.org/confer...
9) The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking, Dale Carnegie
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Now these books I have no idea if Ron Paul read them or not. I list them here because well, they mean something to me. Each in its own way was an intellectual journey of understanding. These are works of fiction, but in fiction we can be told deep truths and see eternal principles at work.
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10) 1984, by George Orwell. Better than the movie kids...read it.
11) Brave New World, & Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley.
12) Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand
13) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K Dick
14) The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand
15) We the Living, by Ayn Rand
16) Uncle Toms Cabin, by
17) Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
18) A Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlen
19) Tai-Pan, by James Clavell --the movie is GREAT !!!
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Now these books affected me at the right time in the right way
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20) Restoring the American Dream, by Robert Ringer
21) WInning Through Intimidation, by Robert Ringer
22) Looking Out for Number One, by Robert Ringer
23) Facets of Liberty: A Libertarian Primer by LK Samuels and more
24) The Vision of the Anointed, by Thomas Sowell
25) The Libertarian Manifesto, by Murray Rothbard
26) Free To Choose, by Milton Friedman
27) Capitalism and Freedom, by Milton Friedman
28) Capitalism the Unknown Ideal, by Ayn Rand
29) For a New Intellectual, by Ayn Rand
30) The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand, by Den Uyl & Rasmussen
31) Individual Rights Reconsidered, by Tibor Machan
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Now these last set of books you might THINK that it has nothing to do with Liberty and achieving a free society, but I beg to differ. Science is getting very close to understanding the Nature of Man, and in so doing, science will be able to say something profound on the Political Economy of Man. As you recall, the Founders where scientists, social historians who drew lessons from Rome and England and the wars of Europe and Greece. Today's science is adding to that dialogue, even if modern day libertarians are not listening but instead reading Milton Friedman's Free To Choose and Murray Rothbards Libertarian Manifesto....both excellent books, but the SCIENCE of Man's Political Economy did not stop with the death of these two Greats.
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32) The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins
33) The Darwinian Left, by Peter Singer (Scary, the left gives up Marx for Darwin, yet a Darwinian Left is not in the science cards)
34) African Genesis, by Robert Ardrey (Classic vision, excellent writing)
35) The Territorial Imparative, by Robert Ardrey (property rights in animal societies)
36) Mother Nature, by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (Brilliant book!)
37) The Blank Slate: Modern Denial of Human Nature, by Steven Pinker (Brilliant book, sciences are touching man's Political Economy and this will affect the debate in future years to come)
38) The Runaway Brain, Christopher Wills
39) The Language Instinct, by Steven Pinker
40) How the Mind Works, by Steven Pinker
41) Consilience, by Edward O Wilson
42) The Moral Animal: The new science of evolutionary psychology, by Robet Wright
43) Atheism, the Case Against God, by George Smith (A Classic original work that lasts and lasts throughout the years)
44) The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating, by David M. Buss
45) Moral Minds: How Nature Designed our Universal Sense of Right and Wrong, by Marc D. Hauser
46) The Evolution of Cooperation, by Robert Axelrod
47) The Global Brain, by Howard Bloom
48) New Rules for the New Economy, by Kevin Kelly (wired mag)
49) The Expression of the Emotions in Man & Animals, Charles Darwin (the CLASSIC work that put his theory out there)
50) Nature via Nurture, by Matt Ridley
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And finally there is this book, which I think is in the right direction for Libertarian Scholarship... When science meets libertarian theory, what remains?
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Darwinian Politics: The Evolutionary Origin of Freedom, by Paul H. Rubin

Treg / Tempe, AZ

:) Going to trawl though, since my last update and nicen-up the 1st page soon. :D

DriftWood

04-01-2008, 01:52 AM

Gold: The Once and Future Money, by Nathan Lewis

This book is amazing, it makes perfect sense of monetary and fisical policy. Most of todays economist have forgotten how the gold standard worked, they have forgotten what money is. They dont understand why monetary crises's happen or how to solve them. Todays economists dont know (modern) classical economics because they have been led astray by confused keynesism and monetarism. This book axplains the history of money, the reasons for all the past economic crisis over the world over the past hunder years or so, and the foolish attempts by governments to solve them, usually just making things worse. It's both sad and funny that these crisis's could have been solved or avoided so easily if the economists and politicians had not been so foolish. They still are very foolish. The solution is so simple. Stable money and low taxes equals growth. Instead, during depressions taxes are usually raised and currencies are inflated making things so much worse. This book is especially important now that the fed and congress are foolishly trying to solve a crisis they dont understand. Read it and you might even make some money betting against fed interventions.

Conza88

04-01-2008, 05:03 AM

http://www.fee.org/library/default.asp?c=books

Marxism Unmasked: From Delusion to Destruction NEW!
By Ludwig von Mises http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/marxismUnmasked.pdf

The Free market and Its Enemies http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/Free_Market_and_Its_Enemies_The.pdf
By Ludwig von Mises

The Freedom Philosophy (http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/Freedom_Philosophy_The.pdf)
Edited by Paul L. Poirot
This anthology includes 14 essays on the political, economic, and moral foundations of a free society. These classic writings by Leonard E. Read, Frank Chodorov, Benjamin Rogge, F. A. Harper, among others, demonstrate the superiority of individual choice and capitalism over any forms of collectivism.

Critique of Interventionism (http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/Critique_of_Interventionism.pdf)
By Ludwig von Mises

weslinder

04-01-2008, 08:19 AM

I picked up a random book at the half-price book store recently, and I'm loving it.

It is called Decision in Philadelphia, and it is an exceptionally well-researched, if slightly idealized, historical account of the Constitutional Convention. It has really enlightened me about some of the Framers that we know less about, as well as how some of the compromises in the Constitution came to be.

sratiug

04-01-2008, 09:27 AM

The Body Electric
Electromagnetism And The Foundation Of Life
By Robert Becker, Gary Selden

The Body Electric tells the fascinating story of our bioelectric selves. Robert O. Becker, a pioneer in the filed of regeneration and its relationship to electrical currents in living things, challenges the established mechanistic understanding of the body. He found clues to the healing process in the long-discarded theory that electricity is vital to life. But as exciting as Becker's discoveries are, pointing to the day when human limbs, spinal cords, and organs may be regenerated after they have been damaged, equally fascinating is the story of Becker's struggle to do such original work. The Body Electric explores new pathways in our understanding of evolution, acupuncture, psychic phenomena, and healing.

Scientific book, hard read, but tells the fascinating story of the medical establishment's worship of drugs at the expense of real scientific research. It explains how bone marrow cells ALWAYS regenerate into embryonic cells to fix a broken bone, and how the nerve currents control this healing response. It makes the debate over stem cell research moot, as anyone can get embryonic cells from their own body whenever they want.

It exposes how federal control of research dollars limits scientific research to that approved by drug cartels.

Since the entire healing response of the body is controlled by nerve currents, or pain, or the current of injury, it follows that use of pain medication or alcohol/drug abuse will result in overall body deterioration. A fact backed up by research in other places showing how destructive even over the counter pain medicine is to healing and overall well being.

My friend has an implant in his foot now putting a healing current through the bone to stimulate it's regenerative response exactly as this book described, so this is very real stuff that is being put to use to heal limbs that could otherwise be amputated.

JasonDJ

04-03-2008, 07:09 AM

I reccommend "I want the Earth Plus 5%". It's a short story on how fiat currency got started, and a very interesting read.

It's very similar to the movie "Money as Debt", but not quite as in-depth, and it takes on a story-telling tone. Still, very good read, not very long, and freely available online.

I Want the Earth Plus 5% (http://www.relfe.com/plus_5_.html)

P.S.: I could have sworn this was already listed here. I heard about it through RPR, but when I mentioned it to Conza he never heard of it and told me to put it up.

Conza88

04-03-2008, 09:53 PM

http://www.ushistory.org/paine/reason/index.htm
Age of Reason by Thomas Paine

Conza88

04-05-2008, 12:20 AM

http://bookstore.gwythe.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi
Building Statesmen
George Wythe College Bookstore Home

Thomas Jefferson list

american.swan

04-05-2008, 06:25 PM

Just wanted to remind people who take the time to read this humongous thread.

1. Clinton dismissed a bunch of prosecutors when he took office I believe.
2. Bush tried to dismiss a bunch of prosecutors but tried to do it mid term.
3. The the congressional hearings that followed Bush's action the book "Armed Madhouse" was admitted as evidence. The book caused at least one of the Bush appointed replacements to resign almost immediately, because he's named in the book.

I love "Armed Madhouse" by Greg Palast.

Great book. Great writing style w/ humor. Of the books in my signature below, Greg Palast has the best use of the English language.

RedLightning

04-07-2008, 10:15 PM

MS0453

04-09-2008, 08:22 AM

familydog

04-09-2008, 08:28 AM

I don't know if this is the thread to ask this but does anyone know any good novels about the Revolutionary War? I've read Rise To Rebellion and The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara and am looking for another good book.

Have you read Joseph Plumb Martin's A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier? It is supposidly his actuall story as a soldier in the war. If you can get past the flowery language, it's pretty good.

familydog

04-09-2008, 08:49 AM

I was just wondering if anyone here has every done this before.

I was reading a Jefferson biography this morning (Jefferson by Albert Jay Nock) and it mentioned something about John Adams I had never heard before and I had a "hmm..thats interesting" moment. Than I thought about reading an Adams biography in the not-so-distance future. But then a second later I figured I ought to read a biography of every U.S. President (Because there are quite a few that I'm just totally ignorant of), one after the other, in terms of succession. (Wash., Adams, Jefferson, etc)

Just wondering if anyone heres every read a biography on every president? Also looking for any suggestions for any biographies.(Especially among the lesser known presidents.)

I have not read a biography of every president, but I have read quite of a few not in any particular order. If you're looking for lesser known presidents, I reccomend Coolidge by Robert Sobel, President James Buchanan: A Biography by Philip Klein, Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur by Thomas Reeves, Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest by K. Jack Bauer, and An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland by H. P. Jeffers.

Arthur M. Schlesinger's presidential biography series is really hit and miss. Some of the authors do a great job, while others are biased and it hurts the biography. His series of biographies are relatively short as well, compared to some others you can find.

acptulsa

04-09-2008, 09:29 AM

Glad to see Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Surprised not to see Dune be Frank Herbert.

I highly recommend Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here. Chronicles the United States' decline into fascism.

MS0453

04-09-2008, 06:41 PM

I have not read a biography of every president, but I have read quite of a few not in any particular order. If you're looking for lesser known presidents, I reccomend Coolidge by Robert Sobel, President James Buchanan: A Biography by Philip Klein, Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur by Thomas Reeves, Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest by K. Jack Bauer, and An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland by H. P. Jeffers.

Arthur M. Schlesinger's presidential biography series is really hit and miss. Some of the authors do a great job, while others are biased and it hurts the biography. His series of biographies are relatively short as well, compared to some others you can find.

Thanks for the recomm.'s. I did a search of my college's library and they had all but two. Helped me get a nice little start on the list.

RedLightning

04-09-2008, 07:38 PM

Have you read Joseph Plumb Martin's A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier? It is supposidly his actuall story as a soldier in the war. If you can get past the flowery language, it's pretty good.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have to check it out. Still looking for any ideas on novels about the Revolutionary War, most of the ones I have heard about are romances, which being a guy, romance novels are not my favorite...

scotto2008

04-09-2008, 11:22 PM

"Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds"
--Charles Mackay

This is one of the coolest books I've ever read. Covers the Crusades, Tulipmania, the south sea bubble and other delightful tales of human madness.

http://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Popular-Delusions-Madness-Crowds/dp/051788433X

Conza88

04-10-2008, 02:32 AM

acptulsa

04-10-2008, 07:06 AM

Does anyone else in the world have a copy of The Politician: His Habits, Outcries and Protective Coloring? Good stuff. In a way it's dated, but in many ways it's timeless.

Conza88

04-10-2008, 07:11 AM

I read Lysander Spooner's book....
On March 27th, 2008 atrickpay says:

"No Treason: The Constitution of no Authority". I will never be able to look at the Constitution in the same way again. It was a real tour-de-force read. http://www.lysanderspooner.org/bib_poll.htm

Err is that a good thing? "I will never be able to look at the Constitution in the same way again." ?

UPDATED.

ClayTrainor

04-10-2008, 11:01 AM

This is a great list...

someone should make a list of solid Audiobooks to listen to as well!

Andrew-Austin

04-12-2008, 12:48 PM

Under the education category, I would add John Gatto's books:

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (http://www.amazon.com/Dumbing-Down-Curriculum-Compulsory-Schooling/dp/0865714487/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208026214&sr=8-1)

&

The Underground History Of American Education (Complete Text Online for free (http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/index.htm))

This is a great list...

someone should make a list of solid Audiobooks to listen to as well!

Some of the books are available through torrents online, I'm downloading three of the books on the list in audio format right now. (Animal Farm, Ulysess, and For a New Liberty)

MS0453

04-12-2008, 09:37 PM

Forgot to add this earlier. Document section of "From Revolution to Reconstruction".

Good source of primary documents pertaining to American government. Starts with the Magna Charta goes to Bush's first inaugural address. Lots of cool stuff in between.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/index.htm

ForLiberty-RonPaul

04-13-2008, 04:01 PM

wgpitts

04-13-2008, 06:28 PM

9. Capitalism the Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand
http://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Ideal-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451147952/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203441661&sr=1-1

wgpitts

04-13-2008, 06:31 PM

5. A Nation of Sheep Andrew P. Napolitano
http://www.amazon.com/Nation-Sheep-Andrew-P-Napolitano/dp/1595550976/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203440624&sr=1-1

6. Constitution in Exile Andrew P. Napolitano
http://www.amazon.com/Constitution-Exile-Federal-Government-Rewriting/dp/1595550704/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203440624&sr=1-2

Conza88

04-13-2008, 09:26 PM

http://www.scribd.com/doc/221887/50-Things-Youre-Not-Supposed-To-Know-eBookEEn
50-Things-Youre-Not-Supposed-To-Know

Thought this was interesting.

Conza88

04-15-2008, 09:07 PM

Check out F. A. Hayek's Denationalization of Money essay. It's what made me an "Austrian."

Eco.

RCA

04-19-2008, 11:19 PM

Conza88

04-19-2008, 11:59 PM

How about a Health Freedom list?

I nominate these two, Fast Food Nation and Fat Land:

http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Food-Nation-Dark-All-American/dp/0060938455

http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Land-Americans-Became-Fattest/dp/B000TVIW6E/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208668724&sr=1-1

Sounds like a good idea. If there alot of others waiting in the wings, I'll put it up.
- Throw all the good health freedom suggestions out there. :)

Keep the other good recommendations coming.. If there ARE anymore worthy ones that is. :)

RCA

04-20-2008, 12:15 AM

Two more for Health:

The Jungle

http://www.amazon.com/Jungle-Uncensored-Original-Upton-Sinclair/dp/1884365302/ref=pd_sim_b_title_10

Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle (ebook)

http://www.burnthefat.com/

RCA

04-20-2008, 12:20 AM

Other topics to consider:

Bearing Arms
Self Defense
Survival/Disaster
Precious Metals
Saving/Investing

Carson

04-20-2008, 02:42 AM

Conza88

04-20-2008, 04:13 AM

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein

This is a link to the website she has about the book.
http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine

This is a link to a movie about the book.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/short-film

The thing that struck me about the book wasn't so much the idea of the shock therapy but the way she explains the history we have all been hearing the Main Stream Media spin yarns about our whole lifetime. She brings a logical look to what has been happening around us.

Hold up, looking at that short film - To paraphrase, she practically implicates and semi blames Friedman. Capitalism is bad. Yada yada. Free markets is bad, not born out of freedom.

She VOTED for Obama. = enough said. :rolleyes:

She may be able to see the problems.. (i.e like most people) But there is no way in HELL! - she has any skill in providing a solution! She AIN'T NO DOCTOR, thats for sure.

Conza88

04-20-2008, 07:29 AM

Items not yet shipped:
Delivery estimate: May 15, 2008 - June 5, 2008
Shipping estimate: April 21, 2008

* 1 of: The Revolution: A Manifesto
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
* 1 of: What Has Government Done to Our Money? Case for the 100 Percent Gold Dollar
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
* 1 of: The Conscience of a Conservative (The James Madison Library in American Politics)
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC

:D Come on Manifesto! Better to not pre-order, so I could get others (saves on shipping) which is practically $15 per shipment. :eek:

Can't wait :D

Joe3113

04-20-2008, 08:02 AM

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein

This is a link to the website she has about the book.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine

This is a link to a movie about the book.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/short-film

The thing that struck me about the book wasn't so much the idea of the shock therapy but the way she explains the history we have all been hearing the Main Stream Media spin yarns about our whole lifetime. She brings a logical look to what has been happening around us.

You need to be able to identify false-left paradigm material when you see it. That is vital. Naomi Klein is an example. Note how her book subtitle is "The rise of disaster capitalism"? What she is doing is falsely giving people the impression that they live under capitalism and falsely claiming capitalism is the reason there is an economic crisis and a waning number of middle income earners.

True capitalism is Ron Paul's platform. What the US (and Australia) live under is not capitalism.

Conza88

04-20-2008, 09:53 AM

http://mises.org/literature.aspx

Literature
The most complete online offering of the literature of the Austrian School and libertarian ideas, including books, journal articles, and other writings, sorted by anything you chose.

:eek:

AutoDas

04-20-2008, 04:38 PM

Two more for Health:

The Jungle

http://www.amazon.com/Jungle-Uncensored-Original-Upton-Sinclair/dp/1884365302/ref=pd_sim_b_title_10

Sinclair wrote that book as a pamphlet for how socialism is the salvation for big business.

Conza88

04-21-2008, 06:14 AM

I don't see
On April 17th, 2008 imunplugged says:
Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason. I would add that one.
Great list, good job.

On April 17th, 2008 Libera_me says:
The Olive Tree Connection- John Fischer (foreign relations-in relation to faith)
Darwin's Black Box- Michael Behe (science)
Cracking the Code-Pete Hendrickson (gov. related- as is Upholding the Law)

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
On March 28th, 2008 freethepawn says:
This book describes the history of mankind at the most basic level. It explains how the societies with the guns, germs and steel have taken over other societies without these things since the beginning of time. It also goes into the beginning of farming and how that impacted progress in other areas as they didn't have to spend all day hunting for food.

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
On April 17th, 2008 Professor Berna... says:
This novel, by Robert A. Heinlein, from which I have taken my screen name, stands with Atlas Shrugged as the pillars of allegorical libertarian instruction. Hard to believe that it was missed, even though one of our comrades did make note of "most of Heinlein's juvenile novels". I would refine that reference to advise readers to look particularly at:
RED PLANET, THE ROLLING STONES, and STARSHIP TROOPERS.
Also worth a look is William J. Lederer's A NATION OF SHEEP (yes, the title was used before).
Viva Agora!

Don't Forget Eustace Mullins (and Ezra Pound)
On April 17th, 2008 Alan Smithee says:
Mullins' book on the Fed was the original muckraking of the banks; before G. Edward Griffin and the rest...written at the suggestion of the great Ezra Pound...come to think of it, Pound's Cantos should definitely be on this list...two of the heroes of the Cantos are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson...the villians are the Rothschilds and Usury...no wonder the Elite locked him in a cage after WWII (he won the pulitzer for the Pisan Cantos, written while in what amounted to an open air dog cage; put there by the U.S. military)...his influence on modern poetics is massive--nurtured Joyce, edited Eliot, spread the word about Henry Miller (not to mention leading Mullins to investigate the Fed)

From relative thread at dailypaul.

Conza88

04-21-2008, 06:15 AM

Pound was, it can easily be argued, the true colossus of 20th century literature and this has become even more apparent as the area of his poetry that once consigned him to the Quack department--his economics--is at last being validated

I would suggest adding
On April 17th, 2008 winstonkirk says:

I would suggest adding Machiavelli's "Discourses" to the philosophy section, "The Tipping Point" to the Misc section and Clauswitz's "On War" to the War Section.

"The Discourses" is little read but a masterpiece fully in line with our system of separation of powers. "The Prince" is a monstrosity but remember that he was writing it to get back in the good graces of the Borgia's, in fact he begins the book (paraphrasing) "If one wants to rule by force". "The Discourses" can be viewed as the polar opposite to The Prince, though still within the "realist" school, even down to the opening sentence. To boil it down, its a collection of Discourses on Livy's history of the Roman republic which deal with the operation of the separation of powers.

"The Tipping Point" is a new book that deals with the spread of cultural phenomenon and ideas. Its a quick read and worth the time.

"On War" is the first of the books written about strategy in modern warfare. Based on the Napoleonic age of combat, its a true classic.

For Youngsters
On April 17th, 2008 fanofwalt says:
The Practical Princess by Jay Williams. I highly recommend this book, actually, not only for kids (though it is intended for children), but for anyone to read.

Simple and delightful, The Practical Princess is essentially a fairy tale about a princess who doesn't wait for her "Prince Charming" to rescue her, but takes it upon herself to overcome obstacles thrown her way.

But much more than that: it is an excellent guide on critical thinking, judgment, personal responsibility, assessing situations and making wise decisions. I still have my book (Mom bought it for me when I was a kid!) and now read it with my own children. They love it, and you will too, if you can find it. It's (sadly) out of print, but you can find various editions of it on Amazon; my edition goes for $65 on Amazon -- but I ain't selling! Perhaps your library will have this title.

You don't have to be a kid to benefit from this book!

From relative thread at DailyPaul.

apropos

04-21-2008, 06:49 AM

33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask, by Thomas Woods

dirknb@hotmail.com

04-21-2008, 07:05 AM

Of course, you know you're going to have to make sure that all 44 of RP's recommended reading list from the new book are on your list now.

Conza88

04-21-2008, 07:19 AM

Of course, you know you're going to have to make sure that all 44 of RP's recommended reading list from the new book are on your list now.

Hahahah r-o-f-l. :D

But... his entire list is probably already there :D

For all we know, he logged on - and stole ours! Hahaha :D

Ok: quality check, Ron Paul's manifesto list.
Pending. We got ---/44
- No pressure now. :cool:

RCA

04-22-2008, 10:53 AM

For Allegory, I would definitely include:

A Clockwork Orange

American Psycho

Also another for Misc:

Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs

Also:

Twilight in the Desert

RCA

04-22-2008, 10:56 AM

Also:

http://www.amazon.com/Market-Anarchy-Explained-Build-Roads/dp/1425769403

http://www.amazon.com/Market-Anarchy-Explained-Build-Roads/dp/1425769403

http://www.amazon.com/True-Story-Bilderberg-Group/dp/0977795349/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_k2a_1_img?pf_rd_p=304485601&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-2&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0890510687&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=119VPBDKGG7RF9B18MBD

http://www.amazon.com/Late-Great-U-S-Coming-Merger/dp/0979045142/ref=pd_sim_b_title_1

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Mission-Secret-History-NASA/dp/1932595260/ref=pd_sim_b_img_2

RCA

04-22-2008, 11:02 AM

And:

http://www.amazon.com/Web-Debt-Shocking-Revised-Updated/dp/0979560810/ref=pd_sim_b_img_3

http://www.amazon.com/What-Every-American-Should-Know/lm/R1U0VWUJT05K6B/ref=cm_lmt_dtpa_f_3_rdssss0?pf_rd_p=253462201&pf_rd_s=listmania-center&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0979045142&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1D7QAQBFRMYVWW6WMPCD

RCA

04-22-2008, 11:04 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Roberts-Rules-Order-Newly-Revised/dp/0306813548/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208883820&sr=1-1

RCA

04-22-2008, 11:05 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Economics-One-Lesson-Shortest-Understand/dp/0517548232/ref=cm_lmf_tit_5_rlrsrs0

RCA

04-22-2008, 11:06 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Common-Rights-Essential-Writings-Classics/dp/0451528891/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208883955&sr=1-1

RCA

04-22-2008, 11:07 AM

http://www.amazon.com/John-Adams-David-McCullough/dp/141657588X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208884009&sr=1-1

RCA

04-22-2008, 11:11 AM

http://www.amazon.com/1776-David-McCullough/dp/B000YTJHKG/ref=pd_sim_b_img_2

http://www.amazon.com/FDRs-Folly-Roosevelt-Prolonged-Depression/dp/140005477X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208884157&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Real-Lincoln-Abraham-Agenda-Unnecessary/dp/0761526463/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208884204&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Unmasked-Youre-Supposed-Dishonest/dp/0307338428/ref=pd_sim_b_img_1

http://www.amazon.com/South-Right-James-Ronald-Kennedy/dp/1565540247/ref=pd_sim_b_img_3

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618562117/ref=s9cart_c4_at3-rfc_p?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=16EZE3G4MGCS37ZRHT4Y&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=372724601&pf_rd_i=507846

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0865715106/ref=s9cart_c4_img4-rfc_p?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=16EZE3G4MGCS37ZRHT4Y&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=372724601&pf_rd_i=507846

http://www.amazon.com/Long-Emergency-Converging-Catastrophes-Twenty-First/dp/0802142494/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Economic-Collapse-Thrive-Barrel/dp/0446699004/ref=pd_sim_b_img_1

http://www.amazon.com/Dollar-Crisis-Consequences-Revised-Updated/dp/0470821701/ref=pd_sim_b_img_3

http://www.amazon.com/ABCs-Gold-Investing-Protect-Wealth/dp/1886039720/ref=pd_sim_b_img_4

http://www.amazon.com/Skinny-Silver-Investing-David-Morgan/dp/1933596791/ref=pd_sim_b_img_6

http://www.amazon.com/Great-Bust-Ahead-Depression-Understanding/dp/159196153X/ref=pd_sim_b_img_5

http://www.amazon.com/Gold-Trading-Boot-Camp-Commodities/dp/0471728004/ref=pd_sim_b_title_6

http://www.amazon.com/Bull-China-Investing-Profitably-Greatest/dp/1400066166/ref=pd_sim_b_title_6

http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Capitalist-Ultimate-Road-Trip/dp/0812967267/ref=pd_sim_b_title_4

http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Commodities-Anyone-Invest-Profitably/dp/0812973712/ref=pd_sim_b_img_1

http://www.amazon.com/Investment-Biker-Around-World-Rogers/dp/0812968719/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3

http://www.amazon.com/Investment-Biker-Around-World-Rogers/dp/0812968719/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3

http://www.amazon.com/Greenspans-Bubbles-Ignorance-Federal-Reserve/dp/0071591583/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b

Conza88

04-22-2008, 07:46 PM

LoL -- nice extensive additions. :D

Several of those are already in there. But I'll shift through. :) thx

RCA

04-23-2008, 05:56 AM

LoL -- nice extensive additions. :D

Several of those are already in there. But I'll shift through. :) thx

I've been the one hammering for "The Reading Room" sub-forum for awhile now. I guess I just couldn't take it anymore!

:D

RCA

04-23-2008, 05:59 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Slaughterhouse-Five-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/0385333846/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208951871&sr=8-1

for Allegory

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:41 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Code-Parliamentary-Procedure-4th/dp/0071365133/ref=pd_sim_b_title_10

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:42 AM

http://www.amazon.com/How-Local-Office-Step-Step/dp/0966830407/ref=pd_sim_b_title_43

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:43 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Running-Office-Strategies-Techniques-Candidates/dp/1590770102/ref=pd_sim_b_img_4

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:43 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Local-State-Elections-Beaudry/dp/0684863774/ref=pd_sim_b_img_10

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:45 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Successful-Fundraising-Complete-Volunteers-Professionals/dp/0809238462/ref=pd_sim_b_img_48

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:46 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Its-Getting-Ugly-Out-There/dp/0470144793/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208969167&sr=1-1

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:47 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Blackwater-Rise-Worlds-Powerful-Mercenary/dp/1560259795/ref=pd_sim_b_title_17

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:49 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Sorrows-Empire-Militarism-Republic-American/dp/0805077979/ref=pd_sim_b_title_27

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:51 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Screwed-Undeclared-Against-Middle-Currents/dp/1576754634/ref=pd_sim_b_img_45

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:52 AM

http://www.amazon.com/New-Golden-Age-Revolution-Corruption/dp/1403975795/ref=pd_sim_b_img_22

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:55 AM

Since this was on Rudy's list it might as well be on ours:
http://www.amazon.com/Commission-Report-Terrorist-Hardcover-Authorized/dp/0393060411/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208969697&sr=1-1

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:56 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Commission-Report-Terrorist-Hardcover-Authorized/dp/0393060411/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208969697&sr=1-1

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:58 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffett-Way-Second/dp/0471743674/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208969834&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffett-Way-Second/dp/0471743674/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208969834&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Buffett-American-Capitalist-Roger-Lowenstein/dp/0385484917/ref=pd_sim_b_title_5

RCA

04-23-2008, 10:59 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Panic-1907-Lessons-Learned-Markets/dp/047015263X/ref=pd_sim_b_title_45

RCA

04-23-2008, 11:00 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Myth-Rational-Voter-Democracies-Policies/dp/0691129428/ref=pd_sim_b_title_42

RCA

04-23-2008, 11:01 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Politically-Incorrect-Global-Warming-Environmentalism/dp/1596985011/ref=pd_sim_b_img_4

RCA

04-23-2008, 11:04 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Politically-Incorrect-Guide-South-Again/dp/1596985003/ref=pd_sim_b_img_5

AutoDas

04-23-2008, 01:12 PM

Do you even read what you post?
http://www.amazon.com/Screwed-Undeclared-Against-Middle-Currents/dp/1576754634/ref=pd_sim_b_img_45
That is certainly goes against libertarianism. Plus, I'd like it if socialist authors like Sinclair did not get recognition on this forum.
Then that Panic of 1907 link you posted seems to be for the Federal Reserve and against JP Morgan who saved it.

RCA

04-23-2008, 04:37 PM

AutoDas

04-23-2008, 09:10 PM

Leave the bad ones off, post the good ones. An easy fix.

Well I did find one book you posted interesting.
The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies

RCA

04-24-2008, 06:09 AM

Well I did find one book you posted interesting.
The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies

Yeah, I haven't read it, but I saw it in the bookstore one day and liked the cover.

;)

wild03

04-24-2008, 09:35 PM

I'll like to suggest 2 of Ayn Rand's non fiction books.

Capitalism The unknown ideal

The virtue of selfishness

Both provide an in depth rational analysis of the proper moral foundation for understanding capitalism and individual rights.

Also a great way to get kids to start understanding the political, legal and economic viewpoint of America's Founders is with the Uncle Eric's Series

http://www.bluestockingpress.com/uncle-eric-model.htm

This is the best investment one could make for young adults to undo the bias teachings of the public school system.

RCA

04-25-2008, 06:13 AM

NEA: Trojan Horse of American Education

pinkmandy says this is a good one also

familydog

04-25-2008, 06:30 AM

The Devil's Dictionary - Ambrose Bierce

RCA

04-25-2008, 05:57 PM

Conza,

Just checkin' to see if you are still updating the list?

Conza88

04-25-2008, 09:17 PM

Conza,

Just checkin' to see if you are still updating the list?

Hehe, always. Been busy recently, sorry.
I do it periodically. Will do over the next few days. :)

Also with the suggestions, I prefer if the books being recommended have been read ideally, by the person recommending - or they have heard its awesome from the grapevine or someone suggesting it elsewhere. Don't want to fill up the sections with books that are second rate :D

Anyone got Manifesto's reading list yet? hahah.

RCA

04-25-2008, 09:33 PM

I agree that most of the books should be "good". However, in some cases, I think it's good to post books that we might not agree with but are good to read anyway.

The Communist Manifesto is in your list and a perfect example of what I'm talking about. We don't believe in communism but it's on your list and for good reason. We need to know what the enemy is thinking so to speak.

I think the same goes for the Jungle. While it appears to be socialist in message (I haven't read it), I think it's a classic that needs to be read if anything other than the same reason we should read The Communist Manifesto.

That being said, I agree that we shouldn't include books that bring nothing to the table at all. A lot of the books I suggested were just that, suggestions, they don't have to be included, consider it brainstorming. If I post 20 suggestions and you decide to use 10 of them, that's a pretty good ratio, especially if I haven't even read them.

Thanks for keeping this list active. Maybe one day this forum will advance to include a wiki of sorts so one person doesn't have to do it all.

I think I'll look for more books!

RCA

04-25-2008, 10:11 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Conscience-Americas-Tradition-Religious/dp/0465051642/ref=pd_bbs_sr_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209181657&sr=8-10

http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Thought-That-Hate-Biography/dp/0465039170/ref=pd_sim_b_img_4

http://www.amazon.com/Takeover-Imperial-Presidency-Subversion-Democracy/dp/0316118052/ref=pd_sim_b_title_26

Conza88

04-25-2008, 10:19 PM

Conza88

04-27-2008, 12:05 AM

The most helpful piece of advice I can give you is to read great speeches. Nothing will teach you more about the art of speech writing and rhetoric than actually looking at it.

Here is an excellent resource for video, audio, and transcriptions of great speeches:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

For starters, check out the following:

JFK's Inaugural (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkinaugural.htm)

Ronald Reagan's A Time For Choosing (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganatimeforchoosing.htm)

William Jennings Bryan's Against Imperialism (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/wjbryanimperialism.htm)

The Final Speech From the Movie "The American President." (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechtheamericanpresident.html)

:)

mdh

04-27-2008, 12:29 AM

I would add some Nock and Spooner to that list. My personal favorite among them would have to be Nock's "State of the Union".

You definitly need some Nock and Spooner, though.

While we're at it, Edward Abbey is one of the best authors I've ever read, as well, though he's more... philosophical fiction, usually with an environmentalist twinge. I like dystopian settings, so "Good News" is a good pick, and "Fire on the Mountain" is a good read if you feel like hating on the government in general a bit. His best book, in my opinion, is however "The Fool's Progress." This one at least belongs on your must-read list.

RCA

04-27-2008, 08:59 AM

If they have a publication company that is as good as Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto, I think I'd be a great fan!

Which reminds me, there is a pretty good publication company called Palgrave-Macmillan (http://us.macmillan.com/default.aspx) which just published Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism (http://us.macmillan.com/aintmyamerica) by Bill Kauffman (and praised by Ron Paul), and publishes anti-imperial books known as the American Empire Project (http://us.macmillan.com/series/AmericanEmpireProject), which produced Chalmers Johnson's Blowback series.

And for you history buffs out there it's also publishing Pure Goldwater (http://us.macmillan.com/puregoldwater)

credit goes to Ozzy for these suggestions

RCA

04-27-2008, 09:03 AM

Also searched the forums for "book":

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/search.php?searchid=1921554

and "read"

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/search.php?searchid=1921570

Conza88

04-27-2008, 09:18 AM

Also searched the forums for "book":

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/search.php?searchid=1921554

and "read"

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/search.php?searchid=1921570

Hehe, yea I keep a look out for threads on the subject. LoL this is like your book subforum now isn't it? :D hehe

RCA

04-27-2008, 11:48 AM

Hehe, yea I keep a look out for threads on the subject. LoL this is like your book subforum now isn't it? :D hehe

Well it is right now.

:rolleyes:

Conza88

04-29-2008, 02:45 AM

RON PAUL's: READING LIST.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/reading-list4.html Ok, here we go.

Of course, you know you're going to have to make sure that all 44 of RP's recommended reading list from the new book are on your list now.

We got 12/44 :eek: (direct books - thought all topics/genres covered)

Time to get to work. :)
I think where he lacked, he added to it perfectly. Plus I think instead of repeating such good books, that kind of rehash the same topic, i.e gold or whatever. He did a great job of providing an interesting and large array of genres/topics - so you get a taste of everything.
Awesome!!

Will update now, that I have his list :D gimme a few. :)

RCA

04-29-2008, 10:22 AM

Under health freedom the works of Adelle Davis should be included. She was one of the earliest critics of the processed food industry.

http://www.amazon.com/CHILDREN-Americas-nutritional-expectant-children/dp/B00161CFG4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209485832&sr=8-6

http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Eat-Right-Keep-Fit/dp/0451155505/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209485832&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Cook-Right-Adelle-Davis/dp/0451154614/ref=pd_sim_b_img_4

http://www.adelledavis.org/ff/books.htm

Conza88

04-30-2008, 09:20 AM

UPDATED.

Yep, all Ron Pauls books added too. :D

AutoDas

04-30-2008, 12:20 PM

UPDATED.

Yep, all Ron Pauls books added too. :D

Which books were those?

Conza88

04-30-2008, 07:37 PM

Which books were those?

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/reading-list4.html

Maybe I should put a "*" next to them or something?

RCA

04-30-2008, 07:40 PM

I would put Roberts Rules, How to win a local election, parliamentary procedurces under politics. Also, why not make a section for Precious Metals or Bearing Arms?

RCA

04-30-2008, 07:44 PM

For MSM:

http://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People/dp/0743269519/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209606109&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People/dp/0743269519/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209606109&sr=8-1

RCA

04-30-2008, 07:54 PM

More to consider:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9568356215/ref=s9cartf_r1_img0-2871_p?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=06ZVE44W66NWPDRRMW1X&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=358865301&pf_rd_i=507846

http://www.amazon.com/Politics-Dover-Thrift-Editions-Aristotle/dp/0486414248/ref=pd_sim_b_title_5

http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-John-Stuart-Mill/dp/1434101649/ref=pd_sim_b_img_6

http://www.amazon.com/Second-Treatise-Government-John-Locke/dp/0915144867/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3

http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Laws-Great-Books-Philosophy/dp/1573929492/ref=pd_sim_b_title_50

http://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Penguin-Classics-Thomas-Hobbes/dp/0140431950/ref=pd_sim_b_title_7

RCA

04-30-2008, 08:01 PM

More for MSM:

http://www.amazon.com/Power-How-Get-Use/dp/B000MXLW20/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209607085&sr=8-4

Korda also wrote a good one called "Success".

RCA

04-30-2008, 08:16 PM

For econ:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451205367/ref=pd_thx_sims_1?pf_rd_p=322606001&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_i=typ01&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=12PPS900ANGCH9G381M8

More:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0938399101/ref=pd_thx_sims_3?pf_rd_p=322606001&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_i=typ01&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=12PPS900ANGCH9G381M8

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0938399101/ref=pd_thx_sims_3?pf_rd_p=322606001&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_i=typ01&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=12PPS900ANGCH9G381M8

I would really consider adding The Myth of the Rational Voter. Any book with a bunch of sheep on the front must be good. ;-)

RCA

05-01-2008, 11:19 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Outlaws-Handbook-Things-Revolution/dp/1581605781/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209662274&sr=8-1

RCA

05-01-2008, 07:11 PM

Health Freedom:

http://www.amazon.com/Your-Bodys-Many-Cries-Water/dp/0962994235

RCA

05-01-2008, 07:15 PM

more:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=120821&highlight=book

http://www.europac.net/books.asp

RCA

05-01-2008, 07:19 PM

Health Freedom:

http://www.amazon.com/pH-Miracle-Balance-Reclaim-Health/dp/B00008RWCE/ref=pd_sim_b_img_9

maybe consider:

Naked Lunch

RCA

05-01-2008, 07:31 PM

I think I'll allow you some time to catch up.

AutoDas

05-01-2008, 09:12 PM

Am I the only one tired of seeing MSM used by libertarians? It's corporate media we should be slandering because if mainstream media does pick us up you'll just look like hypocrites.

http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521357302
John Locke is one of the most important individuals in establishing a constitutional and libertarian government.

RCA

05-03-2008, 11:07 PM

http://www.americanfreepress.net/Agora/agora.cgi?cart_id=%%cart_id%%&keywords=Bilderberg%20%20Diary

This site has MANY more books as well!

RCA

05-03-2008, 11:15 PM

Also, please consider:

Burning Money: The Waste of Your Tax Dollars by J. Peter Grace.

An oldie, but goodie.

RCA

05-04-2008, 12:24 AM

Health Freedom:

http://www.amazon.com/World-Without-Cancer-Story-Vitamin/dp/0912986190/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209882217&sr=8-1

howmanysheepcanyouherd

05-04-2008, 08:17 AM

Two books every American should know about. Philip Dru Administrator and Tragedy and Hope.

MS0453

05-04-2008, 04:15 PM

Not sure if someone mentioned this earlier, but Liberty Funds online library kicks ass.

http://oll.libertyfund.org/

All free of course.

Conza88

05-05-2008, 05:46 AM

Rightio back from hols. :)

RCA

05-05-2008, 07:57 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Healing-Our-World-Age-Aggression/dp/0963233661/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210038958&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Healing-Our-World-Other-Puzzle/dp/0963233629/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210038958&sr=8-3

http://www.theadvocates.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=LS&Category_Code=BOO

sophocles07

05-05-2008, 07:58 PM

Who else here has read Henry Adams?

ams5995

05-06-2008, 09:54 AM

Now that we have 23 pages of books, maybe someone with free time could compile them into one convenient list :) i'm too lazy.

Conza88

05-06-2008, 06:27 PM

Now that we have 23 pages of books, maybe someone with free time could compile them into one convenient list :) i'm too lazy.

Thats what I've been doing. LOL :D

Its the first post. Track back to when I last said I updated it, and all the books behind that post that have been worthy have been included.;)

Conza88

05-07-2008, 11:52 PM

“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all”
~ Henry David Thoreau

Murray Rothbard: For a new liberty

You can download it here (http://mises.org/books/newliberty.pdf)for free at mises.org. It's a great summary of Libertarianism. It explains the libertarian theory and uses it for practical problems. It's pretty radical of course, because Rothbard was an anarchist. It's another red pill ;)

Conza88

05-11-2008, 03:08 AM

Has anyone read the Abolition of Man, by C.W Lewis?
considering getting it. Thanks

Homage to Catalonia
by George Orwell

The Gulag Archipelago
by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

Critique of Pure Reason
by Immanuel Kant

Confessions
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Most_Influential_Books_Ever_Written
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=18137/

AND: http://mises.org/classroom/default.asp
Wow...! That looks inviting!

RCA

05-14-2008, 05:04 PM

no John Taylor of Caroline books?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=john+taylor+of+caroline&x=0&y=0

Conza88

05-14-2008, 07:50 PM

Is this the book acptulsa?

The Politician; His Habits, Outcries, and Protective Coloring (http://books.google.com/books?id=cpu89qjRErUC&printsec=frontcover#PPR15,M1) by James Harold Wallis
:)

Todd

05-15-2008, 08:46 AM

Not really a book, but the essay

War is a Racket - Major General Smedley Butler

2 time Congressional Medal of Honor winner, who I think knows a bit about war.

http://warisaracket.com/

Grimnir Wotansvolk

05-17-2008, 09:21 PM

Anything by Erich Fromm (The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, Escape From Freedom....)

granted, the guy was a socialist, but he still gives great insight into the behavior of people, with sweeping contextual connections to geopolitical issues

In the mechanisms we have been discussing, the individual overcomes the feeling of insignificance in comparison with the overwhelming power of the world outside himself either by renouncing his individual integrity, or by destroying others so that the world ceases to be threatening.
Other mechanisms of escape are the withdrawal from the world so completely that it loses its threat (the picture we find in certain psychotic states 1), and the inflation of oneself psychologically to such an extent that the world outside becomes small in comparison. Although these mechanisms of escape are important for individual psychology, they are only of minor relevance culturally. I shall not, therefore, discuss them further here, but instead will turn to another mechanism of escape which is of the greatest social significance.
This particular mechanism is the solution that the majority of normal individuals find in modern society. To put it briefly, the individual ceases to be himself; he adopts entirely the kind of personality offered to him by cultural patterns; and he therefore becomes exactly as all others are and as they expect him to be. The discrepancy between "I" and the world disappears and with it the concious fear of aloneness and powerlessness. This mechanism can be compared with the protective colouring some animals assume. They look so similar to their surroundings that they are hardly distinguishable from them. The person who gives up his individual self and becomes an automaton, identical with millions of other automatons around him, need not feel alone and anxious any more. But the price he pays, however, is high; it is the loss of his self.

As much as I'd hate to twist the intentions behind the words of someone so brilliant, one might be able to use his writing to the favor of laizzes-faire economics instead of keynesian

RCA

05-18-2008, 09:50 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Trade-Wars-Against-America-Monetary/dp/0275933164/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211125727&sr=8-1

Conza88

05-21-2008, 01:56 AM

The Art of Living: The Classic Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness by Epictetus

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Living-Classic-Happiness-Effectiveness/dp/0062513222/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211355827&sr=8-3

RCA

05-21-2008, 05:35 PM

I think I posted this before, but here it goes again:

http://www.amazon.com/Market-Anarchy-Explained-Build-Roads/dp/1425769403/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211412876&sr=8-1

Michael Landon

05-21-2008, 08:49 PM

RCA

05-22-2008, 05:59 PM

Don't forget "V for Vendetta" by Alan Moore. Fiction - Graphic Novel. I'm sure most people on this site have at least seen the movie, the Graphic Novel is even better.

Also, I highly recommend Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. Philosophy.

- ML

I second V for Vendetta also. Although for some reason Conza seems to be rather picky with what he adds to the "list".

Conza88

05-22-2008, 10:38 PM

I second V for Vendetta also. Although for some reason Conza seems to be rather picky with what he adds to the "list".

LOL. :D I'll definitely be adding that up.
I haven't updated in awhile, will get around to it soon. :)

As for being 'picky', alot of the books that have been suggested awhile back weren't added because I didn't think they were 'must reads'... i.e there was already books in the list, that covered the material - to a much better degree.. and they've been recommended alot of times, by a lot of people. With a lot of good reviews on amazon etc.. I didn't want to add books to subjects just for the sake of it, but I'm all up for discussion on which books shld have been added - and hopefully others voice their opinions as they think it should too; or why not... etc.

Conza88

05-24-2008, 09:50 AM

http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north629.html

MONEY,
BANK CREDIT,
AND
ECONOMIC CYCLES
http://www.mises.org/Books/desoto.pdf

If there is any area of the economy that cannot safely be trusted to the government or a government-licensed central bank it is monetary affairs. This is licensed counterfeiting. The authority to counterfeit money to increase government purchases – through the sale of government debt – will be misused.

The best book on this is by Jesus Huerta de Soto, Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles (2006), published by the Mises Institute. You can download it for free here, but it's wise to buy it in hardback.

Honest Money
Gary North - http://www.garynorth.com/public/512.cfm

There is one exception: Murray Rothbard. He placed ethics front and center in his discussion of monetary policy. His textbook on money and banking, The Mystery of Banking (http://www.mises.org/Books/mysteryofbanking.pdf), is the only textbook by an economist that does this. This is one reason why no college or university has assigned it in over two decades. You can download it here.

ams5995

05-27-2008, 01:07 PM

i have about 15 pages left of milton friedman's "capitalism and freedom." pretty much an eye opener, although i espoused most of these ideas already. it definitely enforced and strengthened my beliefs of certain things and gave many good examples to argue people with =D I love to argue!

AutoDas

05-27-2008, 05:09 PM

I've been thinking about getting something by Friedman but I don't know which work to get. I don't want something long to read, hopefully less than 100 pages.

RCA

05-27-2008, 05:59 PM

http://www.goldmoneybill.org/products.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_Rule_Book

Carson

05-27-2008, 11:59 PM

I've been thinking about getting something by Friedman but I don't know which work to get. I don't want something long to read, hopefully less than 100 pages.

Free to Choose: A Personal Statement (Paperback)
by Milton Friedman (Author), Rose Friedman (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/Free-Choose-Statement-Milton-Friedman/dp/0156334607

Is a good book. It's more than a hundred pages but it explains some of the basic fundamentals of economics in plain English and real world examples.

There is good and bad in everything.

I fear some of the basic fundamentals of economics as explained by Mr. Friedman have been abused in real world practice. One area comes to mind at the moment. There are many problems that people run to the government to solve can be solved better by private industry. Like the recent problems with the anticoagulant drug, Heparin or the lead paint in the toy industry. These problems may be solved easily by the creation of private firms and them stepping up to the plate and doing the testing. To create a government agency may just create something that grows bigger and less efficient in time. What happened to the agency's that used to handle this anyway? And what happens to the money?

The creation of public works and agency's and then the move to sell them off has led to new abuses of Mr. Friedman's ideals. Some of the privatization of government agencies and public works are being auctioned off and the money pocketed without the say of the the public that put up the money up in the first place. It is as much a robbery as for a publicly traded company on wall street selling out and the chief executive officers dividing up the proceeds without ever calling for a vote. It is the public that owns these things being sold and should have a say and divide up any proceeds from any sale.

Have you added up the taxes you pay lately? Where I live the ones I can see add up to around one out of every two dollars I earn. Someone said once companies don't pay taxes they just collect them. If you add those in and consider all of the fees and things like oil and other resource leases the government collects, we are getting ripped off.

Naomi Kleins book The Shock Doctrine covers some of the abuses throughout recent history. It is a very interesting recap and slant on the Main Stream Media's propaganda and on Mr. Friedman's ideals.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine

"There doubtless are many causes for the loss of freedom, but surely a major cause has been the growth of government and its increasing control of our lives. Today, government, directly or indirectly, controls the spending of as much as half our national income." - Milton Friedman, Nobel laureate in Economics - 1998

mport1

05-28-2008, 12:56 PM

Market for Liberty - Morris and Linda Tannehill

jerry

05-29-2008, 08:14 PM

This book about psychology and politics looks promising (avail in Sep 08):
http://www.amazon.com/Awakening-our-Faith-Future-Psychological/dp/041544506X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212113579&sr=8-1

Printo

05-29-2008, 09:54 PM

Principles of Economics by Carl Menger

Conza88

05-30-2008, 10:07 AM

His Excellency George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis

RCA

05-30-2008, 02:33 PM

His Excellency George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis

You've got to watch out for Ellis' books. I'm trying to get through American Sphinx right now but I'm having trouble due to Ellis' obvious bias (he's a liberal at heart) even despite his masterful use of language. Also, check into Ellis' bio, he has a strange history regarding his (deceitful) Vietnam experience.

I'm not saying to stop reading his books, but rather at least think twice before putting them on the "must read" list!

;)

Conza88

05-30-2008, 08:25 PM

You've got to watch out for Ellis' books. I'm trying to get through American Sphinx right now but I'm having trouble due to Ellis' obvious bias (he's a liberal at heart) even despite his masterful use of language. Also, check into Ellis' bio, he has a strange history regarding his (deceitful) Vietnam experience.

I'm not saying to stop reading his books, but rather at least think twice before putting them on the "must read" list!

;)

Thank you! :) This is the kind of commentary that we need.
It was suggested, or was an article that was at lew rockwell.com.. so I thought it must be ace. Worth keeping in mind