Recommended Reading - What are your favorite books?

[hard@work]

I'm looking to digest new information. What would you suggest as a good book that would be relevant to our times?


Also, throw in your favorite dessert. I like cookies.

 

[ctb619]

Banking on Baghdad by Edwin Black

 

[yaz]

* Paul, Ron (1981). Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: The Birth of a New Economy (PDF), Lake Jackson, TX: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
* Paul, Ron; Lehrman, Lewis (1982). The Case for Gold: a Minority Report of the U.S. Gold Commission (PDF), Lake Jackson, TX: Reprinted by Cato Institute, 1982; Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007. ISBN 0932790313. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
* Paul, Ron (1983). Abortion and Liberty.
* Paul, Ron (1983). Ten Myths About Paper Money. Lake Jackson, TX: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education. ISBN 11765863.
* Paul, Ron (1984). Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View (PDF), Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
* Paul, Ron (1987, 2007). Freedom Under Siege: The U.S. Constitution After 200 Years (PDF), Lake Jackson, TX: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. (Book distributed with permission from Ron Paul)
* Paul, Ron (1990). Challenge to Liberty: Coming to Grips with the Abortion Issue. Lake Jackson, TX: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education.
* Paul, Ron (1991). The Ron Paul Money Book.
* Paul, Ron (2000). A Republic, If You Can Keep It. House of Representatives Website.
* Paul, Ron (2007). A Foreign Policy of Freedom. Lake Jackson, TX: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education. ISBN 0912453001.

 

[slantedview]

Reading a cool book, "A Peace to End All Peace" by David Fromkin, which discusses how the modern middle east emerged from decisions made by the allies during and after WWI. Supposedly, it's the definitive book on the subject (or so I've been told).

 

[Bean]

I highly reccomend a book that I was turned on to by the man Ron Paul himself: Creature from Jekyll Island". It is a scathing look of the secret formation of the federal reserve and all of their blunders from then up to now.

 

[slantedview]

I highly reccomend a book that I was turned on to by the man Ron Paul himself: Creature from Jekyll Island". It is a scathing look of the secret formation of the federal reserve and all of their blunders from then up to now.

This is next on my reading list

 

[JosephTheLibertarian]

I'm currently well into Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard lol

 

[lucius]

The Underground History of American Education by John Gatto
Whole book online here: http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/index.htm

From Major Jordan’s Diaries by George Jordan (buy first edition hard back only)

Treason: The New World Order by Gurudas (very difficult to find at an economical price)

 

[JosephTheLibertarian]

About the only useful things for this book so far.... look up words you come across that you don't know the meaning of. That's the best thing I've learned from Dianetics so far

btw ..scientology = dianetics. it's like the bible of scientology

 

[uncloned21]

The Assault on Reason by Al Gore, minus chapters about global warming...

 

[paulpwns]

just finished


hubris,
blowblack,
imperial ambitions,
seven sins of American foreign policy

reading the great war for civilization by peter frisk at the moment

 

[SwanMaiden]

If you like books that manage to be just as entertaining and "escapist" as they are intelligent and thought provoking, then I highly recommend the "Dune" series by Frank Herbert, especially the first three. Mr. Herbert was a brilliant man who tackled topics ranging from religion, to addiction, to economics, to war, to power, to sexual politics, to the environment, to the nature of peace and freedom and more in his sci fi epic. I have read it many times and it always makes me think.

On a side note, do not be fooled by the prequels and sequels penned by Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert. While they may be enjoyable enough as light reading for those who like the genre, they are like water for chocolate when compared to the originals.

I also just finished reading "How to Survive the IRS: My battles Against Goliath" by Michael Lois Minns. If you thought the IRS needed to be abolished before reading this book, just wait until after. The lies, abuse of power, and wanton ruining of innocent lives revealed in this book will astound you. The IRS is truly evil and draconian, and Mr. Minns is one of the only attorneys who has successfully fought back on behalf of his clients. His account is equal parts educating, fascinating, and enraging.

I am currently reading Dr. Paul's book "A Foreign Policy of Freedom" and thoroughly enjoying it.

 

[jpa]

non politics but still good non fiction:
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

Its about how people make snap decisions, and why that is actually a good thing biologically.

Food for thought when thinking about how to win people over in a political campaign.

 

[purplechoe]

My favorite book is "Don Quijote".

 

[jpa]

Also,
People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) by Howad Zinn. A real eye opener for those of us who learned history through the state controlled public education system.

I haven't read his other Zinn's other book, but I want to
The Twentieth Century: A People's History

*warning* Zinn has a socialist slant, so keep that in mind while reading this book. It's still a much more truthful look at our history than the official bland version.

 

[G-khan]

Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin

 

[dmitchell]

A Republic, Not an Empire, by Pat Buchanan

 

[derdy]

Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins
Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & 'Project Truth' by Robert Parry
The Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist Papers

I have a lot more but that a good start.

 

[libertarianguy]

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