Posted on 12/15/2017 8:09:49 AM PST by iowamark
The holidays are upon us, and Christmas shopping is in full swing. If you’re stumped about what to get for a fellow freedom-lover in your life, we’ve got you covered. Our trainers recommended some of their favorite book gift ideas that would make a thoughtful present or a friend, family member, or fellow activist.
1. “The Righteous Mind” by Jonathan Haidt In it, Haidt helps explain why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians think differently about issues. He also argues why we should be more willing to entertain diverse viewpoints and understand why people believe what they believe. As an activist, understanding someone’s different viewpoint allows you to have better conversations with them about contentious issues, and maybe even change their hearts and minds. – Matthew Hurt
2. “Foundations of a Free & Virtuous Society” by Dylan Pahman As a scholar at the Acton Institute, Dylan wonderfully harmonizes his Christian faith with human rights and economic thinking in this quirky and accessible read. – Boaz Witbeck
3. “Progress” by Jonah Norberg: The book examines how innovation and freedom have driven unprecedented progress over the past few decades. – Ryan Black
4. “Little Red Book of Selling” by Jeffery Gittomer: In order to advance freedom, you must learn how to sell it. This book is a great place to start. – Michael Ciccio
5. “How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life” by Russ Roberts: This book covers Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiment and shows how we can apply these concepts in today’s world. – Ryan Black
6. “The Intimidation Game” by Kimberly Strassel: This book is a fantastic read on how free speech is being silenced by our media and those who are opposed to a free society. It highlights how supporters of big government use media and intimidation tactics to suppress differing views and opinions. – Rachel Burgin
7. “Economics In One Lesson” by Henry Hazlitt: A classic, this book is a heavier read about the unintended consequences of popular economic policies. – Rhachel Toombs and Boaz Witbeck
8. “Rules for Radicals” by Saul Alinsky: A handbook for community organizing, this book is perhaps the most influential teaching on grassroots organization. Alinksy, the father of community mobilizing who helped shape the modern Left, intricately explains his tactics. You won’t agree with his worldview, but, when used in a principled way, his tactics can be just as effective for freedom lovers as they were for Alinksy. – Ryan Black
9. “The Conservative Heart” by Arthur Brooks: Freedom-loving Americans are ceding the moral high ground to big-government supporters. In this book, Brooks explains why limited government is compassionate and how you can effectively persuade others through sharing stories and reclaiming the moral high ground. You absolutely need to read this book. – Ron Ferguson
Happy gifting!
I would suggest “Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance” of the king James Bible. It has every word including and’s it’s the’s etc.
Everything is in alphabetical order so easy to find.
https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777
https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Virtuous-Society-Dylan-Pahman/dp/1942503547
https://www.amazon.com/Progress-Reasons-Look-Forward-Future/dp/1780749503
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Red-Book-Selling-Principles/dp/1885167601
https://www.amazon.com/Adam-Smith-Change-Your-Life/dp/1591847958
https://www.amazon.com/Intimidation-Game-Left-Silencing-Speech/dp/1455591882
https://mises.org/library/economics-one-lesson
https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Radicals-Practical-Primer-Realistic/dp/0679721134
https://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Heart-Happier-Prosperous-America/dp/0062319752
I really agree with having Alinsky on there. Absolute required reading. Rommel learned from DE Gaulle, Patton learned from Rommel. Like Machiavelli, regardless of what one thinks of their “why” their “how” is as spot-on as 2+2=4.
good suggestions, thanks!
Competitive Advantage/Competitive Strategy books by Michael Porter.
As a side note ... how the heck did “gift” ever become a verb?
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Thanks for posting the info.
“As a side note ... how the heck did “gift” ever become a verb?”
Marketing.
I agree with the list. Also, I apologize if this seems like hijacking the thread, but I’d add some fiction:
https://www.amazon.com/Matthew-Bracken/e/B00350B7EU
Matt Bracken is Free Republic’s Travis McGee, who is an excellent storyteller and a good writer. All of his novels are fun and well worth reading, and his last two especially are particularly well written:
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Cliffs-Zerhoun-Matthew-Bracken-ebook/dp/B073FSTKRH/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 [94% five star, 5% four star, 1% 3 star]
https://www.amazon.com/Castigo-Cay-Matthew-Bracken-ebook/dp/B004Z2CYLC/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 [67% five star, 22% four star, 6% 3 star]
Note: Bracken/McGee runs occasional promotions, where one or more of his novels are free, but I don’t think it’s worth waiting for that promotion unless money is very tight. He delivers a good product, and it’s appropriate to pay for services rendered when you can afford to do so.
You mean ‘gifting?’ I’m not sure, people used to say ‘gift-giving’ but apparently at some point the shortcut was made and caught on. With the internet, the rate of evolution of the English language will likely increase exponentially. If I were to guess the term ‘gifting’ probably cropped up in the 90s.
The author uses the verb form ‘gifting’ at the end of the article. In the headline, the word ‘gift’ is used as a noun.
Using gift as a verb goes back 400 years, but it has been uncommon for most of those centuries.
PROOF POSITIVE that both the Democrats and the Republicans sing from the same sheet of music. They're both demonic. That book is dedicated to Satan. May the Lord of angel battalions deal with them all, ever so severely.
Except Republicans, like Democrats, take Alinsky’s advice to heart.
That’s silly.
It would be like saying a manual of military strategy or chess was not useful or worth studying because it was written by a Muslimn or a scientific paper not worth learning from because it was published in the USSR- only an utter fool wouldn’t learn what they could from it. A loser of a fool.
#8 = know thine enemy
“Win Bigly,” by Scott Adams.
A book about Trump winning an election.
I bought my first concordance back in 1965. A few weeks later, my best friend got married. I was broke and the book was still new so I gave it to them as a wedding present.
Maybe 20 years ago, I saw one in the used book store and it was priced really low. It was well used but that doesn’t really hurt. Since then I have been surprised how much I use it.
I have just started Castigo Bay. My first husband was a Vietnam vet. Tough guy.
the character reminds me a bit of him.
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