Books for Children and Young Adults

[helmuth_hubener]

That's precisely the reasoning for the system! The book-readers inevitably and almost unanimously thought the movie was bad -- too many differences and "mistakes," things not how they were in the book or how they envisioned them. I, on the other hand, thought the movie stood on its own as a work of art and was a good one. That is, if there never had been any books, if someone just made a movie, it was a good movie. It was especially good from a libertarian perspective.

And then the second movie was phenomenal. The firing of the arrow... YES! What emotion! What defiance! What hatred of the state! Having now read the book, too, I would say there were a few scenes in which the movie made significant improvements, in fact, that made the scenes far more emotionally powerful and exciting. The whipping scene, for instance. And the arrow scene for that matter. But the arrow, you have to not know it's coming -- or at least I think it works better that way.

I think this movie-then-book plan is a sound practice in general. It is a general rule that we hear "the movie is a major let-down, not as good as the book." That is not the exception, it's the rule. The near-unanimous cry of book-readers everywhere. So, why fall victim to the phenomenon? See the movie first; that way you're not disappointed at its flaws, nor annoyed at its inevitable story-line changes and tweaking. You are free to enjoy the movie on its own, not as a derivative work held hostage by the chains connecting it to its parent.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

Scrambled Eggs Super: Teaches about business and global trade. The boy realizes that in order to achieve really super-de-dooper awesome goals, he's going to have to involve other people. He can't do it all himself with just his own legwork. By the end, he is enlisting, as we all do, the help of humanity at large across the planet through the magic of the free market. Also, the hero is a hero. He's very ambitious, and he accomplishes his goal, he does a great thing. Ayn Rand would nod her approval.

 

[Ender]

Can you please provide a link or name of the author? Several books pop up with that name

Way of the Peaceful Warrior Quotes by Dan Millman

 

[helmuth_hubener]

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[helmuth_hubener]

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[helmuth_hubener]

Add your knowledge to the thread! Let us know of the obscure gems you've found, of which we would never otherwise learn.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

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[alivecream]

Hi, there are a lot of books to read and I would like to share with you, two of the sites which I found interesting. I thought of them to be giving us the idea of the next good books we could pass on to our children, relatives and friends. You may check on these lists. I'm already done with "The Five People You meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom . It is one of the few good reads on the first lists. The other one that I found was really motivational and one of the best books that would teach us to be successful.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

Thanks, alivecream! What age range would be best suited for The Five People You Meet in Heaven?

 

[helmuth_hubener]

We Were There on the Oregon Trail: Rugged individualism, self-reliance, respect for others... what could be better? Your kid will be a libertarian in no time!

 

[fr33]

The Silo Series by Hugh Howey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_(series)

I expect they will be made into movies or tv series but they are great books for teens.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

The Silo Series by Hugh Howey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_(series)

I expect they will be made into movies or tv series but they are great books for teens.

You know, this book was highly recommended to me back when it was just "Wool". Never did get around to reading it yet, but it sounded interesting at the time. Also it was not presented to me as a young adult book specifically -- is it? Or just a regular adult sci-fi that kids also might enjoy?

Also, what are the libertarian elements in it?

 

[fr33]

You know, this book was highly recommended to me back when it was just "Wool". Never did get around to reading it yet, but it sounded interesting at the time. Also it was not presented to me as a young adult book specifically -- is it? Or just a regular adult sci-fi that kids also might enjoy?

Also, what are the libertarian elements in it?

I think the reading level is similar to that of the Hunger Games. It's maybe slightly more advanced because it requires a basic knowledge of the US government branches. Senators, Representatives, military officers, etc.

The libertarian element is that it points out how authoritarians operate when they feel that they know what is best for others and how people willing to educate themselves can effect change. It's a conspiracy theorist's worst nightmare. I would say that it's basically what happens if everything Alex Jones predicts comes true (without all the secret society stuff). It's basically another version of Brave New World or 1984 taking place at a different time with different technology.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

My wife and I recently read Wool. Thanks for your recommendation, fr33. It was very entertaining and well-written. Pretty thought-provoking, too.

 

[Ender]

Red Planet, by Robert Heinlein. Freedom themes everywhere. The Martian colonists are being abused and they're not gonna take it any more! A very interesting and entertaining plot, and very good characters. It's very exciting, and like most great books, you hate to have it end.

Buy the Del Ray edition, not the old original.

That's the book that turned me into a sci-fi freak.

Heinlein is fantastic.

 

[AZJoe]

The Probability Broach is Sci Fi where a detective in our world goes through a "probability broach" into a Libertarian USA where the Constitution was never ratified and they are still using the Articles of Confederation. As a result of the altered history the Libertarian USA is vastly more advanced, more free, but still has its statist element to deal with.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Haven't read the whole thread, but the "Eragon" series, my daughter asked me to read, and I enjoyed them all.

 

[presence]

My son is seven. He 3/4 the way through a 20+ book 1950's series "Tom Swift Jr." and it has done incredible things for his vocabulary and reading skills as well as interest in science.

He just opened his first Isaac Asimov, he's one chapter in and hooked.

His homeschool reading level is at least 5 years ahead of his peer group.

At any point he's got 4 books going lately. He has the Harry Potter series, Tom Swift series, his new Asimov, and some other kid's fiction going atm.



Dad is proud.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

The Big Orange Splot

One man follows his dreams, remains impervious to endless criticism, and in the end inspires all those around him to similar self-actualization and success.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

20+ book 1950's series "Tom Swift Jr."

I listened to Tom Swift and His Airship as an audiobook once on a long car trip. It was pretty good.

Even though there is nothing explicitly libertarian in these books, I think there is actually great value in them from a libertarian-propaganda perspective. Libertarianism is dependent upon a self-reliant, confident, individualistic temperament. An old-fashioned temperament, in other words. Tom Swift books excel at advertising and glorifying this temperament. They are respectful of their main character, and show him eminently capable of thinking for himself and doing anything he puts his mind to and works hard at.

And so, their meta-message is one that supports the foundational underpinnings of libertarianism. Supports it very, very strongly, but invisibly! And without a single philosophical manifesto or John Galt radio speech.