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THE CREATURE FROM JEKYLL ISLAND - A Second Look at the Federal Reserve - 2008 Edition 9 reviews G. Edward Griffin
American Media, 2008
My eyes are open now.
+ No Excuse for Ignorance + A Must Read + 3 softcover editions plus hardcovers editions + Can't rate it highly enough
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The Gold Clause: What it is and How to Use it Profitably Henry M Holzer
iUniverse, 2000
Through the ages gold clauses have served as protection from inflation. Americans, however, were forbidden by law to own gold from 1934 to 1974. As gold ownership is once again legal, it is now possible to use the gold clause to protect ourselves from the destruction of paper money. This book explains exactly what gold clauses are, giving their background and how they have been used in the past. ...
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Blowback, Second Edition: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire 93 reviews Chalmers Johnson
Holt Paperbacks, 2004
A fascinating book.
+ The Best of Johnson's Trilogy! + American Empire Triology + Fascinating + We were warned
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Terrorism and Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, Justice, and Peace to Rid the World of Evil 22 reviews James Bovard
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
Fantastic!
+ Bush's crusade. + THE MASTER OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM + Research excellent but some sources of "wisdom" questionable
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Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics 117 reviews Henry Hazlitt
Three Rivers Press, 1988
STILL the best guide to clear economic reasoning
+ The Ginsu for Economic Policy! + Must-Read For Politicians And Business Leaders + A basis for real thought about our money and how its spent + A Must Read for New Economists and Non Economists
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Atlas Shrugged 1547 reviews Ayn Rand
Plume, 1999
Written in the 50s and is coming true today.
+ But wasn't the real Atlas--from Greek mythology--he who held the SKY, not the Earth? + Now more than ever... + The best
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Speaking of Liberty 16 reviews Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.
Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2003
Only people who purchase the book should be able to review!!
+ Some of the best writings on Liberty + Libertarian? More like good clean common sense for America + A Revelation ! + A Nifty Anthology of Writings from the Sage of the Old Right
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The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War 63 reviews Andrew J. Bacevich
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
The New Militarism
+ A Panaramic Analysis of American Militarism. + The Danger in having a voluntary Army in an Empire Nation + conservative rightist critisizes with facts + Insightful and provocative.
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A Century Of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order 34 reviews F. William Engdahl
Pluto Press, 2004
Powerful and Convincing!!!
+ Do NOT read this book + A Must-Read + WILLIAM ENDAHL's HISTORY of OIL WAR + This explains it all.
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Doctor Zhivago 3 reviews Boris Pasternak
Signet, 1958
"War and Peace" for the 20th Century
+ A superb, highly coincidental Russian novel suitable for the everyman + Love and Revolution
When Boris Pasternak wrote "Doctor Zhivago" at a writer's community in Russia, where he could be among literary people, he kept it under cover, knowing that the Soviet Union would never let it be published in Russia.
After a friend smuggled the manuscript out, it was first published in Italy and ...
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As We Go Marching: A Biting Indictment of the Coming of Domestic Fascism in America 4 reviews John T. Flynn
Free Life Editions, 1973
A Hard Look In The Mirror
+ Political Realities vs. Political Labels + Well written study of the economic roots of fascism + The Roots of American Fascism.
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A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies 68 reviews James Bamford
Anchor, 2005
A MUST READ!
+ Superb, Once you get by the 9/11 party line myths + What Intelligence failure?
a MUST READ for every American...chronological facts laid out for you so that you can't ignore!
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The Illusion Of Victory: America In World War I 22 reviews Thomas Fleming
Basic Books, 2004
The whole world paid,
+ Useful Information
for the personal shortcomings of Woodrow Wilson. He was full of personal righteousness & never could acknowledged it. Thomas Fleming is an excellent & prolific historian. I disagreed vigorously with his revisionist book on FDR's administration, The New Dealer's War. Please see my review of 7-11-02 ...
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Wilson's War: How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II 20 reviews Jim Powell
Crown Forum, 2005
Don't Follow Leaders
This book is not the ultimate work of historical scholarship about World War I, but it is an informative and well thought out look at one of the worst presidents in American history and another nail in the coffin of the cult of leadership (see also titles like "Lincoln Unmasked" and "Bully Boy", ...
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The Myth of the Robber Barons 22 reviews
Young Amer Foundatio, 1987
"Robber Barons" Ought to be Called "Productive Geniuses"
+ Fascinating and Refreshing + Insightful perspective both on specific entrepreneurs and on the reasons for inaccuracy in the history books + It's amazing... + Who were the real robber barons
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The God of the Machine 4 reviews Isabel Paterson, Stephen D. Cox
Transaction Publishers, 1993
One of the most important books of the 20th Century!
+ A work of genius! + I thought that it was excellant.
God of the Machine was my first clue that history could be more than a boring recitation of names and dates. Paterson looks at the whole sweep of history, from ancient to contemporary, and relates it to the ideas and principles of freedom. Her central concern is to discover the political forms ...
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Endless Enemies 9 reviews Jonathan Kwitny
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1986
Must reading for an understanding of U.S. imperialism
+ A timeless foreign policy critique. + A classic you must read... + Get the hardcover first printing + Economic Imperialism, Part 3
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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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The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War 301 reviews Thomas Dilorenzo
Three Rivers Press, 2003
The Real Lincoln by Thomas DiLorenzo
+ Debunking the myth of Honest Abe + Help spread the word in time for the Lincoln bicentennial + Fine work on Important subject
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The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics) 100 reviews Eric Hoffer
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002
Still valid after all these years...
+ Fanatic; True Believer; Religionist; Atheist; Nazi: Communist + The Medium is the Message--and the Medium is Rage + Astonishing psychological insight + A Warning To All Who Listen
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