Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
By: Andrew Koppelman
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A lively history of American libertarianism and its decay into dangerous fantasy. In 2010 in South…
Want to Read $ 14.99If you liked the philosophy plot in Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed by Andrew Koppelman , here is a list of 8 books like this:
1. The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy
By: David Graeber
3.61
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Where does the desire for endless rules, regulations, and bureaucracy come from? How did we come to… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in David Graeber's The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- philosophy
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
2. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
By: Mary Wollstonecraft , Miriam Brody , Bebi Fernández
3.50
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France,… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- philosophy
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
3. Libra
By: Don DeLillo
3.87
Format: 291 pages, Paperback
From the author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and Zero K In this powerful, eer… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Don DeLillo's Libra book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
4. The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
By: Jeffrey Toobin
4.00
Format: None pages,
In The Nine, acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important--… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jeffrey Toobin's The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
5. Civil Disobedience
By: Henry David Thoreau
3.80
Format: None pages,
Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience was originally published in 1849 as Resistance to Civil Go… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
6. The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
By: Thomas Sowell
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the pas… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Thomas Sowell's The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
7. Lives Other Than My Own: A Memoir
By: Emmanuel Carrère , Linda Coverdale
3.48
Format: 241 pages, ebook
From the acclaimed Emmanuel Carrere, an act of generous imagination that unflinchingly records deva… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Emmanuel Carrère's Lives Other Than My Own: A Memoir book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
8. Tête-à-Tête: The Tumultuous Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre
By: Hazel Rowley
3.66
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Passionate, freethinking existentialist philosopher-writers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Hazel Rowley's Tête-à-Tête: The Tumultuous Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
9. Closing Time (Catch-22, #2)
By: Joseph Heller
3.33
Format: 300 pages,
A darkly comic and ambitious sequel to the American classic Catch-22. In Closing Time,Joseph Heller… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Joseph Heller's Closing Time (Catch-22, #2) book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
10. Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement
By: Brian Doherty
3.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
On Wall Street, in the culture of high tech, in American government: Libertarianism--the simple but… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Brian Doherty's Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
11. The Denial of Death
By: Daniel Goleman , Ernest Becker , Sam Keen
4.32
Format: 80 pages,
Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, "The Denial of Death" is… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Daniel Goleman's The Denial of Death book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
12. The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
By: Martin Gurri
3.16
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
Riding a tsunami of information, the public has trampled on the temples of authority in every domai… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Martin Gurri's The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
13. The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
By: Amity Shlaes
4.06
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Challenging conventional history, Amity Shlaes offers a reinterpretation of the Great Depression. S… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Amity Shlaes's The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
14. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
Want to Read $ 18.99Similar categories in Robert M. Sapolsky's Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
15. The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
By: Yascha Mounk
4.08
Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition
One of our leading public intellectuals traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and soci… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Yascha Mounk's The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories
By: Mike Rothschild
3.84
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
With the current rise of antisemitism, this important book looks at how one Jewish family —the Roth… read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Mike Rothschild's Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
By: Michael Harriot
4.59
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Michael Harriot's Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable
By: Joanna Schwartz
4.47
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An urgent and definitive examination of how the legal system prevents accountability for police mis… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Joanna Schwartz's Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. What We Owe the Future
By: William MacAskill
3.84
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
An Oxford philosopher makes the case for "longtermism"—that positively influencing the long-term fu… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in William MacAskill's What We Owe the Future book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock
By: Steven Hyden
3.93
Format: 320 pages, ebook
The author of the critically acclaimed Your Favorite Band is Killing Me offers an eye-opening explo… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Steven Hyden's Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Just try to find an uncompelling photo of Fleetwood Mac taken at any point between 1975 and 1987. I've spent hours scouring Google Images in search of a single Fleetwood Mac band photo to which I am …"-Steven Hyden, Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock
21. Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative
By: Jennifer Burns
4.26
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
The first full biography of America's most renowned economist. Milton Friedman was, alongside J… read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Jennifer Burns's Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets
By: Jeff Horwitz
3.90
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
By an award-winning technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal, a behind-the-scenes look at th… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Jeff Horwitz's Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. The Book of Boundaries
By: Melissa Urban
4.17
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Set the limits that will set you free. From the beloved co-founder of the Whole30, this straightfor… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Melissa Urban's The Book of Boundaries book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
By: R. Eric Thomas
4.03
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of Elle's "Eric Reads the News," a poignant and hilarious memoir-in-essays about g… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in R. Eric Thomas's Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Who am I doing this for and do they want what I want?"-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
"No, but has the tyranny of facts ever stopped me before? Again, no."-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
"...the thing about success is that it doesn't seem like a natural result of unsuccessfulness."-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
"What is more romantic than the sudden revelation of the thing you didn't even dare to hope for?"-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
25. We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
By: Becky Cooper
3.73
Format: 501 pages, Hardcover
Dive into a true crime narrative of an unsolved 1969 murder at Harvard, of obsession and love for … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Becky Cooper's We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Back then, I was blind to the idea that an institution could still be destructive even if its members were good people."-Becky Cooper, We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
"For we live in several worlds, each truer than the one it encloses, and itself false in relation to the one which encompasses it. [...] Truth lies in a progressive dilating of the meaning [...] up to…"-Becky Cooper, We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
"My freshmen seminar professor had warned our class that Harvard was an institution on a scale we could not imagine: "Harvard will change you by the end of your four years, but don't expect to change …"-Becky Cooper, We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
26. Helltown: The Untold Story of Serial Murder on Cape Cod
By: Casey Sherman
3.50
Format: 509 pages, ebook
Before Charles Manson, there was Tony Costa―the serial killer of Cape Cod 1969: The hippie scene… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Casey Sherman's Helltown: The Untold Story of Serial Murder on Cape Cod book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
27. The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform
By: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
3.51
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
Philip Pullman, author of 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, has remarked that "after nourishment, shelt… read more
Want to Read $ 15.29Similar categories in Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi's The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- philosophy
- audiobook
28. Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science
By: Benjamin Breen
3.90
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, ill… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Benjamin Breen's Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America
By: Philip Bump
3.61
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A widely-read Washington Post columnist takes a deep dive into what the end of the baby boom means … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Philip Bump's The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
By: Andrew Koppelman
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A lively history of American libertarianism and its decay into dangerous fantasy. In 2010 in South… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- audiobook
31. How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
By: Jamal Greene
4.06
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARD FINALIST | “Essential and fresh and vital . . . It i… read more
Want to Read $ 9.49Similar categories in Jamal Greene's How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart book and Andrew Koppelman's Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Strong rights protection is far from harmless. The proliferation of strong rights can frustrate the democratic will and erode the solidarity of communities. Judicial dominion over constitutional righ…"-Jamal Greene, How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
