Suggested Books

• Suggested books about the philosophy of Liberty.   From the LP.

• Favorite Libertarian books.   Recommended by LP News readers.

• 20 best liberty books ever written.   Selected by Jim Powell (editor of Laissez Faire books)

• Best Liberty Books.   Selected by Roy Child (late editor of Laissez Faire books)

• Best of the Best: And these books appeared on at least 3 of the above lists:
  • F.A. Hayek – The Road to Serfdom   [Introductory Politics]
  • Frederic Bastiat – The Law   [Introductory Politics]
  • Milton Friedman – Free to Choose   [Economics]
  • Ludwig von Mises – Human Action   [Economics]
  • Henry Hazlitt – Economics in One Lesson   [Economics]
  • Albert Jay Nock – Our Enemy the State   [Political Thought]
  • Robert Nozick – Anarchy, State, & Utopia   [Political Thought]
  • Ayn Rand – Atlas Shrugged   [Fiction]

• And what's my favorite, you ask? My favorite book on Liberty is one that touches all the bases, is contemporary, is easy to read, and sums up what Libertarianism is all about for me. Of course, it's:
  • Harry Browne – The Great Libertarian Offer   [Introductory Politics]

  
  
  

• Another good list of suggested books is Dave Kopel's Great Books and Movies Page

• Note: You can purchase books at major bookstores, or at several Libertarian-oriented bookstores.

• Some recent book suggestions:
  • Eva Kosinski recommends:   (4/12/04)
    • The War on the Bill of Rights and the Gathering Resistance by Nat Hentoff
    • The Sorrows of Empire : Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic by Chalmers Johnson
    • No Debate : How the Two Major Parties Secretly Ruin the Presidential Debates by George Farah

  • Tom Parker recommends:   (4/14/04)
    • Your Money or Your Life: Why We Must Abolish the Income Tax by Sheldon Richman
    • Makers and Takers: How Wealth and Progress Are Made and How They Are Taken Away or Prevented by Edmund Contoski