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| − | *Tongdong Bai, The Political Philosophy of hte Middle Kingdom. | + | *Tongdong Bai, ''The Political Philosophy of hte Middle Kingdom.'' |
| − | * | + | *Richard Dawkins, ''Flights of Fancy.'' |
| − | *The Best of Myles. Flann O’Brien | + | *''Zoning Rules!The Economics of Land Use Regulation'', William A. Fischel July 2015 |
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| + | *''The Best of Myles.'' Flann O’Brien | ||
*Stilicho recommendations: | *Stilicho recommendations: | ||
| − | **The Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather | + | **''The Fall of the Roman Empire'' by Peter Heather |
| − | **How Rome Fell by Adrian Goldsworthy. | + | **''How Rome Fell'' by Adrian Goldsworthy. |
| − | **The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization by Bryan Ward-Perkins | + | **''The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization'' by Bryan Ward-Perkins |
| − | **The Restoration of Rome by Peter Heather. | + | **''The Restoration of Rome'' by Peter Heather. |
| − | **Empires of Faith by Peter Sarris focuses on the various states that succeeded the Roman Empire up to the rise of Islam. It strikes a good balance between narrative and explanation, it's a very good standalone work on the period after the fall. | + | **''Empires of Faith'' by Peter Sarris focuses on the various states that succeeded the Roman Empire up to the rise of Islam. It strikes a good balance between narrative and explanation, it's a very good standalone work on the period after the fall. |
| − | ** History of the Franks by Gregory of Tours. | + | ** ''History of the Franks'' by Gregory of Tours. |
*[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/54196/54196-h/54196-h.htm#Page_75 The Project Gutenberg EBook of ''The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs,''] by George Griffin Lewis (1913). | *[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/54196/54196-h/54196-h.htm#Page_75 The Project Gutenberg EBook of ''The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs,''] by George Griffin Lewis (1913). | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 21 November 2021
Books to Read
- Tongdong Bai, The Political Philosophy of hte Middle Kingdom.
- Richard Dawkins, Flights of Fancy.
- Zoning Rules!The Economics of Land Use Regulation, William A. Fischel July 2015
- The Best of Myles. Flann O’Brien
- Stilicho recommendations:
- The Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather
- How Rome Fell by Adrian Goldsworthy.
- The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization by Bryan Ward-Perkins
- The Restoration of Rome by Peter Heather.
- Empires of Faith by Peter Sarris focuses on the various states that succeeded the Roman Empire up to the rise of Islam. It strikes a good balance between narrative and explanation, it's a very good standalone work on the period after the fall.
- History of the Franks by Gregory of Tours.
- The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs, by George Griffin Lewis (1913).
- We, Zamyatin, novel about a future organized society. See the Haywood review.
- General View of the Criminal Law of England, James Stephen (1863).
- Householders' Guide to Community Defence Against Bureaucratic Aggression (1972) JAY. Too expensive. $180 used. Out of print.
- Michael Thompson’s 2005 book, Understanding Independent School Parents (co-written with Alison Fox Mazzola)
- Calculus Made Easy, up on the Web.
- Memorabilia, Xenophon.
- An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Adam Ferguson.
- Henry Friendly: Greatest Judge of His Era, by Dorsen.
- "The Registers of the Consistory of Geneva at the Time of Calvin: Volume 1: 1542-1544," 2002,
by Mrs. Isabella M. Watt (Editor), Mr. Robert M. Kingdon (Editor), Mr. Thomas A. Lambert (Editor).
Books I Have Read That Are Good
- Dorothy Crawford, Viruses: A Very Short Introduction.
- Rex Stout, The Rubber Band, The Red Box.
