Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
By: Thomas Sowell
3.49
Format: 16 pages, Hardcover
This is the revised and enlarged edition of a new kind of introduction to economics for the general…
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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
2. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
By: Adam Smith
3.88
Format: 1076 pages, Paperback
Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and… read more
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"Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production"-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
"of their passions in the same object at that particular time."-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition."-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
"There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people."-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
3. 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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4. Liberalism
By: Ludwig von Mises , Bettina Bien Greaves
4.04
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
This book presents the theoretical and practical arguments for liberalism. Mises contrasts liberali… 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. Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
By: Thomas Sowell
3.49
Format: 16 pages, Hardcover
This is the revised and enlarged edition of a new kind of introduction to economics for the general… read more
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7. Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
By: Milton Friedman , Rose D. Friedman
3.88
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
The international bestseller on the extent to which personal freedom has been eroded by government … read more
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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. Churchill, Hitler and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
By: Patrick J. Buchanan
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Were World Wars I and II--which can now be seen as a thirty-year paroxysm of slaughter and destruct… read more
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10. 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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11. The Road to Serfdom
By: Friedrich A. Hayek
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road … read more
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12. The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism
By: Friedrich A. Hayek , W.W. Bartley III
3.86
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Hayek gives the main arguments for the free-market case and presents his manifesto on the "errors o… read more
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13. 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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14. Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
By: Ludwig von Mises , Bettina Bien Greaves
3.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Human Action: A Treatise on Economicsis the most important book on political economy you will ever … read more
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15. The War on the West
By: Douglas Murray
4.28
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim… read more
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"To delegitimize the West, it appears to be necessary first to demonize the people who still make up the racial majority in the West. It is necessary to demonize white people."-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Race is now an issue in all Western countries in a way it has not been for decades. In the place of color blindness, we have been pushed into racial ultra-awareness. A deeply warped picture has now b…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Like all societies in history, all Western nations have racism in their histories. But that is not the only history of our countries. Racism is not the sole lens through which our societies can be un…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Historical criticism and rethinking are never a bad idea. However, the hunt for visible, tangible problems shouldn't become a hunt for invisible, intangible problems. Especially not if they are carri…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
16. The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
By: Ben Shapiro
3.88
Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition
A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Human beings have never had it better than we have it now in the W… read more
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17. Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World
By: Jeff Fynn-Paul
4.09
Format: 397 pages, Paperback
A renowned historian debunks current distortion and myths about European colonialism in the New Wor… read more
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18. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
By: Charles Wheelan
4.03
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
At last! A new edition of the economics book that won’t put you to sleep. In fact, you won’t be abl… read more
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"A market economy is to economics what democracy is to government: a decent, if flawed, choice among many bad alternatives."-Charles Wheelan, Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
"The authors propose “a New Deal for globalization—one thatlinks engagement with the world economy to a substantial redistribution of income."-Charles Wheelan, Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
"In a basic agricultural society, it's easy enough to swap five chickens for a new dress or to pay a schoolteacher with a goat and three sacks of rice. Barter works less well in a more advanced econom…"-Charles Wheelan, Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
"How much does it cost to treat leprosy? One $3 dose of antibiotic will cure a mild case; a $20 regimen of three antibiotics will cure a more severe case. The World Health Organization even provides t…"-Charles Wheelan, Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
19. Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell
By: Jason L. Riley
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A biography of Thomas Sowell, one of America's most influential conservative thinkers. Thomas S… read more
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20. 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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21. Liberalismo: Los 10 principios básicos del orden político liberal (Deusto) (Spanish Edition)
By: Juan Ramón Rallo
4.34
Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition
El concepto «liberalismo» aparece de manera cotidiana en las conversaciones y debates sobre polític… read more
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