Book Recommendation List

Books Published by Walter Williams:

• Walter E. Williams, American Contempt for Liberty (Hoover, 2015).
• Walter E. Williams, Race and Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination? (Hoover, 2011).
• Walter E. Williams, Up from the Projects: An Autobiography, (Hoover, 2010).
• Walter E. Williams, Liberty versus the Tyranny of Socialism, (Hoover, October 2008)
• Walter E. Williams, More Liberty Means Less Government Our Founders Knew This Well, (Hoover, March 1999)
• Walter E. Williams, Do the Right Thing: The People’s Economist Speaks (Hoover, 1995)
• Walter E. Williams, South Africa’s War Against Capitalism, (Cape Town, South Africa: Juta Publishers, Ltd., 1990) revised edition.
• Walter E. Williams, South Africa’s War Against Capitalism, (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1989).
• Walter E. Williams, All It Takes Is Guts, (Washington, D. C.: Regnery-Gateway, 1987).
• Walter E. Williams, America: A Minority Viewpoint, (Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 1982).
• Walter E. Williams, The State Against Blacks, (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1982).

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Books Published by Other Authors:

• Ayn Rand, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, (1967) This is one of the best defenses and explanation of capitalism one is likely to read.
• James Duban, Be A College Achiever: The Complete Guide to Academic Stardom. This book is an excellent guide for college-bound high schoolers and their parents. It’s also an excellent source for young people already in college. It’s a gold mine of information.
• Mises Institute Home Study Course in Austrian Economics. A 52-week lecture Series by a group of distinguished economists.
• George M. Stephens, Locke, Jefferson and the Justices Foundations and Failures of the U.S. Government, Algora Publishing, New York, 2002; this book is an excellent primer on the nation’s founding and the gross departures therefrom.
• Asking the Right Questions in Choosing a College can be downloaded at www.isi.org, or a free copy can be requested by emailing freeguide@isi.org
• Charlotte A. Twight, Dependent on D.C., (Palgrave, 2002)
• William J. Bennett, Choosing the Right College: The Whole Truth About Americas Top Schools, (ISI Books, 2nd expand edition, April 2001)
• Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson, (New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1979)
• Gottfried Dietze, The Federalist: A Classic on Federalism and Free Government, (ISI Books, 1999)
• Ludwig von Mises, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, (ISI Books, 1981)
• F.A. Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty, (ISI Books , 1978)
• Jack Chambless, A Free Market Approach to Microeconomics, Bent Tree Press, (Reno, NV, 2005).
• Harvey C. Mansfield, A Student’s Guide to Political Philosophy, (ISI Books, July 2001)
• John Lukacs, A Student’s Guide to the Study of History, (ISI Books, April 2000)
• Wilfred M. McClay, A Student’s Guide to U.S. History, (ISI Books, October 2000)
• Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics, revised (New York: Basic Books, 2014). This is an excellent book for beginners and those who think they might know some economics.
• Thomas Sowell, Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One (New York: Basic Books, 2004). This is an excellent follow-up to Basic Economics.
• Frederic Bastiat, The Law (New York: Foundation for Economic Education, 1998).
• Friedrich Hayek, The Road to Serfdom (Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 1944).
• Thomas Sowell, Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas, (New York: Free Press, 1993).
• Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles, New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1987).
• Steven P. Halbrook, That Everyman be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right, (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1984).
• James D. Gwartney and Richard L. Stroup, Microeconomics: Private and Public Choice, (New York: Harcourt, Brace, Javanovitch, Inc., 1992).
• Milton and Rose Friedman, Free to Choose, (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1980).
• W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm, Myths of Rich and Poor, (New York: Basic Books, 1999).
• Foundations of American Constitutional Government, compiled by Robert D. Gorgoglione.
• Thomas Sowell, Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004). An excellent demonstration of worldwide failure of racial preferences and how damaging they can be to a society.
• Thomas Sowell, Dismantling America, (New York: Basic Books, 2010).
• James Gwartney, Richard Stroup & Dwight Lee, Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity, (New York: St. Martins Press, 2010)
• Thomas Sowell, Intellectuals and Society (revised and enlarged) (New York: Basic Books, 2011).