I spend an incredible amount of time in the car and go through books on CD at a pretty good clip. I am at the point now where I’ve read everything I’ve wanted to read and need some recommendations.
I don’t read much fiction. I am looking for books on US presidents, founding fathers, or other polarizing political figures. There are so many, it seems like a bit of a crap shoot when selecting one. Any recommendations?
librivox.org is a fantastic resource.
Tons of books in audio format, all for free. Of course they are older and in the public domain.
I used to spend a ton of time traveling and I really got a lot of use out of it.
^Very cool!
John Galt’s radio address is now available in a four-CD set.
[quote]Bill Roberts wrote:
John Galt’s radio address is now available in a four-CD set.[/quote]
Have you ever watched the Youtube presentation of Galt’s speech by a man named XCowboy2?
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EBEE246988863392&search_query=galt's+speech
Good stuff. Used to put it on with the headphones when I couldn’t sleep. Made for some interesting dreams.
[quote]Bill Roberts wrote:
John Galt’s radio address is now available in a four-CD set.[/quote]
I have all of Ayn Rand’s stuff on CD.
Ron Paul’s The Revolution is a good read. He’s also got a pretty good recommended reading list at the end.
I’m reading Guests of the Ayatollah right now and am liking it a lot.
Against All Enemies by Richard Clarke, fantastic.
No, I hadn’t seen the Youtube.
I had always assumed the speech would be incredibly long, as in those days I usually read at about 5000 wpm and it took a while to get through Galt’s address, whereas in contrast verbal delivery is typically no more than 100 wpm.
It’s actually not a multi-hour deal?
[quote]Bill Roberts wrote:
No, I hadn’t seen the Youtube.
I had always assumed the speech would be incredibly long, as in those days I usually read at about 5000 wpm and it took a while to get through Galt’s address, whereas in contrast verbal delivery is typically no more than 100 wpm.
It’s actually not a multi-hour deal?[/quote]
Yes, it is actually about a 17 part playlist. I don’t know why the link did not in-bed.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
I just ordered these two books online and waiting for delivery.
“A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles”
Thomas Sowell
“A Patriot’s History of the United States: From Columbus’s Great Discovery to the War on Terror”
Larry Schweikart
Am presently reading Rick Green’s “Freedom’s Frame”. [/quote]
I’ve read 3 of Thomas Sowell’s books on economics. I really like his stuff. That one is on my list. I couldn’t find in Audio CD, but will keep checking.
I’m going to check out the second one. I had this on my list as well, but can’t remember why I wrote it down.
How is Freedom’s Fame?
Really loved Eric Foner’s A Brief History of Reconstruction.
And Niall Ferguson’s The Ascent of Money.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Really loved Eric Foner’s A Brief History of Reconstruction.
And Niall Ferguson’s The Ascent of Money.
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Thanks. The Ascent of Money is available on CD. Just purchased it.
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
Ron Paul’s The Revolution is a good read. He’s also got a pretty good recommended reading list at the end.
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Have it.
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I’m reading Guests of the Ayatollah right now and am liking it a lot.
Against All Enemies by Richard Clarke, fantastic.[/quote]
Picked both of these up on CD. Thanks.
You might also like
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam - Really good.
The Devil We Know - Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower - Really good.
The Truth About Muhammad - Founder of the World’s Most Intolerant Religion - Really good.
Stealth Jihad - How Radical Islam Is Subverting America Without Guns - good.
America Alone - The End of World as We Know it - good.
Hatred’s Kingdom - How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism - good.
Sleeping With the Devil - How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude - good.
While Europe Slept - How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within - ok
It’s been a year or more since I read the last 4, but I remember them being pretty good. I would recommend the first three to anyone.