Book Recommendation List

Books Published by Walter Williams:

Walter E. Williams, More Liberty Means Less Government Our Founders Knew This Well, (Hoover,March 1999)

Walter E. Williams, Do the Right Thing: The People's Economist Speaks (Hoover, 1995)

You can also find these books on amazon.com.

Books Published by Other Authors:

James Gwartney, et. al., Common Sense Economics, (New York: St. Martins Press, 2005)

James Gwartney, Richard Stroup & Dwight Lee, "Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity," (New York: St. Martins Press, 2005)

James Duban, "Be A College Achiever: The Complete Guide to Academic Stardom." This book is an excellent guide for college-bound high schoolers and their parents. It's also an excellent source for young people already in college. It's a gold mine of information.

Mises Institute Home Study Course in Austrian Economics. A 52-week lecture Series by a group of distinguished economists. http://www.mises.org/store/Mises-Institute-Home-Study-Course-in-Austrian-Economics-P211C0.aspx

Locke, Jefferson and the Justices Foundations and Failures of the U.S. Government, George M. Stephens, Algora Publishing, New York, 2002; this book is an excellent primer on the nation's founding and the gross departures therefrom.

Asking the Right Questions in Choosing a College can be downloaded at www.isi.org, or a free copy can be requested by emailing freeguide@isi.org

Charlotte A. Twight, Dependent on D.C., (Palgrave, 2002)

William J. Bennett, Choosing the Right College: The Whole Truth About Americas Top Schools, (ISI Books, 2nd expand edition, April 2001)

Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson, (New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1979)

Gottfried Dietze, The Federalist: A Classic on Federalism and Free Government, (ISI Books, 1999)

Ludwig von Mises, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, (ISI Books, 1981)

F.A. Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty, (ISI Books , 1978)

Jack Chambless, A Free Market Approach to Microeconomics (Bent Tree Press, Reno, NV, 2005). Available at Laissez-Faire Books.

Harvey C. Mansfield, A Student's Guide to Political Philosophy, (ISI Books, July 2001)

John Lukacs, A Student's Guide to the Study of History, (ISI Books, April 2000)

Wilfred M. McClay, A Student's Guide to U.S. History, (ISI Books, October 2000)

Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics, revised (New York: Basic Books, 2004). This is an excellent book for beginners and those who think they might know some economics.

Thomas Sowell, Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One(New York: Basic Books, 2004). This is an excellent follow-up to Basic Economics.

Frederic Bastiat, The Law (New York: Foundation for Economic Education, 1998).

Friedrich Hayek, The Road to Serfdom (Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 1944).

Thomas Sowell, Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas, (New York: Free Press, 1993).

Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles, New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1987).

Steven P. Halbrook, That Everyman be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right, (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1984).

James D. Gwartney and Richard L. Stroup, Microeconomics: Private and Public Choice, (New York: Harcourt, Brace, Javanovitch, Inc., 1992).

Milton and Rose Friedman, Free to Choose, (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1980).

W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm, Myths of Rich and Poor, (New York: Basic Books, 1999).

Foundations of American Constitutional Government, compiled by Robert D. Gorgoglione.

Many of these and other liberty-oriented and free market books are available through Laissez Faire Books, www.laissezfairebooks.com (800-326-0996).

Thomas Sowell, Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004). An excellent demonstration of worldwide failure of racial preferences and how damaging they can be to a society.

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