Would any of you like to share your favorite books- particularly related to economics and/or libertarian philosophy? I am starting a reading list as tommorrow is the last day of any undergraduate work and I should have some time for plenty of reading.
So far I have:
J.S. Mill- On Liberty
Brennan and Lomasky- Democracy and Decision
Richard Posner- Economics of Justice
David D. Friedman- Law's Order, Hidden Order, Intermediate Price Theory
Murray Rothbard- Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature, The Ethics of Liberty
Jason DeBacker
_Hidden Order_ and _Price Theory_ are substitutes for each
other; the former is the latter rewritten (and I think improved) for
a general audience rather than as a textbook.
You might also want to look at my first book, _The Machinery of
Freedom_, which is the one most directly concerned with libertarian
ideas.
Bruce Benson's _The Enterprise of Law_ would be worth reading.
Also Heinlein's _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_, if you haven't
already read it.
Going a good deal further afield, _Plunkett of Tamany Hall_ is a
fascinating inside look at how big city political machines worked.
Mencken is a lot of fun.
And for "favorite books" not directly related to
libertarian philosophy, let me recommend most of the sf and fantasy
by C.J. Cherryh; my favorite of her books is _The Paladin_, which
strictly speaking is neither sf nor fantasy. Also Melissa Scott,
especially _The Game Beyond_, which is the best thought out version
of a far future feudal society that I think I have seen.
And if you would like a readable, entertaining, detailed, first
hand picture of 18th century Europe, top to bottom, try Casanova's
Memoirs. Make sure it is the current translation (I think c. 1960,
after the original manuscript finally came to light--earlier English
versions were based on a heavily edited French edition).
