If you’re reading this blog, I’m assuming you have some common interests with me. I thought I’d offer some book suggestions, just in case you are looking for something to read. Below is a list of books that I have read, am currently reading, or will be reading in short order. As I read more and learn of new books, I’ll keep this updated. I hope you have as much fun with them that I have! Keep reading and educating yourself!
The Bible – start with this
The Constitution
The Constitution, the actual document penned by our founders
Original Intent, David Barton
The U.S. Constitution: A Reader, edited by Hillsdale College Staff
The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution, National Center of Constitutional Studies
The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, Edwin Meese III, The Heritage Foundation
The Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
The Original Argument, Glenn Beck
We Still Hold These Truths, Matthew Spalding
General American History and Providential History
America: Land of Principles and Promises, National Center of Constitutional Studies
America: The Last Best Hope, Volumes 1-3, William J. Bennett
A Patriot’s History of the United States, Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen
7 Events That Made America America, Larry Schweikart
The Story of Liberty, Charles C. Coffin, all 3 of his are reprints from 1870s-ish
Sweet Land of Liberty, Charles C. Coffin
The Boys of ’76, Charles C. Coffin
Democracy in America, Alexis deTocqueville
The Law, Frederic Bastiat
Common Sense, Thomas Paine
Common Sense, Glenn Beck
American History in Black and White, David Barton
The 5,000 Year Leap, W. Cleon Skousen
Rediscovering God in America, Newt Gingrich
Washington’s Crossing, David Hackett Fischer
1776, David McCullough
The Light and the Glory, Peter Marshall and David Manuel
From Sea to Shining Sea, Peter Marshall and David Manuel
Sounding Forth the Trumpet, Peter Marshall and David Manuel
1920: The Year of the Six Presidents, David Pietrusza
America’s Providential History, Dr. Mark A. Beliles and Stephen K. McDowell
The Founders’ Key, Larry P. Arnn
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, Amity Shlaes
New Deal or Raw Deal, Burton Folsom, Jr.
FDR Goes to War, Burton and Anita Folsom
Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism, Ronald J. Pestritto
American Progressivism, edited by Ronald J. Pestritto and William J. Atto
The Founders
Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, put out by Wallbuilders/David Barton. This is a reprint of an 1848 textbook.
The Real George Washington, National Center for Constitutional Studies
The Real Thomas Jefferson, NCCS
The Real Benjamin Franklin, NCCS
George Washington’s Sacred Fire, Peter Lillback and Jerry Newcombe
Being George Washington, Glenn Beck
Samuel Adams: A Life, Ira Stoll
Progressivism/Socialism/Communism in General and in America
Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky **
The Coming Insurrection, The Invisible Committee **
The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx **
Toward Soviet America, William Z. Foster ** (reprint from 1930s)
Looking Forward, Franklin D. Roosevelt **
Witness, Whitaker Chambers
The Naked Communist, W. Cleon Skousen
The Naked Truth, James C. Bowers
You Can Still Trust the Communists . . . , Fred C. Schwarz and David A. Noebel
Blacklisted by History, M. Stanton Evans
Last Exit to Utopia: The Survival of Socialism in a Post-Soviet Era, Jean-Francois Revel
The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression, edited by Stephane Courtois, Nicolas Werth, Jean-Louis Panne, Andrzej Paczkowski, Karel Bartosek, and Jean-Louis Margolin
Fabian Freeway: High Road to Socialism in the USA, Rose R. Martin (Hard to find. I’m guessing this is out of print, but seemed to be a landmark work in the 1960s. You can get it used for about $60 on Amazon or eBay.)
** these books are from the commies, progressives, or whatever, themselves. They’re pretty evil books, but I believe it’s good to know what they actually say rather than see what someone else says they say.
Concerning Radical Islamists and Sharia Law in America
The Terrorist Next Door, Erick Stakelbeck
Sharia: The Threat to America, Center for Security Policy, Report of Team B II
The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America, Andrew C. McCarthy
Inside the Revolution, Joel C. Rosenberg
America Alone, Mark Steyn
Misc.
In Defense of Faith, David Brog
Money, Greed, and God, Jay Richards
The Road to Serfdom, F. A. Hayek
Capitalism and Freedom, Milton Friedman
When Money Dies, Adam Fergusson
In the Garden of Beasts, Erik Larson
The Roots of Obama’s Rage, Dinesh D’Souza
What’s So Great About America, Dinesh D’Souza
Saving Freedom, Sen. Jim Demint
Liberty and Tyranny, Mark Levin
Ameritopia, Mark Levin
Arguing With Idiots, Glenn Beck
Broke, Glenn Beck
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metexas
A Time to Betray, Reza Kahlili
Six Days of War, Michael B. Oren
Suicide of a Superpower, Patrick J. Buchanan
Secret Weapon, Kevin Freeman
Epicenter, Joel C. Rosenberg
After America: Get Ready for Armageddon, Mark Steyn
The New Road to Serfdom, Daniel Hannan
When a Nation Forgets God, Erwin Lutzer
How to Survive the End of the World As We Know It, James Wesley Rawles
EMP Survival, Larry and Cheryl Poole
The Survivors Club, Ben Sherwood
The Day After the Dollar Crashes, Damon Vickers
What in the World is Going On?, Dr. David Jeremiah
Living With Confidence in a Chaotic World, Dr. David Jeremiah
The Coming Economic Armageddon, Dr. David Jeremiah
I Never Thought I’d See the Day!, Dr. David Jeremiah
The Blueprint, Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski
Mao: The Unknown Story, Jung Chang and Jon Halliday
Politics According to the Bible, Wayne Grudem
