John Randolph of Roanoke
By: Russell Kirk
4.12
Format: 594 pages, Paperback
John Randolph of Roanoke is unique in American political history. For most of his public career Ran…
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1. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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"Hippocleides doesn't care."-Herodotus, The Histories
"So much, then, for the fish."-Herodotus, The Histories
"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."-Herodotus, The Histories
"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."-Herodotus, The Histories
2. Reflections on the Revolution in France
By: Edmund Burke , L.G. Mitchell
3.55
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
This new and up-to-date edition of a book that has been central to political philosophy, history, a… read more
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- politics
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3. The Twelve Caesars
By: Robert Graves , Michael Grant , Suetonius
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, Suetonius gained access to the imperial archives and u… read more
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4. Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature, and Other Essays
By: Murray N. Rothbard
3.62
Format: 128 pages, Unknown Binding
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- history
5. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
6. The Prophet
By: Kahlil Gibran
4.01
Format: 511 pages, Paperback
Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Publishe… read more
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8. No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes
By: Anand Gopal
3.94
Format: 255 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction finalist National Book Award in Nonfiction finalist Helen Bern… read more
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9. On the Incarnation
By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more
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10. Wall Street, Banks, and American Foreign Policy
By: Murray N. Rothbard
3.59
Format: 128 pages,
This firey monograph shows a side of Murray Rothbard not seen in his theoretical treatise: his abil… read more
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11. Mission To Tashkent
By: Peter Hopkirk , None
3.97
Format: None pages, Paperback
Colonel F. M. Bailey, whose extraordinary adventures are told here, was long accused by Moscow of b… read more
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13. Saint Thomas Aquinas
By: G.K. Chesterton , Anton C. Pegis
4.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
G.K. Chesterton's brilliant sketch of the life and thought of Thomas Aquinas is as relevant today a… read more
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14. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
By: Walter Isaacson
4.33
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose … read more
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15. World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
By: Ken Follett
3.82
Format: 287 pages,
The #1 New York Timesbestseller from the author of The Pillars of the Earthand A Column of Fire(com… read more
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16. The Symposium
By: Plato , Christopher Gill
4.09
Format: 90 pages, Paperback
A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever. In the … read more
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"The truth about eros is terrifying."-Plato, The Symposium
"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet"-Plato, The Symposium
"Ali,srecnice moj,mozda sam ja nista,a ti to ne primecujes."-Plato, The Symposium
"καὶ οὗτος ἄρα καὶ ἄλλος πᾶς ὁ ἐπιθυμῶν τοῦ μὴ ἐτοίμου ἐπιθυμεῖ"-Plato, The Symposium
17. Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
By: Cormac McCarthy
4.16
Format: 351 pages, Paperback
Blood Meridian is an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expa… read more
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"See the child."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
"If war is not holy man is nothing but antic clay."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
"Here beyond men's judgments all covenants were brittle."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
"There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
18. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066
By: Marc Morris
4.34
Format: 508 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more
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19. Getting Libertarianism Right
By: Hans-Hermann Hoppe
4.26
Format: 126 pages, Paperback
Useful as a brief statement of where Hoppe stands on the most important issues within the libertrar… read more
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"The institution of a State is praxeologically incompatible with private property and private property based enterprise. It is the very anti-thesis of private property, and any proponent of private pr…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Getting Libertarianism Right
"If measured by the standards of natural law and justice, all politicians, of all parties and virtually without any exception, are guilty, whether directly or indirectly, of murder, homicide, trespass…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Getting Libertarianism Right
20. From Aristocracy to Monarchy to Democracy: A Tale of Moral and Economic Folly and Decay
By: Hans-Hermann Hoppe
4.15
Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition
In this tour de force essay, Hans-Hermann Hoppe turns the standard account of historical government… read more
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21. The Southern Tradition at Bay: A History of Postbellum Thought
By: Richard M. Weaver
4.30
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Focuses on the basic concepts and principles ruling Southern life including the code of chivalry an… read more
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22. Beautiful Losers: Essays on the Failure of American Conservatism (Volume 1)
By: Samuel T. Francis
3.95
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The 1992 presidential election campaign showed just how deep were the divisions within the Republic… read more
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"In the 20th century, egalitarianism has been used principally as the political formula or ideological rationalization by which one, emerging elite has sought to displace from political, economic, and…"-Samuel T. Francis, Beautiful Losers: Essays on the Failure of American Conservatism (Volume 1)
"Martin Luther King’s legacy, as its keepers know, is profoundly at odds with the historic American order, and that is why they can have no rest until the symbols of that order are pulled up root and …"-Samuel T. Francis, Beautiful Losers: Essays on the Failure of American Conservatism (Volume 1)
23. John Randolph of Roanoke
By: Russell Kirk
4.12
Format: 594 pages, Paperback
John Randolph of Roanoke is unique in American political history. For most of his public career Ran… read more
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