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sync0s · Mar 18, 2012

books about politics? I got a gift card for my birthday and I'm sitting on amazon about to buy a few books. Right now I have Federalist Papers, The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking, and Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea by C Bradley Thompson (heard this guy on the Jason Lewis show, had a lot of interesting things to say). I want one or two more books and I thought I'd ask the RIU political crowd for some suggestions. Plus, I think this would be a good thread to get more people on here to read and more deeply learn about the political realm

Please fellow Libertarians and Ron Paul supporters no Ron Paul books or Ayn Rand (I have them all). I have a lot of conservative (somewhat) books and would like one book from another POV. Just don't suggest one with anti "evil right wing" Koch brothers rhetoric.

stoneyfockbrook · Mar 18, 2012

sync0s said:
books about politics? I got a gift card for my birthday and I'm sitting on amazon about to buy a few books. Right now I have Federalist Papers, The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking, and Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea by C Bradley Thompson (heard this guy on the Jason Lewis show, had a lot of interesting things to say). I want one or two more books and I thought I'd ask the RIU political crowd for some suggestions. Plus, I think this would be a good thread to get more people on here to read and more deeply learn about the political realm

Please fellow Libertarians and Ron Paul supporters no Ron Paul books or Ayn Rand (I have them all). I have a lot of conservative (somewhat) books and would like one book from another POV. Just don't suggest one with anti "evil right wing" Koch brothers rhetoric.

Read something from John Steinbeck
Dont waste your amazon gift card use that for grow stuff
Go down to your used book store or library and pick up a copy of "of mice and men" or The Grapes of Wrath

sync0s · Mar 18, 2012

stoneyfockbrook said:
Read something from John Steinbeck
Dont waste your amazon gift card use that for grow stuff
Go down to your used book store or library and pick up a copy of "of mice and men" or The Grapes of Wrath

Lol, I don't buy anything for growing off of the internet. Plus I no longer grow at this apartment because I'm too paranoid about living next door to the building manager.

stoneyfockbrook · Mar 18, 2012

sync0s said:
Lol, I don't buy anything for growing off of the internet. Plus I no longer grow at this apartment because I'm too paranoid about living next door to the building manager.

I feel for ya bro I really do
totally sucks ass
You can still buy dual use items
30x loupes USB microscopes
bubble bags

Canna Sylvan · Mar 18, 2012

I like Sheri S. Tepper. Even though she's an eco terrorist feminist bitch bent on a goal of cutting off every man's dick.

Beauty
The Fresco

Not political, but my favorite.

The True Game Trilogy

It's about real life chess, D&D style.

mccumcumber · Mar 18, 2012

It's not really too political of a book, but Graham Greene's The Quiet American gave me an interesting perspective on life in general.

Carne Seca · Mar 18, 2012

Erma Bombeck: Life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing in the pits?

stoneyfockbrook · Mar 18, 2012

Ok you want a book ?
The most hilarious book ever written?
Something I should of stole from the library in the 70s when I read it?\
The Horse is dead by Robert Klane
http://www.amazon.com/The-Horse-Dead-Robert-Klane/dp/0345249186/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332126888&sr=8-1
3 used from $256.09

NLXSK1 · Mar 18, 2012

You should buy Glen Beck's book off of me...

He said that if I read the first few pages I would not be able to put it down. I was able to put it down.

He said that if I read the first chapter I would not be able to put it down. I was able to put it down.

In fact, I liked him alot less after that book.

Canna Sylvan · Mar 18, 2012

NLXSK1 said:
You should buy Glen Beck's book off of me...

He said that if I read the first few pages I would not be able to put it down. I was able to put it down.

He said that if I read the first chapter I would not be able to put it down. I was able to put it down.

In fact, I liked him alot less after that book.

Every time he opens his mouth, I like him less. If I read his book, I'd probably like myself less.

NLXSK1 · Mar 18, 2012

Canna Sylvan said:
Every time he opens his mouth, I like him less. If I read his book, I'd probably like myself less.

He lost me when I found out the truth of the rare earth mineral situation above and beyond the hype.

It has resurfaced recently in Obama's suing of China and crying to the WTO... Pathetic really.

ThatGuy113 · Mar 18, 2012

http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Nation-Americas-Earliest-Century/dp/0375411054

Solid book.

Johnny Retro · Mar 18, 2012

wealth of nations by adam smith

jrems · Mar 18, 2012

Robert Mcnamara's memoir In Retrospect. I really like Michael Pollan although he does not write political stuff he has an interesting naturalistic perspective and view of the world like a modern day Thoreau.

cannabineer · Mar 18, 2012

"Full Moon" and "100Suns" by Michael Light. Look them up. Tell me what you think. cn

sync0s · Mar 18, 2012

stoneyfockbrook said:
Ok you want a book ?
The most hilarious book ever written?
Something I should of stole from the library in the 70s when I read it?\
The Horse is dead by Robert Klane
http://www.amazon.com/The-Horse-Dead-Robert-Klane/dp/0345249186/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332126888&sr=8-1
3 used from $256.09

LOL I'll never spend $250 on a damn book.

Appreciate the suggestions guys. Try including a description about the book and why you think its good!

NoDrama · Mar 18, 2012

johnny retro said:
wealth of nations by adam smith

ding ding ding!!!

You will learn more about economy and markets reading that book than 2 semesters worth of econ classes in some overpriced university.

The actual title is An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

UncleBuck · Mar 18, 2012

i have some garfield comic books that i am working on, but why read when i can masturbate instead?

beardo · Mar 18, 2012

I'm reading the Dearborn Independent, The international jew

sync0s · Mar 19, 2012

So these are the ones I ended up getting: Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea , The Federalist Papers, The Grand Design, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, The New Jim Crow, The Communist Manifesto, The Path to Tyranny: A History of Free Society's Descent into Tyranny, Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country, and The Conscience of a Liberal

Whew.. Safe to say I way overspent my gift card

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