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The Road to Serfdom Fiftieth Anniversary Edition 183 reviews F. A. Hayek
University Of Chicago Press, 1994
Brilliant prima facie case against socialism
+ Too bad we aren't taking this advice + Please America take down your safety net...it is why we are great + Required Reading for Steadfast Leftists
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Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror 176 reviews Michael Scheuer
Potomac Books Inc., 2005
required reading
+ Losing the war on terror + Everyone Should Read This Book! + Imperial Hubris + The Bitter Truth
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Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil 183 reviews Michael C. Ruppert
New Society Publishers, 2004
The Occams Razor for 9-11 and our times.
+ Trying to absorb it and some questions + PERHAPS THE MOST DIFINITIVE BOOK ON UNDERSTANDING 9/11 + A must read for all Americans
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The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to the Constitution (Politically Incorrect Guides) 38 reviews Kevin R. C. Gutzman
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2007
Essential Reading For All Americans
+ Absolutely Fascinating + Politically Incorrrect Guide to the Constitution + Required reading for all citizens
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What Would the Founders Do?: Our Questions, Their Answers 15 reviews Richard Brookhiser
Basic Books, 2007
WWFD?
+ A fun read. Not real deep, but fun. Good vacation read for history buffs.(a history teacher's review) + "America is about liberty, or it is about nothing" p.31 + A witty, thought-provoking analysis
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The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century 1166 reviews Thomas L. Friedman
Picador, 2007
The world is almost flat, but not completely flat.
Friedman does a good job explaining how the world became flat, or I would say almost flat. The examples are very relevant, although the book originally was written in 2004. His "Dell Theory" deserves applause.
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) 499 reviews Robert Spencer
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2005
Inform yourself and be prepared!
+ An insightful read but not everything about it is correct + Smithy's take
This is a truly scary book. One of the cover credits titled "praise for the author on RevivingIslam.com" reads as follows: "May Allah rip out his spine from his back and split his brains in two, and then put them both back, and then do it over and over again. Amen." The biography on the back ...
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Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty 10 reviews Randy E. Barnett
Princeton University Press, 2005
Toward a jurisprudence of original meaning
+ innovative and interesting + Yes Virginia, there is a constitution + Head & Shoulders above all other Constitutional Scholars + Splendid
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9/11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA, Fourth Edition 62 reviews Webster Griffin Tarpley
Progressive Press, 2007
THIS SERIOUS WORK IS NOT FOR SIMPLETONS
+ Pay attention. If you tolerate this your children will be next. Sorry USA; you've been hijacked by Fascists - read on. + America awaken from your ignorance! + The "Simon Cowell" of political critics
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Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project) 70 reviews Chalmers Johnson
Metropolitan Books, 2007
"Let our object be...nothing but our country"
+ An outstanding scholarly study + Articulate, Provocative, and Interesting + Great Read + A Great American Patriot
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Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics 115 reviews Henry Hazlitt
Three Rivers Press, 1988
STILL the best guide to clear economic reasoning
+ A basis for real thought about our money and how its spent + A Must Read for New Economists and Non Economists
With all the bad theory and misinformation in the field of economics, Hazlitt's book serves a much-needed purpose. It teaches basic, self-evident principles that form the foundation for logical economic thought.
'Economics in One Lesson' should have perhaps been titled, 'Economic Policy in One ...
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The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to Capitalism (Politically Incorrect Guides) 40 reviews Robert P. Murphy
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2007
A wonderful beginner's guide
+ An enjoyable book! + Excellent Resource! + Excellent starting point
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The Day of Islam: The Annihilation of America and the Western World 34 reviews Paul L. Williams
Prometheus Books, 2007
Harrowing
+ Boy Scouts' Motto: "BE PREPARED!" Day of Islam + "I will be patient until I outpatient Patience."--bin Laden's favorite Islamic verse.
Other reviewers have pounced on Williams for a few misstatements on relatively minor points. These commentators unfortunately miss the forest for the trees.
Here, Williams has provided a collection of extremely well documented facts concerning al Qaeda's purchases of a dozen or so suitcase sized ...
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Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 1581 reviews Stephen J. Dubner
William Morrow, 2006
A much-appreciated gift
+ Sociology-flavored econ + Enlightened
I purchased this book as a gift for my fiance. He really enjoyed and appreciated it. Now it's my turn to read it!
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America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It 501 reviews Mark Steyn
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2006
Every American should read this book
+ Truly Eye Opening + Nostradamus + America Alone + Where are the babies? Steyn knows...
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Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws 60 reviews Andrew P. Napolitano
Thomas Nelson, 2006
Required Reading!
+ What we've lost in the Clinton~Bush years + Awesome! + Constitutional Chaos: Good book and entertaining read. + A Conservative ex-Judge Assesses Unconstitutional Abuses.
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Economics for Real People 18 reviews Gene Callahan
Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2004
Simplify without being simplistic
+ Recommended by Ron Paul... + Nice Overview, bit to broad
Gene Callahan accomplishes the monumentally difficult task of taking what seems to be "impossible" to outsiders and makes it accessible through his use of excellent examples and word-pictures. (I'm sure the logical positivist, mathematics-based economists will despise the rationalist ...
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The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11 235 reviews David Ray Griffin
Interlink, 2004
September 11, 2001 Day of Deceit
+ An eye-opener for the American misinformed + Comprehensive Breakdown of the 9/11 attacks...
The collapse of the twin towers didn't look right to me, but so much was happening that I had to let it go. There was the antrax attacks that was "military grade" thought to come from Ft. Dietrick. There was a killer in my neighborhood called the DC sniper. Oh yeah, lets not forget the invasions of ...
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A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship 68 reviews Ron Paul
Foundation for Rational Economics and Educati, 2007
Foreign Policy Alternative based on History, Logic, and Reason
+ Very fast delivery + Ron Paul Revolution + Best book of the year!
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How Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values from a President Run Amok 57 reviews Glenn Greenwald
Working Assets Publishing, 2006
Acurate and well researched!
+ Wow + How would a Patriot act? + A Patriot Would Read This Book, and Vote in 2008 and Thereafter + Packed With Facts
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