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The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. a. Hayek)

The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The...

An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to... more

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    • I disagree but a wonderful book
    • I was sitting in Spain having dinner with a friend and he asked me what I happened to be reading. I said "The Road to Serfdom." He said, "a wonderfully argued book!" I have to agree, although I...
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    • If There Was Ever a Tired Manuscript, This is It...
    • Economics in a Changed Universe: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Globalization, and the Death of Free Enterprise
      I have gone through more than a couple of readings of Hayek's manuscript.
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    • Not all regulation is arbitrary administrative fiat.
    • Friedrich Hayek is probably better known today, nearly twenty years after his death, than he was when The Road to Serfdom was published in 1944. I recall seeing him interviewed on Meet the Press...
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The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

Using unconventional examples from his own life, Shane Claiborne stirs up questions about the church and the world,... more

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    • Challenging
    • I am leading a small group through this book.

      It challenges comfortable Christianity and inspires me to go to the broken and tender places of the world.

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    • awesome thought provoking book.
    • Absolutlely the best book i have read on the Christian lifestyle. This guy is real and in your face in a nice way. He is doing the work of Christ in this book. He give stories and real life events,...
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    • Two Major Issues with Shane's Vision of Ministry
    • I read this book months ago, and waited until now to review it. It took me that long to pray through and digest this challenging view of the Christian life. But after going through it more than...
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The Republic of Plato

The Republic of Plato

Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato's Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed... more

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    The Republic of Plato

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    • A book that is holy
    • Of all those who are today recognized as great philosophers, there may only be a few who merit the title in the true sense, while the others are perhaps more accurately commentators, essayists. Not...
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    • Sigh
    • Let's keep something in mind here: there's probably not a one of the people on here talking about how brilliant "The Republic" is, who would ever want to live in Plato's ideal, "just" republic....
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The Power of Myth

The Power of Myth

Finally available in a popularly priced,  non-illustrated, smaller-format edition, which is ideal  for the... more

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    The Power of Myth

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    • In My Top 10 Books
    • This piece of literary treasure is a launching pad for all of Joseph Campbell's groundbreaking philosophical and anthropological work. First of all a myth is not a lie; rather it is a way for...
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    • Interesting, but hard to follow
    • The Power of Myth is an interview between Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell. I found it to be a bit mundane and repetitive. I found it hard to follow and I had to go back and reread passages to...
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    • Intellectual stuff
    • I have tremendous admiration for the author Joseph Campbell and also for Bill Moyers, who did the interview. Both are tremendously intelligent, well-read and capable of verbalizing opinions and...
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The Communist Manifesto: Complete with Seven Rarely Published Prefaces

The Communist Manifesto: Complete with Seven Rarely Published Prefaces

This title is the classic communist party manifesto which started this one and a half decade political movement. The... more

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    • KNOW YOUR ENEMY
    • Someone wisely said "know your enemy." That's my only reason for reading The Communest Manifesto by Good ole Crazty Karl. It's not enough just to fight people and their ideologies on the surface...
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    • The origins of communism
    • For any historian this book is a must. For me it was a very enjoyable read. I can say some things I disagreed with but others were noble intentions. I won't spend time mentioning my opinions on...
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    • Vital Reading
    • Everyone should read this book in order to understand the thought process giving rise to geopolitical collectivism. It is extremely interesting that historical information presented to support the...
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The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics)

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial...

A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, Eric Hoffer wrote philosophical treatises in his spare time... more

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    • Thought-Provoking
    • Although written nearly 60 years ago, Hoffer's insight remains fresh and thought-provoking. Don't go looking for deep psychological analysis or solutions here. This book simply lays out the facts...
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    • Pure Drivel
    • I buy books like this for the ideas and insights they they might provide me about people. I got absolutely nothing out of this one. Eric Hoffer over-uses flowery vocabulary which causes his...
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    • Only for the serious student of nutcases
    • I read a review of this in the Marine Corp Gazette and it spawned my interest in the subject of today's suicide bombers and the like so I bought it. Well, it is a serious and detailed look at mass...
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The Great Divorce

The Great Divorce

C. S. Lewis takes us on a profound journey through both heaven and hell in this engaging allegorical tale. Using his... more

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    The Great Divorce

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    • riddled with narrow-minded assumptions
    • This book displays Mr. Lewis' gift for writing. The plot is well developed, the language is pretty clear and accessible, and some of the dialogues between the main characters kept my attention....
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    • interesting approach of heaven and hell
    • This is an interesting approach to Heaven and Hell. Instead of being chosen, the characters have to choose whether to stay in Heaven or return to hell by choosing to adhere to their attachement...
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    • My all-time favorite book
    • This little story utterly changed my life, in that it actually provided (hypothetical, but completely plausible) answers to me for my questions regarding the difference between religiousity and...
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Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (Fsg Classics)

Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (Fsg Classics)

A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Sophie?s... more

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    • Sophies World
    • I bought this book for a philosophy class I am taking. The book was a very good intro to philosophy and gives the ideas in creative ways. While it was good at giving the history and evoking thought...
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    • A Must Read On Beginning Philosophy
    • This book became an instant favorite. It rests somewhere in between a novel with introspective ideas and an introductory level textbook on philosophy. The novel aspects paint beautifully the world...
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    • Gaarder gives it "the old college try"
    • At the risk of sounding like a parrot and saying, "Me, too!" I agree with the reviewer (see "A Doughnut!", January 13, 1999) who says, "The author is not expected to deal with every philosopher....
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The Holographic Universe

The Holographic Universe

Today nearly everyone is familiar with holograms, three-dimensional images projected into space with the aid of a... more

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    The Holographic Universe

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    • Probable about important matters...
    • The late Michael Talbot was fascinated by the findings in 1982 at the University of Paris that "under certain circumstances subatomic particles such as electrons are able to instantaneously...
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    • Everybody chill out
    • Everybody has a bias, including me, though we usually don't admit it. Talbot, like many folks, early experienced the validity of what some like to think of as "paranormal crap." If you've had...
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    • A mish-mash
    • This book probably only deserves one star because of the ridiculous way the author jumps to unfounded conclusions. However I'm giving it two because I must admit I was captivated by the description...
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The Convoluted Universe: Book One

The Convoluted Universe: Book One

"The Convoluted Universe" is the sequel to "The Custodians". This book contains some of the more complicated concepts... more

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    • A Must read!!!
    • This is one of my favorite books, and it is still my favorite Convoluted Universe book of the three by Dolores.
      This book really does have it all. I came across Dolores's work last year when I...
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    • Consider other authors, like Adrian Dvir
    • I ordered Dolores' book based on the high reviews it received. I can see why they received those marks but I can't agree with them. The topics covered in her books, through regression hypnosis, are...
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The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell (Perennial Classics)

The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell (Perennial Classics)

Two classic complete books -- The Doors of Perception (originally published in 1954) and Heaven and Hell (originally... more

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    • an essential read for psychonauts and anyone who likes to think
    • you don't need to take psychedelics to realize their importance in this world, especially when you have this book to tell the story from the mind of an intelligent writer...

      aldous, like...
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    • outdated
    • These are two essays from Huxley (the brilliant mind that brought us Brave New World) about the psychadelic experience. BUt I found them to be ponderous and outdated. Important books in the...
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    • Aldous Huxley and mescaline
    • Huxley is a very erudite individual, and hallucinogenics were novel for the time (1950's). What we can say now is that even well educated and intelligent individuals are not very far from psychotic...
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Metaphors We Live By

Metaphors We Live By

"An engaging, accessible discussion, replete with examples, of the varieties of metaphor and how they work."--Mary... more

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    Metaphors We Live By

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    • A reference book about metaphor studies
    • I've read this book in the Brazilian edition and decided to buy it in the original language because I am a sutend of metaphors in political discourse and think that this is a work of reference in...
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    • A little obvious
    • The book's focus is on the fact that many of the sayings we use in daily life can be seen as metaphors for more literal explanations. For example it takes a chapter to explain how we feel that...
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    • in opposition to the other reviews
    • After reading the other reviews, I feel obliged to opine about the book. I am a philosophy student. I generally introduce myself as a logician, but on the philosophy side. My areas of interest in...
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The Virtue of Selfishness

The Virtue of Selfishness

Ayn Rand here sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the philosophy that holds man's life--the life proper... more

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    The Virtue of Selfishness

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    • Making A Virtue Out Of Selfishness
    • If you have read Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead and want to dig a little deeper into Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism, this is the book for you. Her essays The Objectivist Ethics, The...
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    • The Virtue of Narcissism
    • What this is really about is not "selfishness" as vaguely (un)defined by Ms. Rand, but more to the point good old narcissism as defined in psychology. Narcissism can be a trait or a full blown...
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    • A mix of legitimate points and very flawed rethorics.
    • This, like many of Ayn Rand's works, seems to be one of those "love it or hate it" books that has a very loyal following as well as many opponents. I don't think it's that easy because this is a...
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Awakening the Buddha Within : Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World

Awakening the Buddha Within : Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World

Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the definitive book on... more

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    • Lift Your Spirit
    • This book is truly one that lifts our spirit. It is written with such clarity and simplicity that everyone can understand it. It encourages us and aids us on our journey to growing in spirit.
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    • Ruined by lousy prose
    • I naively bought this book after visiting Lama Surya Das's Dzogchen Center in Cambridge, MA (LSD was not there). I am now sorry that I spent my money on it. Somewhat new to Buddhism, I am in no...
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    • Good intro to Buddhism but too voluminous for what it offers
    • This is an easy to read book that touches on some basics on Tibetan Buddhism and meditation techniques. Although it briefly explains the basics, this book is not about the Buddha and Tibetan...
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The Quotable Atheist: Ammunition for Non-Believers, Political Junkies, Gadflies, and Those Generally Hell-Bound

The Quotable Atheist: Ammunition for Non-Believers, Political Junkies,...

Surprisingly, no book of quotations on God and religion by atheists and agnostics exists. Luckily, for the millions... more

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    • Formatting is horrible
    • While the content is thoughtful and thought-provoking, the Kindle version of this book is very poor. Random spaces appear in words everywhere, fonts have damaged characters, extraneous dashes and...
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    • Misquotes and lack of citations
    • I am an atheist, but this is just bad. For example, it attributes a quote to John Adams that was really said by James Madison ("Who does not see that the same authority which can establish...
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    • My primary quote book
    • Seriously: I refer to this one more than to all my other quote books put together. The following sampling is a part of one I did on my blog about several quote books.

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Capital: Volume 1: A Critique of Political Economy (Penguin Classics)

Capital: Volume 1: A Critique of Political Economy (Penguin Classics)

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    • Great Purchase
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    • History not reality
    • First off, this was a difficult read and I would only recommend this book to people who really have a strong background in literature or who read every day. Secondly the ideas in this book are...
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    • so-so
    • Certainly this is much better than "The Big Store", but it can't really compare to "Horse Feathers" and, of course, "Duck Soup". Where is Margaret Dumont?
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Republic

Republic

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Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

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    • A philosophy book that stuff scientists (like me) can get behind
    • Dan Dennett manages to achieve a great deal in a relatively short book. Through a series of insightful, clever though experiments and self-referential terms the author manages to allow the reader...
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    • A good, but overly scientific, introduction
    • Dr. Dennett's work is a good introduction to the idea of evolution and its resultant consequences. As a Catholic theologian-in-training, I found his discussion on the moral and ethical implications...
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    • Dennett Showing off, Misses the Boat.
    • Dennett has almost managed to do the impossible: antagonize the readers of his explanation of evolution so much that they wish it were not true. I have no doubt that, for many readers, this...
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Crimes Against Logic

A witty assault on lame rhetoric, specious logic, and official BS Here's a fast-paced, ruthlessly funny romp... more

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    • Why would a religious person but a book about logic?
    • This book is great! It was written well and exposes the many logical fallacies that exist in the public realm. Now, if you are looking for Quine or David Lewis, you're going to be disappointed....
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    • Somewhat Witty, Perceptive and Shallow
    • I suppose I am writing a short opinion because it was good enough to warrant a reaction. From the cover you would think it would have been a hilarious decimation of humans holding on to their...
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    • Can't Recommend
    • I bought this book as a potential learning aid for my work group. While all my staff works in technical areas, I hoped that this book might help structure their thinking. We work with the public,...
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A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or centuries show... more

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    • Opened My Eyes
    • I had just finished reading Michael Dyson's "Is Bill Cosby Right?". Then I read this book of Sowell's. African Americans, including myself, have rejected Sowell out of hand because he does not...
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    • Well thought out, but nothing amazingly compelling.
    • It's hit or miss with Mr. Sowell, but that is the nature with most things. That aside, I think some of his books (such as Black Rednecks...) are compelling and useful debate-fuel, this one falls...
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