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[constituent]

and if anyone is really broke and they don't have it at your local library or half priced books let me know and i'll ship my copy to you as long as you promise to

1) read it

then

2) give it away immediately or ship it back.

 

[Brock Landers]

"The Starfish and the Spider" is a great, quick read, and though it deals with some fairly intuitive concepts, is very useful in understanding how a grassroots organization can succeed in taking down a strong, centrallized opponent.

Though it's not specific to politics, it's great for reinforcing that the world is moving towarad decentrallization in many ways, and how to benefit from that trend.

http://www.starfishandspider.com/

 

[constituent]

oh yea, and b/c this book has proven insanely pertinent/prophetic:

THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH by C.S. Lewis. It is the third novel in his "space trilogy." PERELANDRA, the second in the series is pretty much crap, but if you're into the whole metaphysical bit, the first in the series OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET will rock your world (it doesn't really come together until the end, but when it does... ZANG!). Easy read too, you can get through it in an afternoon most likely.

 

[Richie]

THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH by C.S. Lewis. It is the third novel in his "space trilogy." PERELANDRA, the second in the series is pretty much crap, but if you're into the whole metaphysical bit, the first in the series OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET will rock your world (it doesn't really come together until the end, but when it does... ZANG!). Easy read too, you can get through it in an afternoon most likely.

You've got to be kidding me. Perelandra is an AMAZING BOOK! That entire series is equally amazing. Still haven't read That Hideous Strength yet.

 

[constituent]

You've got to be kidding me. Perelandra is an AMAZING BOOK!

the imagery is excellent in it, but C.S. Lewis had a bit of an inflated ego (as expressed through his semi-self inspired character Ransom)... the book just seemed like a slow walk through the book of enoch.

i don't know, i think out of the silent planet just had me guessing/floored the whole time whereas w/ perelandra i felt like it was clear where it was headed and just a matter of getting through all the pages.

that hideous strength more than made up for it though.

 

[Richie]

the imagery is excellent in it, but C.S. Lewis had a bit of an inflated ego (as expressed through his semi-self inspired character Ransom)... the book just seemed like a slow walk through the book of enoch.

i don't know, i think out of the silent planet just had me guessing/floored the whole time whereas w/ perelandra i felt like it was clear where it was headed and just a matter of getting through all the pages.

that hideous strength more than made up for it though.

I seriously have to read That Hideous Strength. It's sitting over there on the shelf. When you put it that way, I agree. Out of the Silent planet was a masterpiece. Perelandra seemed predictable, but is still higher quality and a better read then most books out there.

 

[markpa]

I just started reading Atlas Shrugged by: Ann Rand. It's fiction but it has to do with her views on economics and life in general. I'm only 120 pages in but so far it's been really good.

 

[giskard]

Lastest, Greatest, Ron Paul Forums Book List
(90% of these books could probably be found in "current affairs" in a book store or library)

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12 books, some of which are in the list, are summarized in "How the World Really Works" in my sig, making it concise and a sort of sone-stop-shop, which is why I like it so much. The 2nd book in my sig, is by the same author, and is also summarized in HTWRW.

 

[constituent]

The Gulag Archipeligo (is it on there?)

The Boomer Generation, many of whom were required to
read this book in school, have taken this book for granted
in recent years. Most young folks, speaking from personal
experience, have gone their whole lives unaware that it
even exists.

The thing is it sounds just like the America we've all come
to know and love, the numbers just end with a few more
zeros.

 

[american.swan]

Adding The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn to the list.

 

[american.swan]

YESTERDAY I...
bought Freakonomics.
ordered Self-Made Man - Norah Vincent, The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot - Naomi Wolf, and The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History – Thomas E Woods, Jr.

It should take about two weeks to get them to me. Being in South Korea the "library" isn't an option.

 

[constituent]

Every person who is, was, or might one day serve in the military should read
the book:

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

 

[lost_in_samoa]

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[giskard]

Another plug for some of my favorite books. See sig.