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NonAntiAnarchist Posted: Tue, Mar 16 2010 6:09 PM

I have $250 to spend on books. What should I get?

Interests: Political philosophy (anarchism especially), economics, US history

I'd prefer to purchase them all from the Mises Store.

 

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DanielMuff replied on Tue, Mar 16 2010 6:22 PM

What do you own already?

To paraphrase Marc Faber: We're all doomed, but that doesn't mean that we can't make money in the process.
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Daniel James Sanchez replied on Tue, Mar 16 2010 6:29 PM

  • Theory and History by Mises
  • Human Action by Mises
  • Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought by Rothbard
  • History of Money and Banking in the United States by Rothbard
  • Defending the Undefendable by Walter Block
  • How Capitalism Saved America by Thomas DiLorenzo
  • Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and New Deal by Robert Murphy
  • Meltdown by Tom Woods

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I. Ryan replied on Tue, Mar 16 2010 6:34 PM

Daniel Muffinburg:

What do you own already?

I second that. If I have to make suggestions blindly, though, some of them are "Theory and History", "Human Action", "The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science", "Democracy: The God that Failed", and "My Years with Ludwig von Mises".

If I wrote it more than a few weeks ago, I probably hate it by now.

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JosephBright replied on Tue, Mar 16 2010 7:04 PM

Human Action - Mises

Man Economy and State - Rothbard

Money Bank Credit and Economic Cycles - De Soto

Socialism - Mises

Theory and History - Mises

Democracy: The God That Failed - Hoppe

Anarchy and the Law - Stringham

The Ethics of Liberty - Rothbard

Total price from the Mises.org Store: $246

 

 

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Jeremiah Dyke replied on Tue, Mar 16 2010 7:06 PM

Anarchy and the Law is a personal fav

 

 

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NonAntiAnarchist replied on Wed, Mar 17 2010 4:43 PM

What about Boundaries of Order?

Books I already own:

Man, Economy, and State; Economics in One Lesson; Economics for Real People; The Theory of Money and Credit; What Has Government Done to Our Money


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Scrooge McDuck replied on Wed, Mar 17 2010 4:56 PM

I would add For a New Liberty by Rothbard. With that kind of money you could buy an ebook reader and download most of the suggested books for free. Plus, you would have money left over to donate to the institute.

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Jonathan M. F. Catalán replied on Wed, Mar 17 2010 4:56 PM

I'd suggest Money, Bank Credit and Economic Cycles by Jesús Huerta de Soto.

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Jeremiah Dyke replied on Wed, Mar 17 2010 5:45 PM

Jonathan M. F. Catalán:

I'd suggest Money, Bank Credit and Economic Cycles by Jesús Huerta de Soto.

Money and Banking is such a gapping hole in my education. I bought this book for Christimas 2009 but am keeping it on the shelf until Summer

so that i may have more time to muse over it.

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NonAntiAnarchist replied on Thu, Mar 18 2010 6:59 PM

Here's what I decided on:

B310 Human Action, The Scholar's Edition 1 $20.00 USD
B283 Democracy: The God That Failed 1 $25.00 USD
B892 Mystery of Banking 1 $18.00 USD
B854 Theory and History Hardcover 1 $23.00 USD
B119 Socialism 1 $19.00 USD
SS436 Boundaries of Order 1 $14.00 USD
SS324 Theory of Socialism and Capitalism, A 1 $15.00 USD
B582 Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles 1 $35.00 USD
B904

Ethics of Money Production

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