The truth is non-partisan

* The Bible, by God. Whether you just read it as allegory, or
appreciate it as the revealed Word of God, it is full of timeless
lessons that provide inspiration and guidance in a challenging world.

* Constitution & Declaration of Independence, with introduction by
Roger Pilon. I'm ashamed it took me as long as it did to read these as
a thinking adult, but once one reads our founding documents, the
realization of how far we've strayed from our Founders' vision is
clear.

* The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution, by Kevin
R.C. Gutzman. Pound for pound, one of the best books on American
political and judicial history I've ever read.

* Web of Debt, by Ellen Brown. Extensive history of our money and
banking system that illustrates the conflicts regarding money
throughout our nation's history, and the unsustainability of our
current situation.

* The American Health Care Crisis Solved: Money Saving Solutions,
Coverage for Everyone, by J. Patrick Rooney and Dan Perrin. A
comprehensive book that "follows the money" in our current system of
"corporatecare," identifies the barriers to providing universal access
to quality healthcare driven by patients and providers, and provides
practical solutions to move towards health care that serves the people
instead of corporate interests.

* Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins.
Autobiographical account of the often counterproductive world of
international development through the World Bank and International
Monetary Fund.

* The Chastening, by Paul Blustein. Historical account of the
1990s Asian Financial Crisis the the role of international development
through the International Monetary Fund.

* Free to Choose, by Milton & Rose Friedman. Their faith in free
markets and freedom is eloquently articulated in this classic.

* The Next Great Bubble Boom, by Harry S. Dent, Jr. While I
wouldn't use this book to time the markets, he does a good job at
identifying some demographic mega-trends that you can ignore at your
own peril.

* Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment, by
George Leonard. Life-changing book that focuses on the importance of
the journey, as opposed to the destination, and the need to seek
continuous, iterative improvement along the way. It's not the
position, it's the direction.

* Economics in One Lesson, by Henry Hazlitt. Great book that
illustrates the fallacies of economic interventionism and the "law of
unintended consequences".

* Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish, by G. Bruce
Knecht. Entertaining but disturbing novel about the unsustainable way
we are treating our oceans through commercial fishing. Illustrates the
economic principle of the Tragedy of the Commons — if no one owns the
ocean, no one protects the ocean. Visit www.perc.org to learn how
respect for private property and market-based solutions can protect
the environment.

* The Way to Wealth, by Benjamin Franklin. My favorite quote: "It
would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one
tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service." Dear God,
please let me find such a hard government!

* Hug Your Customers, by Jack Mitchell. If you are in business for
yourself, read this book.

* Beating the Business Cycle, by Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan
Banerji. If you're living in an inflationary environment with
monopolistically-managed liquidity and fractional reserve banking, you
really should read this book. (Hint: that would be you.)

* Boomernomics, by William Sterling and Stephen Waite. Why's
everybody always talking about the Baby Boomers? Read this
well-documented book to learn how the Boomers and demographic trends
in general affect our economy.

* The Fed, by Martin Mayer. Another great "Inside the Fed" book
that looks at the Fed's role in our modern economy.

* Money, by Lawrence Ritter and William Silber. Classic book on
the nature of money and its role in economic growth. Does a good job
contrasting different economic schools of thought, and asks prescient
questions about the future.

* What has Government Done to our Money?, by Murray N. Rothbard.
Available at www.mises.org , the classic text on free-market monetary
systems.

* Maestro, by Bob Woodward. A non-so-critical assessment of
Greenspan's management of the Federal Reserve (written before the
2001-2003 recession). Great historical and political insight into
major events during Greenspan's tenure.

* The Seven Sisters, by Anthony Sampson. History of the birth and
maturation of the oil industry, and how we started down the slippery
(no pun intended) slope of defending national security, to national
interests, to corporate interests.

* The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism, by John Bogle. Great book
that cautions and challenges us to live up to our responsibilities as
the owners of the nation's public corporations.

* The Richest Man in Babylon, by George S. Clason. Common sense
personal finance.

* And finally, Total Money Makeover, by Dave Ramsey . Debt free == Freedom.

Source: http://www.lawsonforcongress.com/reading-list/

// posted by John Fisher @ 5:26 PM