Conservative Reading List for 2008!
I thought that I would share a reading list with you today. Actually, a friend of mine over at Rose City Reader wanted me to put it together. Not all of the books are partisan and many deal with education and the future. Enjoy!
Summer political reading (June - August 2008):
Liberal Fascism - Jonah Goldberg
The UNTIED States of America - Juan Enriquez
As The Future Catches You - Juan Enriquez
American Evita - Christopher Andersen
Indoctrination U - David Horowitz
End of Education - Neil Postman
Hell to Pay - Barbara Olson
Books I have yet to read:
America Alone : The End of the World as We Know It - Mark Steyn
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business - Neil Postman
Boom!: Voices of the Sixties - Tom Brokaw
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future - Neil Postman
Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the Sixties - Peter Collier, David Horowitz
The Disappearance of Childhood - Neil Postman
Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media Mockery of Terrorist Threats, Liberals Who Want to Kill Talk Radio, the Do-Nothing Congress, Companies That Help Iran, and Washington Lobbyists for Foreign Governments are Scamming Us-- and What to Do About It - Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
Illegal Immigration: Opposing Viewpoints - Margaret Haerens, Book Editor
Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists, Criminals, and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores - Michelle Malkin
John McCain : An American Odyssey - Robert Timberg
Left Illusions: An Intellectual Odyssey - David Horowitz ; Edited, With an Introduction by Jamie Glazov
One Nation: Patriots and Pirates Portrayed by N. C. Wyeth and James Wyeth - Introduction by Lauren Raye Smith, Essays by Tom Brokaw and David Michaelis
The Politics of Bad Faith: The Radical Assault on America's Future - David Horowitz
Teaching as a Subversive Activity - Neil Postman, Charles Weingartner
Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology - Neil Postman
The Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today - Padraig O'Malley
Uncivil Wars: The Controversy Over Reparations for Slavery - David Horowitz
Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life - John McCain with Mark Salter
posted by russelllindsey @ 2:06:00 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Russell,
How are you?
Might I make a few suggestions?
I suggest, for your first Horowitz book you read 'Radical Son'.It's his autobiography and will tell you a great deal about the origins of today's Left and their motivations, because that's where he comes from.
I also suggest Fredrich Hayak's 'Freedom From Serfdom'. This is a fairly short book that was a majot influence on both Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, and is a seminal work.
Also, don't neglect Ann Coulter's books simply because of her reputation. She has much of value to say, and says it well.
Finally,if you want to truly understand the Arab-Israeli conflict an dth ebackground of the Middle East , I recommend two books: Joan Peter's 'From Time Immemorial' a book by a prize winnin gauthor that is so accurate and has such good originakl sources as to be malingned as a fraud by people who don't bother to refute her facts ; and 'Empires in The Sand' by Ephriam Karsh, which explains how the modern Middle East came to be, history most people are clueless about.
All Best,
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Freedom Fighter -
Thanks for reading!!!
You suggestions are great. I'm going to update the list later this evening. I tried to stay away from Coulter and O'Reilly, but I'll give Coulter another look.
I came across Horowitz in a unique way and am fascinated by his story (and that of his daughter). The next book of his that I'll read will be "Radical Son."
Again, great suggestions!
Lindsey
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