THE CREATURE FROM JEKYLL ISLAND - A Second Look at the Federal Reserve - 2008 Edition9 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
  
  











  



  
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. ...
  
  











  



  
Blowback, Second Edition: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire93 reviews
Chalmers Johnson

Holt Paperbacks, 2004

A fascinating book.

+ The Best of Johnson's Trilogy!
+ American Empire Triology
+ Fascinating
+ We were warned
  
  











  



  
Terrorism and Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, Justice, and Peace to Rid the World of Evil22 reviews
James Bovard

Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

Fantastic!

+ Bush's crusade.
+ THE MASTER OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
+ Research excellent but some sources of "wisdom" questionable
  
  











  



  
Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics117 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
  
  











  



  
Atlas Shrugged1547 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
  
  











  



  
Speaking of Liberty16 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
  
  











  



  
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War63 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.
  
  











  



  
A Century Of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order34 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.
  
  











  



  
Doctor Zhivago3 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 ...
  
  











  



  
As We Go Marching: A Biting Indictment of the Coming of Domestic Fascism in America4 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.
  
  











  



  
A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies68 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!
  
  











  



  
The Illusion Of Victory: America In World War I22 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Wilson's War: How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II20 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", ...
  
  











  



  
The Myth of the Robber Barons22 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
  
  











  



  
The God of the Machine4 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Endless Enemies9 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
  
  











  



  
Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws60 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.
  
  











  



  
The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War301 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
  
  











  



  
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