Christmas is coming up — what books would you guys all like to get/give this year?
Some very nice picks on there.
My own list, which is not indicative of all the books I want to read, but the books I sure would enjoy getting in two weeks (don’t feel like linking to it, as there are unrelated goods on there ):
The Morality of Law: Revised Edition (The Storrs Lectures Series) by Lon L. Fuller
Social Contract, Free Ride by Anthony de Jasay
Anarchy and the Law (Independent Studies in Political Economy) by Edward Stringham
The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law by Randy E. Barnett
The Business of Enlightenment: Publishing History of the Encyclopédie, 1775-1800 by Robert Darnton
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1 by Mark Twain
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley
Bastiat Collection 2 Volume Set
The Economic Point of View by Israel M. Kirzner
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates by Peter T. Leeson
Principles For A Free Society: Reconciling Individual Liberty With The Common Good by Richard A. Epstein
The Calculus of Consent: (Vol. 3) by James M. Buchanan
The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia by James C. Scott (just added today thanks to Jeff Riggenbach)
From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967 by David T. Beito
We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now by Thomas E. Woods
I am also set to get a Kindle for Christmas, so I am scouring mises.org and LibertyFund’s OLL for free epubs/pdfs. I just got to Spooner tonight and thus far have 87 books downloaded. (though I haven’t downloaded anything from Rothbard yet, which could easily push that number into triple digits)
I asked for the following for Christmas:
Human Action (w/ study guide) by Mises
Theory & History by Mises
Democracy: The God that Failed by Hoppe
Contact by Carl Sagan
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
I try not to order a ton of books at once so I can get through most of them before getting more.
I’m going to have to add some of these to my wish list… keep 'em coming!
mine are more of the philosophy books, all on existentialism… their not really on economics or anarchy, its more about subjectivity and the importance of the individual
“The Book on Adler” and " Fear And Trembling" by Soren Kierkegaard
“Beyond Good and Evil” and “The Gay Science” by Friedrich Nietzsche
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mine are more of the philosophy books, all on existentialism… their not really on economics or anarchy, its more about subjectivity and the importance of the individual
“The Book on Adler” and " Fear And Trembling" by Soren Kierkegaard
“Beyond Good and Evil” and “The Gay Science” by Friedrich Nietzsche
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I own this book, and would recommend it to anyone interested in existentialism.
thanks… ive been reading alot of camus and sartre… even though im not atheist nor socialist,
For something slightly different I suggest this: Alexander, Jeffrey, Japan’s Motorcycle Wars: An Industry Story, Vancouver: UBC Press 2008 .
I warn you: the book is rabidly expensive. But even if you are not interested in bikes it’s excellent economical read nonetheless: learn how the Japanese government encouraged betting on sport events to finance schools or how competition weeded down the number of Japanese manufacturers from over 200 in 1953 to the present four.
Highest possible recommendation.
Capital and It’s Structure by Lachmann, Hans Christian Anderson: The Complete Fairy Tales, Works of Love by Kierkegaard, and The Revolt of the Masses by Gasset, and Lepidus: the Tarnished Triumvir are the 5 books on my list
Regarding your list: Confessions, The Ego and It’s Own, and Wittgenstein are three of the more powerful books I have ever read. I would recommend this :http://www.amazon.com/Major-Works-Selected-Philosophical-Writings/dp/0061550248/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1292187620&sr=8-10
for Wittgenstein though, as you get philo investigations and on certainty as well, which are great reads
I’m assuming it’s not only 55 pages in total, but here’s part of it 
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I would recommend this :http://www.amazon.com/Major-Works-Selected-Philosophical-Writings/dp/0061550248/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1292187620&sr=8-10 for Wittgenstein though, as you get philo investigations and on certainty as well, which are great reads[/quote ]
Cool. I added it to my list.