[Capitalism2003]

I don't get to read much as I'd like but a picture someone posted of the new Coulter book reminded me how much I enjoy it. I did a little browsing and found that Ebay and Amazon have huge collections of books on sale...new and old. I'd just like to get some recommendations. I checked out "Bush at War" at the library and was bored halfway through it...Woodward seems to have the amazing ability to read the minds of everyone in the Bush administration...got old after a while. Anyway, I loved Slander by Ann Coulter. I thought it was just awesome and I can't wait to get her new book. I also finished "Showdown" by Larry Elder a few weeks ago and thought it was excellent as well...highly recommended! I also finished a little $5 Neal Boortz book in about an hour a while back. The only fiction book I've ever enjoyed was Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, and I don't think anyone will ever be able to touch her in that area...sooo I'm looking for some good non fiction stuff similar to Coulter/Elder/Horowitz. Any suggestions? Anyone read any of the stuff from Walter Williams? He's another libertarian I really like. I figure if a few Freepers were to post their all time favs, it would give me and other newbies a good list to get started on. Suggestions?

[fuente]

Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy for light reading is alway fun.

[Koblenz]

Some Great Books:

The Fist of God by Frederick Forsyth. A novel set during the first Gulf War. Great writing, great research. Will keep you absolutely riveted.

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David Landes. A good read of why some countries are rich and others are poor.

Mirage by James Follett (not Ken). A British book about how the Israelis stole plans for the Mirage fighter after France stopped selling them to Israel. The other books he's written are pretty bad, but this one was magnificent.

The Bottom Line by James Harman. A great novel from Britain about a ruthless Businessman in the 1970s and 1980s.

Triumph of Liberty by Jim Powell. Short bios of those who have advanced liberty throughout the ages.

Ronald Reagan by Dinesh D'Souza.

[Archangelsk]

It's a tie between The Bible, actually The Torah, and Das Kapital. Sort of makes a nice duality don't you think? :-)

(Hope everyone can take a joke here).

[csmusaret]

From Here to Eternity!

[fnord]

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Explores the importance of values in life, and how to deal with the real way the world works.

[CharacterCounts]

Try "A Country with No Name" by Sebastian de Grazia.

While its not nonfiction its not exactly fiction either. Its an entertaining and educational read.

[Petronski]

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

My God, what a wonky answer to give, true. But it is the best single work of history I have ever read.

[TheBigB]

Anything by P.J. O'Rourke, especially ALL THE TROUBLE IN THE WORLD and GIVE WAR A CHANCE

OUT OF THE ASHES by William W. Johnstone

AT ANY COST by Bill Sammon

[PJ-Comix]

From Here To Eternity by James Jones was definitely THE Great American Novel. We discussed it recently at the Freeper Reading Club.

[midwestmidnight]

The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart.

An old story from a different perspective.

[mrs slocombe]

To Kill a Mockingbird.

[petuniasevan]

Hey, how about Jeff Head's books?

So far he has two of the set completed.

1. Dragon's Fury - Breath of Fire
2. Dragon's Fury - Trodden Under

See this thread

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/549549/posts

[whenigettime]

The Bible

With Christ in the School of Prayer, by Andrew Murray

The Mark of a Christian, by Francis Schaeffer

Come Away My Beloved, by Frances J. Roberts

[Political Junkie Too]

The dictionary. All the other books are already in there.

I think that was a line from a M*A*S*H episode.

-PJ

[Diana Rose]

Shanna by Katheen Woodiwiss (romance)
Star Ship Trooper (SF)
The Virginian (western)
Dune (SF)

[Pharmboy]

Blood Meridian. Don't miss it.

[stanz]

"A Christmas Carol" - Dickens

[pollywog]

The Bible !!!!!!! no question about it. A life changing, words being fulfilled, Inspired Word of the Living God.!!!!!

[Salo]

Favorite books, not all non-fiction
++++++
The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
The Lord of the Rings trilogy - JRR Tolkien
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy - Douglas Adams
1984 - George Orwell
Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolfe
anything by PJ O'Rourke
Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zepplin Saga - Stephen Davis
Night Shift - Steven King
Skeleton Crew - Steven King
Washington Goes to War - David Brinkley
The Masked Rider - Neil Peart
Ghost Rider - Neil Peart

[P.O.E.]

Lord of the Rings (read it about 5 times)

Other Faves:

C.S. Lewis' Outer Space Trilogy (read it 3 times)
Orphans of the Sky (Heinlein)
Almost anything by Bradbury or Lovecraft
Hayek was already mentioned
Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn
Robert Graves' Mythologies
Atlas Shrugged
Any of the "Hitch-hiker's Guides" by Douglas Adams.
All and Everything (that's a tough one)


Flaubert's "St Julian the Hospitaler" (short story)

The Bible (I prefer New American Standard Version)