Best Book (not authored by Ron Paul) to Convert Someone Away from Big Government?

[cucucachu0000]

What got me totally intt this movement was atlas shrugged. Its long I know but I came out of it with a whole new aspect on life. And send him videos of yaron brooks debates and speeches he's great helped me put everything together in my head.

 

[Wesker1982]

Economics in One Lesson imo

 

[wannaberocker]

Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell.

 

[gb13]

Thanks, everyone. I really appreciate all the input. I've read some of those, and many have made the shortlist of books I was considering to give to him. I was also considering The Road to Serfdom, but I'm not sure if it would be the best introductory book of that nature. What do you guys think of that one?

 

[JamesButabi]

The Market for Liberty

Can actually download PDF or audiobook for free at
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[BuddyRey]

As far as books go, I think the one that had the biggest impact on me was No Treason by Lysander Spooner. It's a very short book too, so it makes a great easy, non-threatening "ice-breaker" to lend to friends who might be interested in hearing a brief, punchy libertarian "pitch." In fact, my copy is lent out to a friend right now!

 

[dejavu22]

Ill be honest the book that got me into this hasnt been listed yet. For me it started with "The Road to Serfdom" and then i moved on to "Atlas Shrugged" and then i started reading Mises, Rothbard, Friedman, Woods and Napolitano. But I think von Hayek is a good entry point.

 

[gb13]

Ill be honest the book that got me into this hasnt been listed yet. For me it started with "The Road to Serfdom" and then i moved on to "Atlas Shrugged" and then i started reading Mises, Rothbard, Friedman, Woods and Napolitano. But I think von Hayek is a good entry point.

Yeah, see my post a couple above yours.. I was just asking about The Road to Serfdom. I think it's a fantastic read, but I was wondering if it would be good as an introduction... I like some of the other suggestions. I haven't read all of those though, and I'd definitely want to give him something I have personally read.

 

[TNforPaul45]

Human Action

 

[gb13]

That's Mises, right? Never read it, but do you think it might be too academic for an introduction?

 

[Jingles]

Pretty much anything by Tom Woods or Murray Rothbard.

 

[LibForestPaul]

books? who the hell reads, how about a youtube video or something?
Molyneax dude?

 

[SilentBull]

"Why Government Doesn't Work" by Harry Browne

 

[Buchananite]