~~~ Must Read Books ~~~

[JackieDan]

Crash proof by peter schiff is a good one.

 

[Black Mamba]

Have any of you guys heard of The Cult of the Presidency by Gene Healy?

 

[2young2vote]

Does anyone know of any books specifically about private competing currencies? I read a Science Fiction book called The Unincorporated Man that was based in the future and it gave a pretty good example of private competing currencies, but i would like something that focuses just on that.

 

[teacherone]

miss you conza

 

[IDefendThePlatform]

Does anyone know of any books specifically about private competing currencies? I read a Science Fiction book called The Unincorporated Man that was based in the future and it gave a pretty good example of private competing currencies, but i would like something that focuses just on that.

I haven't actually read it myself, but this one looks decent:


http://www.amazon.com/Free-Banking-Larry-J-Sechrest/dp/B001D187F0/ref=pd_sim_b_5

 

[Suzu]

Reagan: In Pursuit of the Presidency 1980 by Doug Wead - fascinating

 

[Conza88]

miss you conza

Haha thanks .

I actually forgot about this thread. Might go back and edit things up. Although I think there's been a wiki created to do the same thing.

 

[talkingpointes]

Haha thanks .

I actually forgot about this thread. Might go back and edit things up. Although I think there's been a wiki created to do the same thing.

Good to see you back.

 

[Sjmfury]

This is a great list of books for anyone interested in politics.

 

[Todd]

One of the best books about our fall to ignornance I ever read.



Neal Postman - Amusing Ourselves To Death. Public discourse in the age of show business.

Neil Postman’s groundbreaking polemic about the corrosive effects of television on our politics and public discourse has been hailed as a twenty-first-century book published in the twentieth century. Now, with television joined by more sophisticated electronic media—from the Internet to cell phones to DVDs—it has taken on even greater significance. Amusing Ourselves to Death is a prophetic look at what happens when politics, journalism, education, and even religion become subject to the demands of entertainment. It is also a blueprint for regaining controlof our media, so that they can serve our highest goals

 

[jasonxe]

So many books, i dunno where to start, especially for someone who is just getting into this. Any suggestions? (non-fiction)

 

[Conza88]

So many books, i dunno where to start, especially for someone who is just getting into this. Any suggestions? (non-fiction)

Good day sir. What are you interested in specifically? How the world works? How it should work? Justice?

Political philosophy? Austrian Economics? History?

 

[jasonxe]

Good day sir. What are you interested in specifically? How the world works? How it should work? Justice?

Political philosophy? Austrian Economics? History?

(in no particular order)
Im partially intrigue with this conversation of self government and free markets/current debt today. Also Liberation philosophy which I like to study about. On the side history.

I'm not sure where to start.

 

[Conza88]

(in no particular order)
Im partially intrigue with this conversation of self government and free markets/current debt today. Also Liberation philosophy which I like to study about. On the side history.

I'm not sure where to start.

-> . Well, Ron Paul recommends - For A New Liberty, by Murray N. Rothbard. That'd be a great start imo. Free pdf at the link, and here is the audiobook if you're interested.

In terms of free markets / current debt - possibly; "What Has Government Done to Our Money?", which Ron Paul also recommends.

You'll get a great grasp of the fundamentals.

 

[Original_Intent]

I think Frederic Bastiat's "The Law" is a great starting point. pdf at http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/The_Law.pdf and free audiobook at http://freeaudio.org/fbastiat/thelaw.html

 

[Revolution0918]

just finished AFTERSHOCK, great book about the bubbles and what is coming in the near future

 

[Conza88]

I think Frederic Bastiat's "The Law" is a great starting point. pdf at http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/The_Law.pdf and free audiobook at http://freeaudio.org/fbastiat/thelaw.html

Yep. Also one of the very first books I read.

 

[Wesker1982]

(in no particular order)
Im partially intrigue with this conversation of self government and free markets/current debt today. Also Liberation philosophy which I like to study about. On the side history.

I'm not sure where to start.

For a New Liberty is definitely the best. Nowhere near as detailed and extensive, but a great intro is Chaos Theory by Bob Murphy. It is really short but gives a good basic outline.

I also recommend checking out my thread here.

 

[Theocrat]

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I'm currently reading Son of Hamas, and it is an excellent chronicle of the political/religious culture of the conflicts between Jews and Arabs. It was written by one of the sons of one of the founding members of Hamas, and he does a wonderful job of sharing his experiences inside the world of the "War on Terrorism," taken from both sides.

 

[bolil]

If I were you, I would start with Plato's Republic paying special attention to his allegory of the cave and to the "noble lie" he explains. The cities he builds in the Republic, demonstrate accurately enough the exponential increase in complexity necessarily seen in a society as the factors of production are diversified to provide means to achieving diversified ends. Best thing I've learned in my vacuous life is to always read with a dictionary handy, a good collegiate level dictionary.