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    1. Life in a Medieval City

    Life in a Medieval City

    2. The Law

    Too many items returned.

    3. Economics in One Lesson

    Economics in One Lesson
    Last edited by FRED; April 10, 2009, 02:21 PM. Reason: Added links

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    Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

    1. House Flipping For Dummies

    2. Everything You Need To Know About Personal Bankruptcy

    3. The Hidden Costs Of Living With Relatives

    (my apologizes if this wasn't meant to be humorous, I couldn't tell from the initial picks)
    Last edited by don; April 08, 2009, 11:23 AM.

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      Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

      Originally posted by don View Post
      1. House Flipping For Dummies

      2. Everything You Need To Know About Personal Bankruptcy

      3. The Donner Party Encyclopedia

      (my apologizes if this wasn't meant to be humorous, I couldn't tell from the initial picks)
      What is humorous about his list? Your post is quite condescending.

      Are accessible books that attack statism funny to you?
      My educational website is linked below.

      http://www.paleonu.com/

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        Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

        22 Immutable Laws of Marketing

        The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk!

        80/20 Principal

        ???

        Ready, Fire, Aim

        Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat (Agora Series)
        Last edited by FRED; April 10, 2009, 02:25 PM.

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          a. Legislative Drafter's Deskbook: A Practical Guide by Tobias A. Dorsey

          Legislative Drafter's Deskbook: A Practical Guide (Legislative Series)

          b. A History of the Common Law of Contract: The Rise of the Action of Assumpsit by A. W. B. Simpson

          A History of the Common Law of Contract: The Rise of the Action of Assumpsit

          c. Debt and Delusion: Central Bank Follies that Threaten Economic Disaster by Peter Warburton

          debtanddelusion
          Last edited by FRED; April 10, 2009, 02:27 PM.

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            Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

            Originally posted by rogermexico View Post
            What is humorous about his list? Your post is quite condescending.

            Are accessible books that attack statism funny to you?

            Condescending? I honestly couldn't tell without running the titles through Amazon if they were meant humorously or not, ergo:

            1. Life in a Medieval City (a near-future primer on urban life)

            2. The Law (wouldn't it be great to have some, especially for FIRE interests)

            3. Economics in One Lesson (take the gold and run)

            Personally, after being increasingly pissed off for months on end, I'm finding humor to be more important everyday. Your "statism" comment escapes me.

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              Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

              Originally posted by don View Post
              Condescending? I honestly couldn't tell without running the titles through Amazon if they were meant humorously or not, ergo:

              1. Life in a Medieval City (a near-future primer on urban life)

              2. The Law (wouldn't it be great to have some, especially for FIRE interests)

              3. Economics in One Lesson (take the gold and run)

              Personally, after being increasingly pissed off for months on end, I'm finding humor to be more important everyday. Your "statism" comment escapes me.
              My apologies, Don. badjuju seems to be sort of a newbie and I mistakenly thought you were ridiculing his book choices. The Law is a classic 19th century essay by Frederic Bastiat. Economics in One Lesson is a classic and very accessible book my Henry Hazlitt (sp?) These are books advocating limited goverment and classical liberalism that I would also highly recommend. I have given these books to friends and relatives when they don't understand how goverment creates the problems it purports to solve.

              Here are my own recommendations:

              1) What has government done to our money by Murray Rothbard

              What Has Government Done to Our Money? Case for the 100 Percent Gold Dollar

              2) The Ethics of Money Production by Jorg Guido Huisman

              The Ethics of Money Production

              3) Valuing Wall Street by Smithers (saved/earned me more money than any other book)

              Valuing Wall Street : Protecting Wealth in Turbulent Markets

              In the realm of Medicine:

              1) Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes - This book will do more for your health than any drug or doctor

              Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health (Vintage)

              Regards,

              RM
              Last edited by FRED; April 10, 2009, 02:30 PM.
              My educational website is linked below.

              http://www.paleonu.com/

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                Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

                Originally posted by rogermexico View Post
                My apologies, Don. badjuju seems to be sort of a newbie and I mistakenly thought you were ridiculing his book choices. The Law is a classic 19th century essay by Frederic Bastiat. Economics in One Lesson is a classic and very accessible book my Henry Hazlitt (sp?) These are books advocating limited goverment and classical liberalism that I would also highly recommend. I have given these books to friends and relatives when they don't understand how goverment creates the problems it purports to solve.

                Here are my own recommendations:

                1) What has government done to our money by Murray Rothbard

                2) The Ethics of Money Production by Jorg Guido Huisman

                3) Valuing Wall Street by Smithers (saved/earned me more money than any other book)

                In the realm of Medicine:

                1) Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes - This book will do more for your health than any drug or doctor

                Regards,

                RM
                I have never ridiculed a member on iTulip. This is a great forum, not least in the level of discourse, as your generous comments confirm. Thanks pal. D-

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                  Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

                  :3

                  It is my hope that this thread will provide people with an opportunity to expand their horizons. I am always in search of new sources of knowledge, but occasionally, finding a point to begin from can be difficult. There are so many topics to cover and so many books for each one that a person can easily become mired in just looking for materials to study. This thread will hopefully be a springboard from which people will be able to delve into new waters without the messy problem of having to actively search out those gems among the rough, so to speak.

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                    Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

                    Forgot to add this one:

                    Your Life As Art

                    Your Life As Art

                    Amazing, masterpiece...by Robert Fritz.
                    Last edited by FRED; April 10, 2009, 02:31 PM.

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                      Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books


                      Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
                      by James W. Loewen

                      Web of Debt: The Shocking Truth About Our Money System and How We Can Break Free
                      by Ellen Hodgson Brown

                      The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
                      by G. Edward Griffin

                      World Without Cancer: The Story of Vitamin B17 by G. Edward Griffin

                      The Great Cholesterol Con by Anthony Colpo

                      Choices 2 and 3 are rather interchangeable, same topic, both good.

                      Choice 4 (same author as choice 3) is fascinating for its insight into the influence of Big Pharma, and the sad reality of the medical bureaucracy (despite the tin foil hat undertones) even if you don't buy the Laetrile solution.

                      Choice 5 similar to 4 in exposing Big Med and the fact that orthodox medicine has many severe flaws. Information that might save your life.



                      Sorry I exceeded my limit..

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                        Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

                        Originally posted by grapejelly View Post
                        Forgot to add this one:

                        Your Life As Art

                        Amazing, masterpiece...by Robert Fritz.
                        Looks great. Just ordered a copy; thanks for the pointer.

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                          Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

                          Das Kapital

                          The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

                          Guns, Germs, and Steel

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                            Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

                            anyone care to offer up their 3 favorite books, fiction or non?

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                              Re: List Three of Your Favorite Non-Fiction Books

                              Originally posted by Sharky View Post
                              Looks great. Just ordered a copy; thanks for the pointer.
                              this is a life changer, truly.

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