~~~ Must Read Books ~~~

RCA said:
How about a Health Freedom list?

I nominate these two, Fast Food Nation and Fat Land:

http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Food-Nation-Dark-All-American/dp/0060938455

http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Land-Amer...d_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208668724&sr=1-1
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Sounds like a good idea. If there alot of others waiting in the wings, I'll put it up.
- Throw all the good health freedom suggestions out there. :)

Keep the other good recommendations coming.. If there ARE anymore worthy ones that is. :)
 
Other topics to consider:

Bearing Arms
Self Defense
Survival/Disaster
Precious Metals
Saving/Investing
 
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein


This is a link to the website she has about the book.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine



This is a link to a movie about the book.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/short-film


The thing that struck me about the book wasn't so much the idea of the shock therapy but the way she explains the history we have all been hearing the Main Stream Media spin yarns about our whole lifetime. She brings a logical look to what has been happening around us.
 
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Carson said:
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein

This is a link to the website she has about the book.
http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine

This is a link to a movie about the book.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/short-film

The thing that struck me about the book wasn't so much the idea of the shock therapy but the way she explains the history we have all been hearing the Main Stream Media spin yarns about our whole lifetime. She brings a logical look to what has been happening around us.
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Hold up, looking at that short film - To paraphrase, she practically implicates and semi blames Friedman. Capitalism is bad. Yada yada. Free markets is bad, not born out of freedom.

She VOTED for Obama. = enough said. :rolleyes:

She may be able to see the problems.. (i.e like most people) But there is no way in HELL! - she has any skill in providing a solution! She AIN'T NO DOCTOR, thats for sure.
 
Items not yet shipped:
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Shipping estimate: April 21, 2008

* 1 of: The Revolution: A Manifesto
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* 1 of: What Has Government Done to Our Money? Case for the 100 Percent Gold Dollar
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* 1 of: The Conscience of a Conservative (The James Madison Library in American Politics)
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:D Come on Manifesto! Better to not pre-order, so I could get others (saves on shipping) which is practically $15 per shipment. :eek:

Can't wait :D
 
Carson said:
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein


This is a link to the website she has about the book.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine



This is a link to a movie about the book.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/short-film


The thing that struck me about the book wasn't so much the idea of the shock therapy but the way she explains the history we have all been hearing the Main Stream Media spin yarns about our whole lifetime. She brings a logical look to what has been happening around us.
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You need to be able to identify false-left paradigm material when you see it. That is vital. Naomi Klein is an example. Note how her book subtitle is "The rise of disaster capitalism"? What she is doing is falsely giving people the impression that they live under capitalism and falsely claiming capitalism is the reason there is an economic crisis and a waning number of middle income earners.

True capitalism is Ron Paul's platform. What the US (and Australia) live under is not capitalism.
 
I don't see
On April 17th, 2008 imunplugged says:
Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason. I would add that one.
Great list, good job.
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On April 17th, 2008 Libera_me says:
The Olive Tree Connection- John Fischer (foreign relations-in relation to faith)
Darwin's Black Box- Michael Behe (science)
Cracking the Code-Pete Hendrickson (gov. related- as is Upholding the Law)
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Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
On March 28th, 2008 freethepawn says:
This book describes the history of mankind at the most basic level. It explains how the societies with the guns, germs and steel have taken over other societies without these things since the beginning of time. It also goes into the beginning of farming and how that impacted progress in other areas as they didn't have to spend all day hunting for food.
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
On April 17th, 2008 Professor Berna... says:
This novel, by Robert A. Heinlein, from which I have taken my screen name, stands with Atlas Shrugged as the pillars of allegorical libertarian instruction. Hard to believe that it was missed, even though one of our comrades did make note of "most of Heinlein's juvenile novels". I would refine that reference to advise readers to look particularly at:
RED PLANET, THE ROLLING STONES, and STARSHIP TROOPERS.
Also worth a look is William J. Lederer's A NATION OF SHEEP (yes, the title was used before).
Viva Agora!
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Don't Forget Eustace Mullins (and Ezra Pound)
On April 17th, 2008 Alan Smithee says:
Mullins' book on the Fed was the original muckraking of the banks; before G. Edward Griffin and the rest...written at the suggestion of the great Ezra Pound...come to think of it, Pound's Cantos should definitely be on this list...two of the heroes of the Cantos are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson...the villians are the Rothschilds and Usury...no wonder the Elite locked him in a cage after WWII (he won the pulitzer for the Pisan Cantos, written while in what amounted to an open air dog cage; put there by the U.S. military)...his influence on modern poetics is massive--nurtured Joyce, edited Eliot, spread the word about Henry Miller (not to mention leading Mullins to investigate the Fed)
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From relative thread at dailypaul.
 
Pound was, it can easily be argued, the true colossus of 20th century literature and this has become even more apparent as the area of his poetry that once consigned him to the Quack department--his economics--is at last being validated
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I would suggest adding
On April 17th, 2008 winstonkirk says:

I would suggest adding Machiavelli's "Discourses" to the philosophy section, "The Tipping Point" to the Misc section and Clauswitz's "On War" to the War Section.

"The Discourses" is little read but a masterpiece fully in line with our system of separation of powers. "The Prince" is a monstrosity but remember that he was writing it to get back in the good graces of the Borgia's, in fact he begins the book (paraphrasing) "If one wants to rule by force". "The Discourses" can be viewed as the polar opposite to The Prince, though still within the "realist" school, even down to the opening sentence. To boil it down, its a collection of Discourses on Livy's history of the Roman republic which deal with the operation of the separation of powers.

"The Tipping Point" is a new book that deals with the spread of cultural phenomenon and ideas. Its a quick read and worth the time.

"On War" is the first of the books written about strategy in modern warfare. Based on the Napoleonic age of combat, its a true classic.
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For Youngsters
On April 17th, 2008 fanofwalt says:
The Practical Princess by Jay Williams. I highly recommend this book, actually, not only for kids (though it is intended for children), but for anyone to read.

Simple and delightful, The Practical Princess is essentially a fairy tale about a princess who doesn't wait for her "Prince Charming" to rescue her, but takes it upon herself to overcome obstacles thrown her way.

But much more than that: it is an excellent guide on critical thinking, judgment, personal responsibility, assessing situations and making wise decisions. I still have my book (Mom bought it for me when I was a kid!) and now read it with my own children. They love it, and you will too, if you can find it. It's (sadly) out of print, but you can find various editions of it on Amazon; my edition goes for $65 on Amazon -- but I ain't selling! Perhaps your library will have this title.

You don't have to be a kid to benefit from this book!
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From relative thread at DailyPaul.
 
Of course, you know you're going to have to make sure that all 44 of RP's recommended reading list from the new book are on your list now.
 
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Of course, you know you're going to have to make sure that all 44 of RP's recommended reading list from the new book are on your list now.
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Hahahah r-o-f-l. :D

But... his entire list is probably already there :D

For all we know, he logged on - and stole ours! Hahaha :D

Ok: quality check, Ron Paul's manifesto list.
Pending. We got ---/44
- No pressure now. :cool:
 
For Allegory, I would definitely include:

A Clockwork Orange

American Psycho

Also another for Misc:

Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs

Also:

Twilight in the Desert
 
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