Book Suggestions?

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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.

Thanks!

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What do you own already?

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  • 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 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”.

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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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Anarchy and the Law is a personal fav

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

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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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Here’s what I decided on:

B310

Human Action, The Scholar’s Edition

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$20.00 USD

B283

Democracy: The God That Failed

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$25.00 USD

B892

Mystery of Banking

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$18.00 USD

B854

Theory and History Hardcover

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$23.00 USD

B119

Socialism

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$19.00 USD

SS436

Boundaries of Order

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$14.00 USD

SS324

Theory of Socialism and Capitalism, A

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$15.00 USD

B582

Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles

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$35.00 USD

B904

Ethics of Money Production