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Generalhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/27.aspxEverything else.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)Re: Book Reviewshttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/263520.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 05:40:13 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:263520Le Master0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/263520.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=27&PostID=263520<p>Some others I remember seeing are:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BUREAUCRACY-Lib-Works-Ludwig-Mises/dp/0865976643/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256531867&sr=8-7">Mises's <i>Bureaucracy</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pure-Theory-Capital-F-Hayek/dp/0226320812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256530503&sr=8-1">Hayek's <i>Pure Theory of Capital</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Individualism-Economic-Order-F-Hayek/dp/0226320936/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197649359&sr=8-1">Hayek's <i>Individualism and Economic Order</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Economics-Ethics-Private-Property-2nd/dp/0945466404/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256530973&sr=8-1">Hoppe's <i>Economics and Ethics of Private Property</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Myth-National-Defense-Hans-Hermann-Hoppe/dp/0945466374/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256531034&sr=8-1">Hoppe's <i>Myth of the National Defense</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Austrian-Perspective-History-Economic-Thought/dp/094546648X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256531313&sr=8-1">Rothbard's <i>An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Our-Enemy-State-Albert-Nock/dp/B001E28SUM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256531397&sr=8-1">Nock's <i>Our Enemy, The State</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Capital-Interest-Critical-History-Economic/dp/1409951871/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256531626&sr=8-1">Bohm-Bawerk's <i>Capital and Interest</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Privatization-Roads-Highways-Walter-Block/dp/193355004X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256531764&sr=8-2">Block's <i>Privatization of Roads and Highways</i></a></p> <p> </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Book Reviewshttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/263509.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 04:17:03 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:263509Conza880https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/263509.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=27&PostID=263509<p>And if you don't have the time, at least go through and say "yes" to if the review was helpful. The more numbers, the better. </p> <p>Le Master, any more links for other Austrian books?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Book Reviewshttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/263502.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 03:52:22 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:263502Le Master0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/263502.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=27&PostID=263502<p>The reviews of Austrian books are disappointingly low on Amazon. </p> <p>I'm constantly checking out Amazon.com to read reviews of books that I either see mentioned in the forums, articles, or footnotes in books.  </p> <p>Books that are quite popular especially have too few reviews. For example:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prices-Production-Other-Business-Standard/dp/1933550228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256523867&sr=8-1">Hayek's <i>Prices and Production</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Man-Economy-State-Murray-Rothbard/dp/0945466323/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256524042&sr=1-6">MES</a> (15 is insanely low for such a powerful book which has been read by so many; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Economy-State-Power-Market-Scholars/product-reviews/0945466307/ref=sr_1_3_cm_cr_acr_img?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1">the one with Power and Market has only 10</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prices-Production-Other-Business-Standard/dp/1933550228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256523867&sr=8-1">Mises's <i>Theory and HIstory</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Early-Speculative-Bubbles-Douglas-French/dp/B00268P2E8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256523970&sr=1-1"><i></i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Positive-Theory-Capital-Dodo-Press/dp/1409952045/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256524440&sr=8-2">Bohm-Bawerk's <i>Positive Theory of Capital</i></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Money-Bank-Credit-Economic-Cycles/dp/1933550392/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256524538&sr=8-1">Huerta de Soto's <i>Money, Bank Credit and Economic Cycles</i></a></p> <p>Those are just some off the top of my head. I think it's important that Austrian books have a decent number of reviews on Amazon, especially with the interest in AE becoming so great. Reading a book, especially on economics, is a big commitment, and it may be a turn off to the beginner when a book has 0 and 5 reviews, as it may look as if the work isn't very significant. (Even <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Human-Action-Ludwig-von-Mises/dp/0865976317/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256525463&sr=8-1">38 is absurdly low</a> for HA.)</p> <p>So, I really encourage everyone to post a review of the books they've read. I know it can be time consuming to write one, but it may be good for you to even collect your thoughts on what you've read; you could even consolidate your notes together and convert them into a review.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>