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	A Century of War By John Denson Get this from Ludwig von Mises Institure (www.mises.org) John Denson, in a book that covers the history of America's large wars from 1860 through the Cold War, describes the twentieth century was the bloodiest in all history—not coincidentally a century of statism. More than 170 million people were killed by governments with 10 million having been killed in World War I and 50 million killed in World II. Of the 50 million killed in World War II, nearly 70 percent were innocent civilians, many as a result of the bombing of cities by Great Britain and America.
	A History of Money and Banking in the United States By Murray Rothbard In this volume, Murray Rothbard has given us a comprehensive history of money and banking in the United States, from colonial times to World War. Purchase from Ludwig von Mises Institute, 518 West Magnolia Ave., Auburn, AL 36832-4528. www.mises.org
	Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk By Peter L. Bernstein With the stock market breaking records almost daily, a study of the concept of risk seems quite timely. Peter Bernstein has written a comprehensive history of man's efforts to understand risk and probability. Along the way, he demonstrates that understanding risk underlies everything from game theory to bridge-building to winemaking.
	Age of Inflation By Hans F. Sennholz Age of Inflation is an enlightening and sobering analysis of the history and theory of inflation in the twentieth century. Written from the perspective of the Austrian School, the Book Recounts the German experience with inflation and price controls from World War I to the end of World War II. It deftly exposes the errors of the monetarists and their faith in political money, and examines the policies and consequences of the Federal Reserve System, offering recommendations for restoring a sound monetary system. Age of Inflation, which is also available in Spanish (Tiempos De Inflación, Buenos Aires, Argentina), is an invaluable aid to students of economics who seek to understand one of the great evils of our time.
	As We Go Marching By John T. Flynn John T. Flynn's classic work from 1944 on how wartime planning brought fascism to America. Flynn was a prominent journalist and rare case of an American public intellectual who resisted the onslaught of both the warfare and welfare states during the period in which FDR ruled America. This study links the domestic policy of the New Deal with the drive for war and wartime central planning. He draws attention to the bitter irony that America was becoming precisely what we were fighting. His analysis of fascism is incisive and devastating.
	At the Crest of the Tidal Wave: A Forecast for the Great Bear Market By Robert R. Prechter Jr. Read this one before "Conquer the Crash." If you are already well versed in the Wave Principle and prepared for the change that is coming, then ignore this book. If you are not, then devour it cover from cover. Be prepared for a shift in the tectonic plates that make up your mind's notions about financial causality. Above all, get ready for a violent shaking of your faith in conventional economic wisdom.
	Atlas Shrugged By Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged is the astounding story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world - and did. Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is a mystery, not about the murder of a man's body, but about the murder--and rebirth--of man's spirit.
	Between The Lines By Walter Beller “Between the Lines” is not your usual World War II memoir. In describing the Allied bombardment of civilians, the building of defensive walls to keep out foreigners, and why Adolf Hitler was a popular leader in Germany, Walter Beller’s gripping account of growing up in the war zone between France and Germany during World War II speaks volumes about important issues of our day.
	Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire By Chalmers Johnson Now with a new and up-to-date Introduction by the author, the bestselling account of the effect of American global policies, hailed as “brilliant and iconoclastic” (Los Angeles Times) The term “blowback,” invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended results of American actions abroad. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire, which insists on projecting its military power to every corner of the earth and using American capital and markets to force global economic integration on its own terms.
	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History By George Crile In the early 1980s, a Houston socialite turned the attention of maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson to the ragged band of Afghan "freedom fighters" who continued, despite overwhelming odds, to fight the Soviet invaders. The congressman became passionate about their cause. At a time when Ronald Reagan faced a total cutoff of funding for the Contra war, Wilson, who sat on the all-powerful House Appropriations Committee, managed to procure hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen.
	Christianity and War By Laurence M. Vance These thirteen essays, organized under the headings of Christianity and War, The Evils of War, Specific Wars, and The U.S. Global Empire, have one underlying theme: opposition to the warfare state that robs us of our money, our liberty, and in some cases our life. Although many of these essays reference contemporary events, the principles discussed in all of them are timeless: war, militarism, empire, interventionism, the warfare state, and the Christian attitude toward these things. It is the author s contention that Christian enthusiasm for the state, its wars, and its politicians is an affront to the Saviour, contrary to Scripture, and a demonstration of the profound ignorance many Christians have of history.
	Conquer the Crash: You Can Survive and Prosper in a Deflationary Depression By Robert R. Prechter This book is essential reading. Robert Prechter explains why he thinks the boom times are behind us. Based on his interpretation of the Elliott Wave principle, Prechter believes that the U.S. economy is about to enter into a deflationary depression that few investors are prepared to deal with.
	Democracy: The God that Failed By Hans-Hermann Hoppe Hoppe shows that the transition from monarchy to democracy has not been favorable to the protection of civil rights and restricting the growth of government. In fact, just the opposite happened. Contemporaneous with this change, we have seen a decline in morals and individual responsibility.
	Den of Thieves By James Stewart A number-one bestseller from coast to coast, Den of Thieves tells, in masterfully reported detail, the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice. Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the biggest names on Wall Street -- Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine -- created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions, until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America's most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice. Based on secret grand jury transcripts, interviews, and actual trading records, and containing explosive new revelations about Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky written especially for this paperback edition, Den of Thieves weaves all the facts into an unforgettable narrative -- a portrait of human nature, big business, and crime of unparalleled proportions.
	Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation By Edward Chancellor In Devil Take the Hindmost, Chancellor takes an entertaining, albeit sobering, look at the history of speculative manias and the mass delusion that surrounds them. Beginning with the "tulipomania" that gripped Holland in the 1630s, Chancellor chronicles the formations and irrational euphoria that can inflate markets, from shares of South Sea stock in England in the 1720s to real estate in Japan in the late 1980s.
	Discovery of Freedom: Man's Struggle Against Authority By Rose Wilder Lane This is a work that is so powerful it may well have launched the modern freedom movement. It must be read by anyone who is seriously interested in the heritage of liberty - not just in America, but the world over.
	Eat the Rich By P.J. O'Rourke O'Rourke skillfully takes us through several countries looking at Good Capitalism, Bad Socialism and everything in between. His insight and witty one liners make the read fast, fun and extremely enjoyable. While some may find it offensive, I found it hilarious. Anyone with an interest in economics, or those just looking for a laugh should hurry and pick up this book.
	Economics for Real People By Gene Callahan The fun and fascinating guide to the main ideas of the Austrian School of economics, written in sparkling prose especially for the non-economist. Gene Callahan shows that good economics isn't about government planning or statistical models. It's about human beings and the choices they make in the real world.
	Economics in One Lesson By Henry Hazlitt Purchase from Ludwig von Mises Institute, 518 West Magnolia Ave., Auburn, AL 36832-4528. www.mises.org
	Empire of Debt : The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis By William Bonner and Addison Wiggin Bonner and Wiggin enumerate a long list of chronic ailments that imperil the American financial system--a massive trade deficit, soaring personal and government debt, a housing bubble, runaway military expenditures.
	Eva the Real Key Creating Wealth By Al Ehrbar Economic Value Added (EVA) is the measure of a company's true profitability and a strategy for creating corporate and shareholder wealth. This inspirational book, interspersed with the success stories of EVA companies, explains why EVA works and how it can be increased.
	Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds By Andrew Tobias and Charles Mackay This work shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily illuminating,and, unfortunately, entertaining tales of chicanery, greed and naivete. Essential reading for any student of human nature or the transmission of ideas.
	F.I.A.S.C.O.: The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader By Frank Partnoy FIASCO is the shocking story of one man's education in the jungles of Wall Street. As a young derivatives salesman at Morgan Stanley, Frank Partnoy learned to buy and sell billions of dollars worth of securities that were so complex many traders themselves didn't understand them.
	FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression By Jim Powell In FDR’s Folly, historian Jim Powell argues that it was in fact the New Deal itself, with its shortsighted programs, that deepened the Great Depression, swelled the federal government, and prevented the country from turning around quickly.
	Financial Reckoning Day : Surviving the Soft Depression of the 21st Century By William Bonner and Addison Wiggin This is an extremely valuable book - the best financial book I've read in 40 years! This well-organized book presents insights into the current U.S. economy by comparing contemporary economic events with historical ones, especially such systems as Japan's in the 1990s and the United States in the 1930s.
	Fooled by Randomness : The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets By Nassim Nicholas Taleb In this look at financial luck, hedge fund manager Taleb addresses the apparently irrational movement of money markets around the world. Using his own investing experience and examples of others' successes and disappointments, he discusses theories like Monte Carlo math and the concept of Russian roulette.
	For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto By Murray Rothbard For A New Liberty is Rothbard's introduction to libertarianism, his Libertarian Manifesto. It is Rothbard in top form--a libertarian classic that for more than two decades has been hailed as the best general work on libertarianism available.
	For Good and Evil, Second Edition : The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization By Charles Adams Behind every significant event in history there is a tax story. Adams, a tax attorney, presents the history of taxation from ancient times to the present. He studies tax law and collection procedures in ancient Egypt, Rome, Israel, Asia, Europe, and the United States, describing how taxation played a pivotal role in such earth-shattering events as the fall of Rome, the signing of the Magna Carta, and the American Revolution.
	Forced Into Glory By Lerone Bennett, Jr. Beginning with the argument that the Emancipation Proclamation did not actually free African American slaves, this dissenting view of Lincoln's greatness surveys the president's policies, speeches, and private utterances and concludes that he had little real interest in abolition.
	Foundations of Economic Value Added By James L. Grant An updated look at the role of economic profit analysis in the process of wealth creation Grant explains the pivotal role of economic value added (EVA) in the theory of finance, how to measure EVA with standard accounting adjustments, how to use EVA to value companies and their stock, and how to use economic profit principles to identify wealth-creating firms, industries, and even market economies.
	Going Broke by Degree By Richard Vedder The dramatic rise in university tuition costs is placing a greater financial burden on millions of college-bound Americans and their families. Yet only a fraction of the additional money colleges are collecting—twenty-one cents on the dollar—goes toward instruction. And, by many measures, colleges are doing a worse job of educating Americans. Why are we spending more—and getting less? In Going Broke by Degree, economist Richard Vedder examines the causes of the college tuition crisis. He warns that exorbitant tuition hikes are not sustainable, and explores ways to reverse this alarming trend.
	How Capitalism Saved America By Thomas Dilorenzo Extolling free markets and upbraiding government intervention, economist DiLorenzo offers a tour of American economic history that is intended to counter anticapitalist ideas.
	How to Think Like Einstein By Scott Thorpe In this totally accessible, ingenious book, you will learn the tricks and techniques used by Albert Einstein and other great minds to solve bewildering problems. From business and parenting to becoming more creative and improving relationships, How to Think Like Einstein provides the tools to discovering breakthrough solutions to everyday challenges.
	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics By Ludwig von Mises Why is Human Action so important? Why has it been revered and honored ever since it was first published? Why is it regarded both as an historic classic and a contemporary masterpiece, by virtually every friend of liberty who has read it? To answer these questions is to understand the special place in history of Ludwig von Mises, and the special place in the body of his works of this truly magnificent achievement.
	Inside American Education By Thomas Sowell The American educational system, from grade school to grad school, is bankrupt, teachers are incompetent and schools cause social maladjustment, moral confusion and alienation, according to this blistering indictment by Sowell, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.
	Inventing Money : The Story of Long-Term Capital Management and the Legends Behind It By Nicholas Dunbar Inventing Money is a fast moving and readable account that explains the development of finance over the centuries before recounting the brief but eventful life of LTCM.
	Just Get Out of the Way : How Government Can Help Business in Poor Countries By Robert E. Anderson Economic growth is the only way out of poverty, and the private sector is best at generating that growth. This text recommends policymakers take into account the institutional weaknesses typical of developing countries and devise simpler, market-oriented policies for these countries. Highlights the fact that economic growth is essential to reducing poverty.
	Life Insurance - Will it pay when I die? By Thomas Young This book is intended to help you, the insurance buying public, move through the maze of protecting your family with the proper life insurance. Money is one of the most important things in life. In our society, we have to work to earn money to survive. Surveys show time and time again that most people hold wealth as one of the top three priorities in life. As people who must use money to survive, our finances are very precious to us. So, if this is true, why do so many people base the majority of their financial decisions on rumor, hearsay and opinion? You might believe you have been given sound financial advice. But in all likelihood, you have made the majority of your decisions based on advertisements, friends and family. Sometimes this works out well, but if the people you receive financial advice from are not fully informed about what they have invested in (which is often the case), you are almost completely blind as to what is happening with your money!
	Lincoln Unmasked By Thomas DiLorenzo Thomas J. DiLorenzo, author of The Real Lincoln, is back... He reveals that most of what the average American knows about "Honest Abe" is simply false.
	Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets: Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics By William Bonner & Lila Rajiva Collectively, people think and act in ways that are different from how they think and act as individuals. Understanding these differences, says William (Bill) Bonner—a longtime maverick observer of the financial world and the vagaries of the investing public—is vital to preserving your wealth and personal dignity. From the witch hunts of the early modern world to the war on terror, from the dot-com mania to the real estate bubble, people have always been caught up in frauds, conceits, and wild guesses—often with devastating results.
	MONEY & WEALTH IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM By Norm Franz Money and Wealth in the New Millennium is an easy-to-read biblical expose' about the global economic problems of the last days and how God plans to deliver His people.
	Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity By John Stossel In his latest book, "Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity," John Stossel expands on his popular "Myth" segments on "20/20" and unearths truths often distorted -- or disregarded -- by the media.
	Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We By John Mueller Among possible U.S. terrorist targets listed by the Department of Homeland Security are a petting zoo in Alabama and a roadside water park in Florida. By listing such unlikely targets, the administration has heightened fear and the cost of protecting citizens, according to Mueller, a political science professor and national security consultant. He examines how terrorism hypervigilance is threatening civil liberties, the economy, and lives.
	Parliament of Whores By P.J. O'Rourke If satirists are at their best when tussling with something they hate, then this is P.J. O'Rourke's masterpiece. He clearly hates government--and has hated it since before it was cool to do so--and for all the right reasons, too: it's clumsy, inefficient, hypocritical, greedy, and arrogant.
	Rich Dad's Prophecy By Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad’s Prophecy, by Robert Kiyosaki, is about a coming stock market crash said to come about as a result of retiring Baby Boomers liquidating their retirement plans. According to Kiyosaki, the tremendous stock boom from 1982 to 2000 came as a direct result of the 76 million Baby Boomers flooding the stock market with investment capital. This process is a simple example of supply and demand -in this case extremely high demand for stocks. Much of this stock is held within pension, IRA and 401k type retirement plans.
	Social Security : False Consciousness and Crisis By John Attarian Despite two decades of warnings about Social Security's projected bankruptcy, nothing is being done. This critical history argues that a major cause of the impasse is the misleading manner in which Social Security was depicted to the public, and the beliefs about the program which prevail as a result.
	Speaking of Liberty By Llewellyn H. Rockwell Speaking of Liberty is a collection of speeches delivered by Rockwell over a period of ten years. The book begins with economics, and explains why Austrian economics matters, how the Federal Reserve brings on the business cycle, why we need private property and free enterprise, the unrecognized glories of the capitalist economy, and why the gold standard is still the best monetary system. Other sections deal with war, Mises and his work, other important thinkers in the libertarian tradition, and the culture and morality of liberty.
	Spiritual Economics: The Principles and Process of True Prosperity By Eric Butterworth This straightforward, nontheological approach to prosperity has been effective for thousands. Learn to work with the flow of life and attract wealth in every area of your life.
	STEALING FROM AMERICA – A History of Corruption From Jamestown to Reagan By Nathan Miller From Publishers Weekly Miller ( Spying in America ) argues mischievously that the graft-taking politician, the fleecing business tycoon, and the crooked labor baron each "played a vital role in the development of modern American society." In this appalling, sometimes painfully amusing chronicle of greed, he spends little time judging the guilty, preferring to describe in colorful, lively prose how a gallery of rascals perpetrated grand larcency on the national and big-city levels and, for the most part, got away with it. One who didn't, however, was William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, who siphoned millions from New York City coffers. Miller comments on the irony of Tweed's imprisonment: "Here he was behind bars while Astor, Vanderbilt, Gould and others whose thefts were greater than his were regarded as wizards of finance to be praised and emulated." The author nominates the Reagan administration as perhaps the most corrupt in U.S. history, one that, he claims, combined the old-fashioned graft of the Grant and Harding eras with an undisguised grabbing for power "that would have done credit to Richard Nixon." Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
	The Bastiat Collection By Frederic Bastiat In two volumes, here is The Bastiat Collection, the main corpus of his writings in English in a restored and elegant translation that includes some of the most powerful defenses of free markets ever written. This restoration project has yielded a collection to treasure. After years of hard work and preparation, we can only report that it is an emotionally thrilling moment to finally offer to the general public.
	The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism By John C. Bogle There is no one better qualified to tell us about the failures of the American financial system and the grotesque abuses that have taken place in recent years than John Bogle, who as founder and former chief executive of the Vanguard mutual funds group has seen firsthand the innermost workings of the financial industry. A zealous advocate for the small investor for more than fifty years, Bogle has championed the restoration of integrity in industry practices. As an astute observer and commentator, he knows that a trustworthy business and financial complex is essential to America’s continuing leadership in the world and to social and economic progress at home.
	The Case Against the Fed By Murray Rothbard By far the most secret and least accountable operation of the federal government is not, as one might expect, the CIA, DIA, or some other. Purchase from Ludwig von Mises Institute, 518 West Magnolia Ave., Auburn, AL 36832-4528. www.mises.org
	The Creature from Jekyll Island : A Second Look at the Federal Reserve By G. Edward Griffin "It's not Federal. There is no reserve. And it is not a bank!" Get this from American Media, P.O. Box 4646, Westlake Village, CA 913-59-1646. Or call 800-595-6596. Ask for quantity discounts. Or, try www.realityzone.com.
	The Cult of the Presidency: America’s Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power By Gene Healy The Bush years have given rise to fears of a resurgent Imperial Presidency. Those fears are justified, but the problem cannot be solved simply by bringing a new administration to power. In his provocative new book, The Cult of the Presidency, Gene Healy argues that the fault lies not in our leaders but in ourselves. When our scholars lionize presidents who break free from constitutional restraints, when our columnists and talking heads repeatedly call upon the “commander in chief ” to dream great dreams and seek the power to achieve them—when voters look to the president for salvation from all problems great and small—should we really be surprised that the presidency has burst its constitutional bonds and grown powerful enough to threaten American liberty?
	The Demise of the Dollar... and Why It's Great For Your Investments By Addison Wiggin Along with investment advice, Wiggin provides a brief history of government and consumer spending habits and how they have changed over the past 200 years. Written for lay readers, The Demise of the Dollar offers a practical analysis of what the "twilight of the Great Dollar Standard Era" may bring.
	The End of Money and the Struggle for Financial Privacy By Richard W. Rahn Richard Rahn is that rare, rare bird, an economist who can explain arcane matters in easy-to-understand language. Get the latest dope, in plain language, on the world banking and currency crisis, the techniques and importance of "foreign" bank accounts, and how modern technology may spell the ultimate demise to intrusive and totalitarian governments.
	The FairTax Book By Neal Boortz and John Linder As Boortz and Linder reveal in this first book on the FairTax, this radical but eminently sensible plan would end the annual national nightmare of filing income tax returns, while at the same time enlarging the federal tax base by collecting sales tax from every retail consumer in the country.
	The God of the Machine By Isabel Paterson Paterson looks at the whole sweep of history, from ancient to contemporary, and relates it to the ideas and principles of freedom. Her central concern is to discover the political forms which freedom and civilization require.
	The Illusion of Victory By Thomas Fleming A best-selling historian takes a scathing new look at Woodrow Wilson's handing--and mishandling--of World War I, the war that spawned all the catastrophes of the twentieth century The political history of the American experience in World War I is a story of conflict and bungled intentions that begins in an era dedicated to progressive social reform and ends in the Red Scare and Prohibition.
	The Incredible Bread Machine: A Study of Capitalism, Freedom, & the State By R. W. Grant This book discusses some of the misconceptions about capitalism, such as the "robber barons" and the Great Depression and goes on to challenge prevailing assumptions about the need for government intervention in the private affairs and voluntary (market) relationships of peaceful people.
	The Law By Frederic Bastiat A great "giveaway" book. Buy them in quantity from Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., 30 South Broadway, Irvington on Hudson, NY 10533. www.fee.org.
	The Mainspring of Human Progress By Henry Grady Weaver A great give-away book. Purchase from Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., 30 South Broadway, Irvington on Hudson, NY 10533. www.fee.org
	The March of Folly By Barbara Tuchman Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interersts, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance Popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III, and the United States' persistent folly in Vietnam. THE MARCH OF FOLLY brings the people, places, and events of history magnificently alive for today's reader.
	The Millionaire Next Door By Thomas Stanley and William Danko In The Millionaire Next Door, Stanley and Danko summarize findings from their research into the key characteristics that explain how the elite club of millionaires have become "wealthy."
	The Mystery of Capital By Hernando de Soto In this book, the renowned Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto proposes that capitalism fails in poor, postcommunist countries because they don't have the assets to make capitalism flourish.
	The Myth of National Defense By Hans-Hermann Hoppe With eleven chapters by top libertarian scholars on all aspects of defense, this book edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe it represents an ambitious attempt to extend the idea of free enterprise to the provision of security services. It argues that "national defense" as provided by government is a myth not unlike the myth of socialism itself. It is more viably privatized and replaced by the market provision of security.
	The Pearl Harbor Myth By George Victor Did U.S. intelligence know of Japan's coming attack on Pearl Harbor? Did President Roosevelt know? If so, why did he withhold warnings from the commanders in Hawaii? The answers are embedded in the cogent analysis of The Pearl Harbor Myth. Based on voluminous data that does not appear in other books on the topic, it discusses in detail Roosevelt's developing strategy-both military and diplomatic-and his secret alliances to save the world from Hitler. It contains a wealth of fresh material on secret diplomacy; on secret military strategy, planning, and intelligence; and on disguised combat operations that began six months before the Pearl Harbor attack.
	The Pension Idea By Paul Poirot Not long after WWII, in 1950, Paul Poirot of the Foundation for Economic Education wrote a little book, THE PENSION IDEA, in which he demonstrated that the idea would never work. His prophecy is now apparent. The publication has been out of print for many years. I think it is so important for everyone to understand that Infinite Banking Concepts got permission from FEE to re-publish the booklet and we now offer it for sale on this website.
	The Pirates of Manhattan By Barry Dyke Go behind the scenes of modern finance and discover the people and organizations that ultimately control your financial life. Learn why you should invest in yourself and your loved ones first, and why the stock market and mutual fund industry pose a danger to your financial well-being, yet remain extremely profitable for Wall Street and its sidekicks, the banks and mutual fund companies of America. Together they form the Pirates of Manhattan! In this new, thoroughly researched work, author Barry James Dyke brings transparency to the American economic system and outlines why permanent life insurance should be a centerpiece of most Americans' financial plans instead of the stock market or mutual funds.
	The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History By Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Claiming that most textbooks and popular history books were written by biased left-wing writers and scholars, historian Thomas Woods offers this guide as an alternative to "the stale and predictable platitudes of mainstream texts." Covering the colonial era through the Clinton administration, Woods seeks to debunk some persistent myths about American history.
	The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life By Bruce Wilkerson Even well-versed Biblical scholars might be perplexed if asked about Jabez, a little-known man listed in 1 Chronicles, chapter 4. Yet his simple petition is the cornerstone of The Prayer of Jabez and has become a call to live a more "blessed life" for countless readers.
	The Proud Tower By Barbara Tuchman The fateful quarter-century leading up to the World War I was a time when the world of Privilege still existed in Olympian luxury and the world of Protest was heaving in its pain, its power, and its hate. The age was the climax of a century of the most accelerated rate of change in history, a cataclysmic shaping of destiny. In The Proud Tower, Barbara Tuchman concentrates on society rather than the state. With an artist's selectivity, Tuchman bings to vivid life the people, places, and events that shaped the years leading up to the Great War: the Edwardian aristocracy and the end of their reign; the Anarchists of Europe and America, who voiced the protest of the oppressed; Germany, as portrayed through the figure of the self-depicted Hero, Richard Strauss; the sudden gorgeous blaze of Diaghilev's Russian Ballet and Stravinsky's music; the Dreyfus Affair; the two Peace Conferences at the Hague; and, finally, the youth, ideals, enthusiasm, and tragedy of Socialism, epitomized in the moment when the heroic Jean Jaurès was shot to death on the night the War began and an epoch ended.
	The Purpose-driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? By Rick Warren The spiritual premise in The Purpose-Driven Life is that there are no accidents---God planned everything and everyone. Therefore, every human has a divine purpose, according to God's master plan.
	The Quotable Mises By Mark Thornton The Quotable Mises is 300-plus pages of some of the most thrilling words on politics and economics ever written. In some ways, it is the perfect introduction to Mises's thought, something that immediately grabs one's attention and gives a fast and accessible presentation of the range of his ideas.
	The Real Lincoln : A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War By Thomas Dilorenzo If you really want to learn the origin of the mess that our country is in, this book is essential reading. A peacefully negotiated secession was the best way to handle all the problems facing America in 1860. A war of coercion was Lincoln's creation. It sometimes takes a century of more to bring an important historical event into perspective. This study does just that and leaves the reader asking, 'Why didn't we know this before?'
	The Retirement Myth By Craig S. Karpel Written in 1995, the author brings you face-to-face with the absurdity of the idea of "Retirement." It won't work! Over ten years have passed and it should be more evident to all the truth of his message. His description of the problem is superior - but his solution to the problem is marginal, at best.
	The Richest Man in Babylon By George Clason This book holds the secrets to acquiring money, keeping money, and making money earn more money. Millions of readers have become familiar with George S. Clason's famous "Babylonian parables" through the distribution of these success secrets of the ancients by banks, insurance companies, investment houses and employers. Acclaimed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift and financial planning, these fascinating and informative stories have become a modern classic in their field. In language as simple as that of the Bible, this book presents a sure path to prosperity and happiness. It offers an understanding of—and a solution to—your personal financial problems which will guide you successfully through a lifetime. The Richest Man in Babylon is a book you will want to read yourself, recommend to friends, and give to young people just starting out in life.
	The Road to Serfdom By F. A. Hayek, and Milton Friedman A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century.
	The Slight Edge: Secret to a Successful Life By Jeff Olson Self-improvement; A great deal has been written on the subject, but does any anyone really know how to successfully implement a creative and manageable plan for its accomplishment? The concept involves goal setting, planning, time management as well as patience, faith, understanding and real desire. Too many times, people approach self improvement haphazardly, unfocused and unclear as to exactly what they want. This is not a paper specifically concerning goal-setting, that will be addressed another time in greater detail, but rather a blueprint for the implementation of the plan you generate during your own self-improvement goal setting exercise.
	The Social Security Fraud By Abraham Ellis Purchase from Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., 30 South Broadway, Irvington on Hudson, NY 10533. www.fee.org
	The Sorrows of Empire By Chalmers Johnson n the years after the Soviet Union imploded, the United States was described first as the globe’s "lone superpower," then as a "reluctant sheriff," next as the "indispensable nation," and now, in the wake of 9/11, as a "New Rome." Here, Chalmers Johnson thoroughly explores the new militarism that is transforming America and compelling its people to pick up the burden of empire.
	The Sovereign Individual By James Davidson, and Lord Rees-Mogg The authors offer a sweeping analysis of the implications, especially financial, of the information age. The key result of this information revolution will be the advent of the "sovereign individual" and the death of mass democracy and the welfare state.
	The Theory of Education in the United States By Albert J. Nock There is no way such a lecture series could appear on a campus of this sort today. For in these lectures, Nock goes to the heart of the matter of what is wrong with the structure of education in the United States: the policy, imposed by government, of universal admissions on the theory that everyone is equally educable.
	The Transfer Society: Economic Expenditures on Transfer Activity By David Laband Leband and McClintock surmise in their research that there is much more to U.S. economic activity than the producing of goods and services, and that group and individuals spend an enormous amount trying to appropriate the wealth of others (and conversely preventing that appropriation).
	The Trouble With Mutual Funds By Richard Rutner This book examines what went wrong with the most popular investment concept in history and why today's massive outflow from funds could cause even greater disappointment. See www.troublewithmutualfunds.com.
	Theory and History By Ludwig von Mises
	Understanding the Modern Culture Wars By Paul A. Cleveland Paul Cleveland has done a wonderful job of charting the course of Western culture over the millennia. In this penetrating analysis of the key epochs of Western Civilization. Cleveland has synthesized where others have dichotomized... an outstanding book.
	What Goes Up : The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, Brokers, CEOs, a By Eric Weiner Traces the rise and fall of modern Wall Street from the perspectives of billionaires and back-room figures from both sides of the law who were direct contributors, in an oral history that cites the involvement of such individuals as David Rockefeller, Charles Schwab, and Peter Lynch.
	What Has Government Done to Our Money? By Murray Rothbard The Mises Institute is pleased to present this very beautiful hardbound edition of Rothbard's most famous monetary essay--the one that has influenced two generations of economists, investors, and business professionals. The Mises Institute has united this book with its natural complement: a detailed reform proposal for a 100 percent gold dollar. The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar was written a decade before the last vestiges of the gold standard were abolished. His unique plan for making the dollar sound again still holds up.
	What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School By Mark H. McCormack Fascinating notes from a street-smart executive. McCormack shows how to read people, create the right impression, take the leading edge, sell successfully, and more.
	When in the Course of Human Events: Arguing the Case for Southern Secession By Charles Adams Using primary documents from both foreign and domestic observers, prominent scholar Charles Adams makes a powerful and convincing case that the Southern states were legitimately exercising their political rights as expressed in the Declaration of Independence when they seceded from the United States.
	Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life By Spencer Johnson and Kenneth H. Blanchard Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of "the cheese" and the role it plays in their lives.
	WILSON’S WAR – How Woodrow Wilson’s Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin & World War I. By Jim Powell The fateful blunder that radically altered the course of the twentieth century—and led to some of the most murderous dictators in history President Woodrow Wilson famously rallied the United States to enter World War I by saying the nation had a duty to make “the world safe for democracy.” But as historian Jim Powell demonstrates in this shocking reappraisal, Wilson actually made a horrible blunder by committing the United States to fight. Far from making the world safe for democracy, America’s entry into the war opened the door to murderous tyrants and Communist rulers. No other president has had a hand—however unintentional—in so much destruction. That’s why, Powell declares, “Wilson surely ranks as the worst president in American history.”