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 …
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1. 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
2. Stranger in a Strange Land
By: Robert A. Heinlein
3.92
Format: 525 pages, Paperback
NAME: Valentine Michael Smith ANCESTRY: Human ORIGIN: Mars Valentine Michael Smith is a human … read more
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"Secrecy begets tyranny."-Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
"Faith strikes me as intellectual laziness."-Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
"He's an honest politician--he stays bought."-Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
"Churches thrive on martyrdom and persecution."-Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
3. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.35
Format: 26 pages,
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Timesbestseller and international ph… read more
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4. 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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5. Economic Policy
By: Ludwig von Mises
3.98
Format: None pages,
Economic Policycontains six lectures Ludwig von Mises delivered in 1959 for the Centro de Estudios … read more
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6. The Last Leaf
By: O. Henry , None , Walter Pauk , None
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Sue and Johnsy are two girlfriends who live together in New York City. When Johnsy becomes sick one… read more
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7. 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?
8. 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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9. 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
10. 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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11. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
12. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
By: Jordan B. Peterson
3.92
Format: 409 pages, Hardcover
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's ans… read more
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"Treat yourself like you would someone you're responsible for helping."-Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
"Beauty shames the ugly. Strength shames the weak. Death shames the living - and the Ideal shames us all."-Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
"So, listen, to yourself and to those with whom you are speaking. Your wisdom then consists not of the knowledge you already have, but the continual search for knowledge, which is the highest form of …"-Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
"Sometimes, when people have a low opinion of their own worth—or, perhaps, when they refuse responsibility for their lives—they choose a new acquaintance, of precisely the type who proved troublesome …"-Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
13. The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
By: Julia Galef
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Ju… read more
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"At the end of the day, we're a bunch of apes whose brains were optimized for defending ourselves and our tribes, not for doing unbiased evaluations of scientific evidence. So why get angry at humanit…"-Julia Galef, The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
"The scout isn’t indifferent. A scout might hope to learn that the path is safe, that the other side is weak, or that there’s a bridge conveniently located where his forces need to cross the river. Bu…"-Julia Galef, The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
14. 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
15. The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
By: Saifedean Ammous
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Bitcoin is the newest technology for money—find out how it fits in the future. Bitcoin is the digi… read more
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"According to Cantillon, the beneficiaries from the expansion of the money supply are the first recipients of the new money, who are able to spend it before it has caused prices to rise. Whoever recei…"-Saifedean Ammous, The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
16. 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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17. 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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18. The Heart of A Cheetah: How We Have Been Lied to about African Poverty, and What That Means for Human Flourishing
By: Magatte Wade
4.33
Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition
Experience the life story of Magatte Wade - the bold Senegalese entrepreneur and unflinching prospe… read more
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19. 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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20. 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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21. The Tuttle Twins Guide to Logical Fallacies
By: Connor Boyack
4.52
Format: 193 pages, Hardcover
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