~~~ Must Read Books ~~~

Just wanted to remind people who take the time to read this humongous thread.

1. Clinton dismissed a bunch of prosecutors when he took office I believe.
2. Bush tried to dismiss a bunch of prosecutors but tried to do it mid term.
3. The the congressional hearings that followed Bush's action the book "Armed Madhouse" was admitted as evidence. The book caused at least one of the Bush appointed replacements to resign almost immediately, because he's named in the book.

I love "Armed Madhouse" by Greg Palast.

Great book. Great writing style w/ humor. Of the books in my signature below, Greg Palast has the best use of the English language.
 
I don't know if this is the thread to ask this but does anyone know any good novels about the Revolutionary War? I've read Rise To Rebellion and The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara and am looking for another good book.
 
I was just wondering if anyone here has every done this before.

I was reading a Jefferson biography this morning (Jefferson by Albert Jay Nock) and it mentioned something about John Adams I had never heard before and I had a "hmm..thats interesting" moment. Than I thought about reading an Adams biography in the not-so-distance future. But then a second later I figured I ought to read a biography of every U.S. President (Because there are quite a few that I'm just totally ignorant of), one after the other, in terms of succession. (Wash., Adams, Jefferson, etc)

Just wondering if anyone heres every read a biography on every president? Also looking for any suggestions for any biographies.(Especially among the lesser known presidents.)
 
RedLightning said:
I don't know if this is the thread to ask this but does anyone know any good novels about the Revolutionary War? I've read Rise To Rebellion and The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara and am looking for another good book.
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Have you read Joseph Plumb Martin's A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier? It is supposidly his actuall story as a soldier in the war. If you can get past the flowery language, it's pretty good.
 
MS0453 said:
I was just wondering if anyone here has every done this before.

I was reading a Jefferson biography this morning (Jefferson by Albert Jay Nock) and it mentioned something about John Adams I had never heard before and I had a "hmm..thats interesting" moment. Than I thought about reading an Adams biography in the not-so-distance future. But then a second later I figured I ought to read a biography of every U.S. President (Because there are quite a few that I'm just totally ignorant of), one after the other, in terms of succession. (Wash., Adams, Jefferson, etc)

Just wondering if anyone heres every read a biography on every president? Also looking for any suggestions for any biographies.(Especially among the lesser known presidents.)
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I have not read a biography of every president, but I have read quite of a few not in any particular order. If you're looking for lesser known presidents, I reccomend Coolidge by Robert Sobel, President James Buchanan: A Biography by Philip Klein, Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur by Thomas Reeves, Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest by K. Jack Bauer, and An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland by H. P. Jeffers.

Arthur M. Schlesinger's presidential biography series is really hit and miss. Some of the authors do a great job, while others are biased and it hurts the biography. His series of biographies are relatively short as well, compared to some others you can find.
 
Glad to see Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Surprised not to see Dune be Frank Herbert.

I highly recommend Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here. Chronicles the United States' decline into fascism.
 
familydog said:
I have not read a biography of every president, but I have read quite of a few not in any particular order. If you're looking for lesser known presidents, I reccomend Coolidge by Robert Sobel, President James Buchanan: A Biography by Philip Klein, Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur by Thomas Reeves, Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest by K. Jack Bauer, and An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland by H. P. Jeffers.

Arthur M. Schlesinger's presidential biography series is really hit and miss. Some of the authors do a great job, while others are biased and it hurts the biography. His series of biographies are relatively short as well, compared to some others you can find.
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Thanks for the recomm.'s. I did a search of my college's library and they had all but two. Helped me get a nice little start on the list.
 
familydog said:
Have you read Joseph Plumb Martin's A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier? It is supposidly his actuall story as a soldier in the war. If you can get past the flowery language, it's pretty good.
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Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have to check it out. Still looking for any ideas on novels about the Revolutionary War, most of the ones I have heard about are romances, which being a guy, romance novels are not my favorite...
 
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Does anyone else in the world have a copy of The Politician: His Habits, Outcries and Protective Coloring? Good stuff. In a way it's dated, but in many ways it's timeless.
 
I read Lysander Spooner's book....
On March 27th, 2008 atrickpay says:

"No Treason: The Constitution of no Authority". I will never be able to look at the Constitution in the same way again. It was a real tour-de-force read. http://www.lysanderspooner.org/bib_poll.htm
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Err is that a good thing? "I will never be able to look at the Constitution in the same way again." ?

UPDATED.​
 
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This is a great list...

someone should make a list of solid Audiobooks to listen to as well!
 
Under the education category, I would add John Gatto's books:

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

&

The Underground History Of American Education (Complete Text Online for free)


ClayTrainor said:
This is a great list...

someone should make a list of solid Audiobooks to listen to as well!
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Some of the books are available through torrents online, I'm downloading three of the books on the list in audio format right now. (Animal Farm, Ulysess, and For a New Liberty)
 
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Forgot to add this earlier. Document section of "From Revolution to Reconstruction".

Good source of primary documents pertaining to American government. Starts with the Magna Charta goes to Bush's first inaugural address. Lots of cool stuff in between.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/index.htm
 
MS0453 said:
I was just wondering if anyone here has every done this before.

I was reading a Jefferson biography this morning (Jefferson by Albert Jay Nock) and it mentioned something about John Adams I had never heard before and I had a "hmm..thats interesting" moment. Than I thought about reading an Adams biography in the not-so-distance future. But then a second later I figured I ought to read a biography of every U.S. President (Because there are quite a few that I'm just totally ignorant of), one after the other, in terms of succession. (Wash., Adams, Jefferson, etc)

Just wondering if anyone heres every read a biography on every president? Also looking for any suggestions for any biographies.(Especially among the lesser known presidents.)
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that is an interesting idea. If you read one biography a week (give a few days for breaking) you could get through them all in a year
 
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