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Each book is one that I read and would recommend to others. A few of these books have been published several times and re-copyrighted (some became available in paperback); the year shown below is sometimes the initial date of publication, not the latest, or it is the date for the edition I obtained. I have certainly not read them in this order and usually the book is out a while before I obtain a copy. Within any year of publication the books are listed in the order they were read.
I have a comment about the book Democracy by Mr Hoppe. Though the book was first published in 2001 I did not read it until February 2005. It is just incredible how his prediction that a democratic republic like America will continue toward more state power and further economic and moral decay has come to pass so quickly in just those four years under the Bush administration.
I read the book The Reformation over the summer of 2005. Though the book is huge, I strongly recommend it, both for understanding the events and actions of the time (1490 to 1700) and for appreciating the interaction between the Christian religions and Western life. Perhaps another upheaval of the Christian religions will occur; those that forget or ignore history might be doomed to repeat it. I read the book The Meek and the Militant a little later. It offers a different perspective on the historical analysis of the evolution of religions, including the changes in social order as well as the interaction between the state and the local religions, whether of the majority or minority. There is a constructive overlap between the two books regarding the Reformation.
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Year |
Title |
Author(s) |
Description/Subtitle |
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1788 |
The Federalist Papers |
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison |
The arguments for our Constitution in the words of 3 patriots of the time, written prior to its ratification (many books have been published with the original texts - the Constitution itself is so much smaller than these interpretations of it) (book - many different publishers) |
|
1978 |
For a New Liberty, The Libertarian Manifesto |
Murray N. Rothbard |
The libertarian ideals are applied to every aspect of politics; the principles make an interesting contrast to the conservative and liberal arguments (book) |
|
1986 |
The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debats |
edited by Ralph Ketcham |
Subtitle: The clashes and compromises that gave birth to our form of government (book); includes the dissenting opinions of those that saw threats in the Constitution to the rights just won from England |
|
1986 |
The Meek and the Militant |
Paul N. Siegel |
Subtitle: Religion and Power Across the World. The history and social basis of the world's major religions. (book) |
|
1995 |
Making Economic Sense |
Murray N. Rothbard |
A collection of his articles originally published in The Free Market (a monthly publication of the Ludwig von Mises Institute), between 1985 and 1995 (book) |
|
1998 |
The Ethics of Liberty |
Murray N. Rothbard |
This classic (first published in 1982) stands as one of the most rigorous and philosophically sophisticated expositions of the libertarian political position (book) |
|
1999 |
Education Free & Compulsory |
Murray N. Rothbard |
Advanced civilizations are marked by specialization and diversity not uniformity but uniformity is the goal of compulsory education (book) |
|
1999 |
Freedom in Chains |
James Bovard |
Subtitle: The rise of the state and the demise of the citizen (book) |
|
1999 |
Profit Over People |
Noam Chomsky |
Subtitle: Neoliberalism and global order (book) |
|
2000 |
Egalitarian as a Revolt Against Nature |
Murray N. Rothbard |
16 essays by this influential libertarian author, first published in 1974 (book) |
|
2000 |
5 Days That Shook the World |
Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, Allan Sekula |
Subtitle: Seattle and Beyond. The Seattle protest against the WTO in late 1999, then the protest against the IMF in Washington DC in April 2000, the DNC in LA, the RNC in Philadelphia. What happened to "the freedom of speech or the right of the people peaceably to assemble?" (book) |
|
2001 |
Democracy The God That Failed |
Hans-Hermann Hoppe |
Subtitle: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural Order (book) (summary) |
|
2002 |
The Clash of Fundamentalisms |
Tariq Ali |
Subtitle: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity (book) excellent historical perspective into both Islamic and Western fundamentalism |
|
2002 |
Heaven on Earth: the Rise and Fall of Socialism |
Joshua Muravchik |
Chronicles failed attempts over past 200 years, with sketches of the few critical leaders each time, to create a socialist government (rather than by a grass roots movement) (book) |
|
2003 |
The Terror Enigma |
Justin Raimondo |
9/11 and the Israeli Connection; what did the Israelis know and when did they know it? (book) |
|
2003 |
The Reformation |
Diarmaid MacCulloch |
The course of history down to our own time has been decisively shaped by this revolution in the Christian world, when politics mixed with religion to affect the states and people of Europe (book) |
|
2003 |
Speaking of Liberty |
Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. |
Collection of speeches by this libertarian author given from roughly 1988 to 2003 (book) |
|
2003 |
A People's History of the United States |
Howard Zinn |
A history of the American people (book) |
|
2003 |
Guns, Germs, and Steel |
Jared Diamond |
Subtitle: The Fates of Human Societies (book) (the 1999 book was updated with a 2003 Afterword) |
|
2004 |
The Good Fight |
Ralph Nader |
Declare your independence and close the democracy gap (book) |
|
2004 |
Worse than Watergate |
John W. Dean |
The secret presidency of George W Bush, including the abuses of power and the 'ends justify the means' mentality (book) |
|
2004 |
Imperial Crusades: Iraq, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia |
Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St Clair |
Subtitle: A diary of Three Wars. Chronicles the lies, agendas and carnage of these recent wars (book) |
|
2004 |
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History |
Thomas E Woods, Jr. |
Back cover: Almost everything you know about American history is wrong (book) |
|
2004 |
Against Leviathan |
Robert Higgs |
Subtitle: Government Power and a Free Society (book) |
|
2004 |
Language and Politics |
Noam Chomsky |
Interviews covering linguistics, politics and philosophy (book) |
|
2005 |
Attention Deficit Democracy |
James Bovard |
Back cover: Bovard diagnoses a national malady - citizen apathy and increasing government control (book) |
|
2005 |
Chomsky on Anarchism |
Noam Chomsky |
Collection of Chomsky (writings, talks, interviews) by Barry Pateman (book) |
|
2006 |
The One Percent Doctrine |
Ron Suskind |
Subtitle: Deep inside America's pursuit of its enemies since 9/11 (book) |
|
2006 |
Conservatives Without Conscience |
John W. Dean |
Examines the conservative movement's current inner circle of leaders, its policies and its authoritarian mind-set (book) |
|
2006 |
Hubris |
Michael Isikoff and David Corn |
Subtitle: The inside story of spin, scandal and the selling of the Iraq war (book) |
|
2006 |
The Left Hand of God |
Michael Lerner |
Subtitle: Taking back our country from the Religious Right (book) |
|
2006 |
The Case for Impeachment |
Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky |
Subtitle: The legal argument for removing President George W Bush from office (book) |
|
2006 |
American Fascists |
Chris Hedges |
Subtitle: The Christian Right and the war on America (book) |
|
2007 |
What We Say Goes |
Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian |
Subtitle: Conversations on US Power in a Changing World (book) |
|
2007 |
The Shock Doctrine |
Naomi Klein |
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2007 |
The End of America |
Naomi Wolf |
Subtitle: Letter of warning to a young patriot. (book) |
|
2007 |
End Times |
Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St Clair |
Subtitle: The death of the fourth estate (book) |
|
2007 |
Truth Jihad |
Kevin Barrett |
Subtitle: My epic struggle against the 9/11 big lie (book) |
|
2008 |
The Dark Side |
Jane Mayer |
Subtitle: The inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals (book) |
|
2008 |
Red Hot Lies |
Christopher C. Horner |
Subtitle: How global warming alarmists use threats, fraud, and deception to keep you misinformed (book) |
|
2008 |
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ |
Hooman Majd |
Subtitle: The paradox of modern Iran. Fascinating look at politics and religion from inside Iran (book) |
|
2008 |
JFK and the Unspeakable |
James W Douglass |
Subtitle: Why he died and why it matters (book) |
|
2009 |
The Zinn Reader |
Howard Zinn |
Subtitle: Writings on disobedience and democracy (book) |
|
2010 |
Hopes and Prospects |
Noam Chomsky |
Surveying the dangers and prospects of the 21st century (book) |
|
2010 |
The Case for Socialism |
Alan Maass |
Proposes an alternative to capitalism (book) |
|
2010 |
How the Economy was Lost |
Paul Craig Roberts |
The path to ruin and the choices to be made (book) |
|
2010 |
The Global Economic Crisis |
Editors: Michael Chossudovsky and Andrew Gavin Marshall |
Subtitle: The Great Depression of the XXI Century (book or here) |
|
2012 |
The Righteous Mind |
Jonathan Haidt |
Subtitle: Why good people are divided by politics and religion (book) |
|
2012 |
Dogmatism in Science and Medicine |
Henry H Bauer |
Subtitle: How dominant theories monopolize research and stifle the search for truth (book) |
|
2012 |
Classified Woman |
Sibel Edmonds |
The Sibel Edmonds Story (book), the most classified woman in US history due to her whistle blowing effort in the wake of 9/11/2001 |
|
2014 |
Killing Trayvons |
Editors: Kevin Alexander Gray, Jeffrey St Clair, JoAnn Wypijewski |
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2016 |
The American Slave Coast |
Ned and Constance Sublette |
Subtitle: A history of the slave-breeding industry (book) |
|
2016 |
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man |
John Perkins |
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2016 |
Another French False Flag? |
edited by Kevin Barrett |
Subtitle: Bloody tracks from Paris to San Bernardino (book) |
Works of Fiction:
|
Year |
Title |
Author(s) |
Description/Subtitle |
|
1949 |
1984 |
George Orwell (Eric Blair) |
Prophetic, nightmarish view of a future society (book). |
|
2013 |
The Lone Gladio |
Sibel Edmonds |
A novel about Operation Gladio B, but how much of the story line is actually fiction? (book; reviews) |
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