16 Top economics books like The Middle of the Road Leads to Socialism by Ludwig von Mises

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The Middle of the Road Leads to Socialism

By: Ludwig von Mises

4.32

Format: 18 pages, ebook

Originally delivered before the University Club in New York, April 18, 1950. First printed by Comme…

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1. Democracy: The God That Failed

By: Hans-Hermann Hoppe

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The core of this book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from mon… read more

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"By compelling private land owners to subsidize ("protect") "endangered species" residing on their land through environmental legislation, there will be more and better-off animals, and fewer and wors…"

-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed

"if the power of government rests on the widespread acceptance of false indeed absurd and foolish ideas, then the only genuine protection is the systematic attack of these ideas and the propagation an…"

-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed

"Private property is as incompatible with democracy as it is with any other form of political rule. Rather than democracy, justice as well as economic efficiency require a pure and unrestricted privat…"

-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed

"More importantly, it must be made clear again that the idea of democracy is immoral as well as uneconomical. As for the moral status of majority rule, it must be pointed out that it allows for A and …"

-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed

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2. What Has Government Done to Our Money? and The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar

By: Murray N. Rothbard

4.28

Format: 191 pages, Hardcover

The Mises Institute is pleased to present this very beautiful hardbound edition of Rothbard's most … read more

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"...большинство стран под воздействием Британии вернулись к золотому стандарту, установив искусственно завышенный курс национальной валюты. В результате была построена типичная финансовая пирамида, в …"

-Murray N. Rothbard, What Has Government Done to Our Money? and The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar

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3. Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market: Government and Economy

By: Murray N. Rothbard

4.48

Format: 1544 pages, Hardcover

Murray N. Rothbard's great treatise Man, Economy, and State and its complementary text Power and Ma… read more

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"We have seen in detail above that the ultimate earnings of factors go to the owners of labor and of ground land and, as interest, to capitalists. If land can be capitalized, does this not mean that l…"

-Murray N. Rothbard, Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market: Government and Economy

"There can be a reserve demand for a depletable resource, just as there is speculative reserve demand for any other stock of goods on the market. This speculation is not simple wickedness, however; it…"

-Murray N. Rothbard, Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market: Government and Economy

"One of the frequent attacks on the behavior of the free market is based on the Georgist bugbear of natural resources held off the market for speculative purposes. We have dealt with this alleged prob…"

-Murray N. Rothbard, Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market: Government and Economy

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4. I, Pencil: My Family Tree As Told to Leonard E. Read

By: Leonard Edward Read

4.36

Format: 11 pages,

Leonard E. Read skillfully teaches a lesson in economics, through the story of a pencil and its mak… read more

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"The lesson I have to teach is this: Leave all creative energies uninhibited. Merely organize society to act in harmony with this lesson. Let society's legal apparatus remove all obstacles the best it…"

-Leonard Edward Read, I, Pencil: My Family Tree As Told to Leonard E. Read

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5. The Constitution of Liberty

By: Friedrich A. Hayek

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

"One of the great political works of our time, . . . the twentieth-century successor to John Stuart… read more

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6. Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest & Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics

By: Henry Hazlitt

3.69

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A million copy seller, Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lessonis a classic economic primer. But it … read more

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7. 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

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8. The Use of Knowledge in Society

By: Friedrich A. Hayek

3.89

Format: 7 pages,

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9. For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto

By: Murray N. Rothbard

3.72

Format: 395 pages,

A classic that for over two decades has been hailed as the best general work on libertarianism avai… read more

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10. As a Man Thinketh

By: James Allen

4.26

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

The mind guides our footsteps as we progress along the pathway of life. Purity of mind leads inevit… read more

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11. That Which Is Seen and That Which Is Not Seen

By: Frédéric Bastiat

4.61

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

Must-read classic from the brilliant French economist and philospher. read more

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12. No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority

By: Lysander Spooner

4.11

Format: None pages,

What is the motive to the secret ballot? This, and only this: Like other confederates in crime, tho… read more

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13. A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline

By: Hans-Hermann Hoppe

3.49

Format: 320 pages,

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14. Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

By: Michael J. Sandel

4.31

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport," The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. … read more

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"(...) greed that preys on human misery (...)"

-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

"A philosophy untouched by the shadows on the wall can only yield a sterile utopia."

-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

"Outrage is the special kind of anger you feel when you believe that people are getting things they don't deserve. Outrage of this kind is anger at injustice."

-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

"Here then is the link between freedom as autonomy and Kant's idea of morality. To act freely is not to choose the best means to a given end; it is to choose the end itself, for its own sake - a choic…"

-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

15. Anatomy of the State

By: Murray N. Rothbard

3.16

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

"Em A anatomia do estado, Murray Rothbard explica o que o estado e e o que ele nao e. Ele mostra co… read more

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16. Chaos Theory: Two Essays on Market Anarchy

By: Robert P. Murphy

3.87

Format: 515 pages, Trade Paperback

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17. The Law

By: Frédéric Bastiat

3.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

How is it that the law enforcer itself does not have to keep the law? How is it that the law permit… read more

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18. 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

19. An Agorist Primer

By: Samuel Edward Konkin III

4.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In AN AGORIST PRIMER, Samuel Edward Konkin III -- the creator and premier activist and theoretician… read more

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20. The Origins of Money

By: Carl Menger

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Written in the same year that he testified before the Currency Commission in Austria-Hungary, and p… read more

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21. The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey

By: Ken Schoolland

4.28

Format: None pages, Paperback

Challenges readers to think about why some countries are rich, while others are poor and explores a… read more

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22. Capitalism and Freedom

By: Milton Friedman

3.97

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Selected by the Times Literary Supplementas one of the "hundred most influential books since the wa… read more

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23. Humankind: A Hopeful History

By: Rutger Bregman

4.32

Format: 462 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Utopia For Realists, a revolutionary argument that the innate goodness and coope… read more

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"We are trained to see selfishness everywhere."

-Rutger Bregman, Humankind: A Hopeful History

"Toddlers don't need tests or grades to learn to walk or talk."

-Rutger Bregman, Humankind: A Hopeful History

"[...] het belangrijkste wat ouders hun kinderen kunnen geven: vertrouwen."

-Rutger Bregman, Humankind: A Hopeful History

"It's when crisis hits - when the bombs fall or the floodwaters rise - that we humans become our best selves."

-Rutger Bregman, Humankind: A Hopeful History

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24. The Fiat Standard: Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization

By: Saifedean Ammous

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

In The Fiat Standard, world-renowned economist Saifedean Ammous applies his unique analytical lens … read more

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25. An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (2 Volumes)

By: Murray N. Rothbard

4.40

Format: 1084 pages, Hardcover

This is one of Rothbard’s most important scholarly works. In the first volume, Rothbard traces the … read more

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26. The White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil

By: Michael Malice

4.49

Format: 371 pages, Kindle Edition

The Russian Revolution was as red as blood. The Bolsheviks promised that they were building a new s… read more

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27. How to Think about the Economy: A Primer

By: Per Bylund

4.39

Format: 121 pages, Kindle Edition

This little book was written to accomplish something economic literacy. It is intentionally kept v… read more

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28. Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

By: Michael Shellenberger

4.18

Format: 272 pages, ebook

Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world’… read more

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29. Discrimination and Disparities

By: Thomas Sowell

4.47

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A searching re-examination of the assumptions, and the evidence for and against, current approaches… read more

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30. The Middle of the Road Leads to Socialism

By: Ludwig von Mises

4.32

Format: 18 pages, ebook

Originally delivered before the University Club in New York, April 18, 1950. First printed by Comme… read more

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31. The Candlemaker's Petition

By: Frédéric Bastiat

4.55

Format: None pages, None

English translations of Frederic Bastiat's famous satirical petition highlighting the absurdity of … read more

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7 must-read history books like For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard

Transform Your Habits

A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism: Economics, Politics, and Ethics

Hans-Hermann Hoppe

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Democracy: The God That Failed

Hans-Hermann Hoppe

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest & Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics

Henry Hazlitt

3.69

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Ludwig von Mises

3.98

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