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u/yugias · 1 pointr/ColinsLastStand

Let's get it started then. What would you be interested in reading? I have some options on my reading list, maybe you are interested. If not, you can also suggest some titles and then we can decide.

  • On China, Henry Kissinger I read his book on world order a couple of weeks ago and I enjoyed it a lot. He played a major role in reestablishing diplomatic relations with China, so I think this might turn out to be an interesting read.
  • The Glorious Cause, Robert Middlekauff This US history book spans the period prior to the independence up to it's aftermath (1763-1789). Chronologically speaking, it is the first book in the Oxford series on the history of the United States. I have heard great things about this series, in particular McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom. I plan to read the whole series little by little.
  • The Global Minotaur, Yanis Varoufakis I learned about this book by reading his more recent book And the Weak Suffer What They Must?. This is more of a history of political economy, and covers the period from the end of WWII to the 2008 crisis. As far as I know, Global Minotaur covers the same period as the book I read but focuses more on the US than Europe. I'm not an economist, so there are some things I wasn't able to understand, but for the most part I had no problem at all and enjoyed it quite a bit.

  • Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell I learned about this book reading a collection of essays by Chomsky entitled on Anarchism. Here, Chomsky talks about some rare "truly socialist" movement that appeared in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War. This movement was crushed by both Franco's military coup and the Soviet army. Orwell fought there and this book narrates his experience. Given the great experience I had reading 1984, I think this could be a very interesting read.

  • The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand I have hear many things for and against this author, but I have never read it. I have also heard that this book is better from a literary standpoint than Atlas Shrugged, and also was written earlier, so this could be a good starting point.
u/preddevils6 · 1 pointr/ColinsLastStand

If you are looking for books on the history of American Economics, check out American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism| A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America|An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power|or Crash!: How the Economic Boom and Bust of the 1920s Worked (How Things Worked).

Each of those are well researched and easy to understand.

Edit: I forgot to add: The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard Keynes Hard to have a strong understanding of economics without understanding Keynesian theory.

u/hammy3000 · 2 pointsr/ColinsLastStand

Unbelievable work. One of my all time favorites.
I'd recommend checking these out as well:

Modern Macroeconomics by Brian Snowdon (Really good historical overviews of Economic thought)

Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles by Jesus Huerta de Soto

Man, Economy, and State by Murry Rothbard

Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt (EXCELLENT if you are just beginning to study Economics)


u/sasukex · 0 pointsr/ColinsLastStand

Not sure if you are being sarcastic, but sure, why not?

https://www.amazon.com/Writing-History-William-Kelleher-Storey/dp/0190238941

^That is a good book that details how to build coherent arguments, and perhaps most importantly, should tell you why for a historian like Colin, artifacts of all sorts (yes, even those venerating the Confederacy built much later) are valuable and must be preserved.

u/Bmyrab · 1 pointr/ColinsLastStand

That sounds super interesting. Do you think it sticks to bogus official stories (history written by the victors--like a typical US textbook)? Or does it go deeper? (I realize this is subjective, and I probably didn't word it well.)

On edit: Wow the reviews are great--

https://www.amazon.com/American-Nations-History-Regional-Cultures/dp/0143122029/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501434602&sr=1-1&keywords=Colin+Woodard

On edit: I'd be interested in hearing your opinion on the last portion of the book, which a lot of readers mention is weaker.

u/eldartalks · 8 pointsr/ColinsLastStand

://and for those interested in checking the book out, please see below. It is available on amazon in either paperback format or on Kindle.

https://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Holograph-Eldar-Basic-ebook/dp/B07V2S3R3V

u/thelawsmithy · 3 pointsr/ColinsLastStand

For more, read: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Amazon

Fascinating insight into the country.

u/KingShango · 2 pointsr/ColinsLastStand

Anyone interested in this series may want to check out Underground Airlines. Reading it now and it's pretty solid. It's set in modern times but essentially Lincoln is assassinated in 1861 and the Civil War never happens.

u/AsajjVentressBFF · 4 pointsr/ColinsLastStand

I have not read all of these. Hopeful this will be a good excuse to start some of them sooner. Hopefully it is not too late to post in this thread.