~~~ Must Read Books ~~~

Godfather89 said:
1. Yikes, so than if this is the case he really failed at Capitalism, despite all his awards. From people who essentially run the world. Which is more so an oligarchy ruled with communist / socialist ideals than competitive ideologies.

2. :eek:

3. This is true... I guess I am going to have to put this book off to the side with other books that no longer hold my interests. Road to Serfdom is better I guess than, should of gotten that one.
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- There is a reason Ludwig Von Mises and Murry Rothbard for ALL their immense contributions etc, have never received a Nobel Laurette or whatever the hell they give out. They are by far, so much more deserving.. and FAR more critical of the state.. Rothbard especially.

- Hahah :D

- Well I wouldn't want you to stop reading it, especially because of me. :( I'm sure it has some value - i.e the overt problems, (Bush Administration) there could be some good examples in there. Just realise you won't be getting the whole picture, or there is going to be a slight left lean on the text.. It will be at the bottom of my pile for sure; but I'll get round to it eventually :)
 
Did anyone mention "The Shell Game" by Steve Alten?

That book is amazing! I'm not a big reader, and I ran home from school to read this thing.
Excellant- Gripping, informative, and interesting.

And the Steven Colbert book "I am America and so can you" is halirious, but didnt finish it.

Last, did anybody hear about that guy Ron Paul and that book "A Foreign Policy of Freedom"? It's not that bad. :)
 
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I made a Wikipedia page to [hopefully] facilitate better organization. It's barely been started so feel free to edit it yourself, you shouldn't even have to login. The sorting columns help me immensely when looking through a row of books (they're usually organized by author, not title). If you have suggestions use the discussion page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tastywheat/Books_for_Liberty
 
TastyWheat said:
I made a Wikipedia page to [hopefully] facilitate better organization. It's barely been started so feel free to edit it yourself, you shouldn't even have to login. The sorting columns help me immensely when looking through a row of books (they're usually organized by author, not title). If you have suggestions use the discussion page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tastywheat/Books_for_Liberty
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Hmm that'd be cool / worthy.

How does wiki work though; can I just paste this whole thing?
 
Conza88 said:
Hmm that'd be cool / worthy.

How does wiki work though; can I just paste this whole thing?
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I don't expect one person to do all of the work. It will take some time to format the books correctly (to go into the tables). So if everybody who reads this added 5 books to the list it would get done in no time.

If you edit the page (link at the top) and take a look at how the books are entered you'll get the idea. It's not as simple as copy and paste though.
 
TastyWheat said:
I don't expect one person to do all of the work. It will take some time to format the books correctly (to go into the tables). So if everybody who reads this added 5 books to the list it would get done in no time.

If you edit the page (link at the top) and take a look at how the books are entered you'll get the idea. It's not as simple as copy and paste though.
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Is there like a wiki formatter out there? LOL...
 
thehighwaymanq said:
Did anyone mention "The Shell Game" by Steve Alten?

That book is amazing! I'm not a big reader, and I ran home from school to read this thing.
Excellant- Gripping, informative, and interesting.

And the Steven Colbert book "I am America and so can you" is halirious, but didnt finish it.

Last, did anybody hear about that guy Ron Paul and that book "A Foreign Policy of Freedom"? It's not that bad. :)
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The Shell Game is on the forum wiki page:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=129762
 
For a book that I have just finished and I now consider the best I have ever read in my life I recommend this book with a long title that still fails to capture just how WIDE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE BOOK REALLY ARE. It is about Nelson Rockefeller, the CIA, the Kennedy assassinations, NAFTA, US post wwII history with Latin America, Rockefeller funded Evangelical group called Wycliffe Bible Translators, and almost everything in between.

This book is a neglected masterpiece, and it wont be long before you realize why the MSM has burried it!

Thy Will Be Done: Nelson Rockefeller, Evangelism and the Conquest of the Amazon in the Age of Oil by Gerard Colby and Charlotte Dennett
 
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Geronimo: His Own Story: The Autobiography of a Great Patriot Warrior

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Silent Coup: The Removal of a President

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Origen Against Plato Ashgate Studies in Philosophy & Theology in Late Antiquity)

by Mark J. Edwards

http://www.amazon.com/Against-Ashgate-Philosophy-Theology-Antiquity/dp/075460828X

Joan of Arc: Her Story

by Régine Pernoud

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The Genius of George Washington

by Edmund Morgan

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The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom

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http://www.amazon.com/Enlightenment-Science-Freedom-Peter-Gay/dp/0393313662

Athenian Democracy

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America's Prisoner:: The Memoirs of Manuel Noriega

by Peter Eisner

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A History of Western Philosophy

by Bertrand Russell

http://www.amazon.com/History-Western-Philosophy-Bertrand-Russell/dp/0671201581

Western Intellectual Tradition: From Leonardo to Hegel

by Jacob Bronowski

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Intellectual-Tradition-Leonardo-Hegel/dp/0061330019

Oscar Wilde: A biography

by H. Montgomery Hyde

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Encyclopedia of Philosophy 5v Set

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The New Science of Giambattista Vico

http://www.amazon.com/Science-Giambattista-Vico-Cornell-Paperbacks/dp/0801492653


John Jay: Founding Father
by Walter Stahr

http://www.amazon.com/John-Jay-Founding-Walter-Stahr/dp/1852854448

http://www.barrettforcongress.us/libertarian.htm#Libertarian
 
Hmmm.. it's a dismal failure. :) Not much to write about :p

Sorry dunno about one.
 
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