Hello fellow Steemians!
With this quick update I just wanted to let you guys 'n gals know about something that I very much value on the internet. The Mises Institute has most Libertarian and anarcho-capitalistic literature available for FREE in various online formats. Click the link below to jump to the Mises Library.
Source: Mises.org
A while back some people compiled a list of essential reading material that encompasses all ideas that represent libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism.
Source: Reddit
Later, the list got expanded with some newer books and also refutations to other ideologies' literature.
Note the Helicopter Pilot's Manual. Don't take that too seriously.
Source: Reddit
So, have you read any of these books?
Of these lists I have only read Rothbard's 'What has the government done to our money', because it happened to be in my local (public) library.. That was a surprise!
I'm really looking forward to reading A Spontaneous Order by Chase Rachels. It's available in the Mises Library as well! But of course the authors would really appreciate us ordering a physical copy to support their work. Anyway, let me know about what books you're reading or are looking forward to!
A few years ago, I downloaded 10 GB of Mises library ebooks via torrent and have been patiently going through them. Probably the best download I ever made in my life!
For those who don't know where to start, Bastiat's The Law and Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson are a great starter!
I've downloaded a lot of them too, but I still need to read virtually all of them.
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Good post! I have read many of these books, though far from all of them. There are a lot of good resources online. Some of these books are even available as audio books, and some have been translated into several languages.
I usually recommend the anthology Anarchy and the Law (not for free though). I don't agree that it is for proficient readers only, it works for beginners as well. It gives a great overview and features excerpts from several of the other books including David Friedman's classic The Machinery of Freedom (which is available in pdf on the author's website: http://daviddfriedman.com/The_Machinery_of_Freedom_.pdf)
Thanks for the suggestion!
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The size of the second image was reduced making book titles unreadable. Here's the link to the image in its original size
i.imgur.com/ulHYj6m.jpg
On my pc the sizes are exactly the same as the original sources. But thanks for sharing for those that can't see them well!
rvanstel, if you are really interested in history and geopilitics as your profile says, I'd recommend you the book Tragedy and Hope 101 by Plummer from this list. It is a short reader for a large treatise on the history of our time. It describes how the US and British diplomacy manipulated the world and directed the course of great historical events and wars. For example, it was their decision to support and install communist regime in China in order to oppose the USSR.
Thanks for the tip!
Great post! Very useful. Now if only we can get millions of people to read these :)
Thanks friend! That would be great! We'll get there one at a time ;-)