Educational Reading
A young Benjamin Franklin wrote this verse in 1728 to serve as his epitaph. Franklin, who loved to write humorous and satirical verses as well as essays, made copies of this verse for friends at various times in his life.
"The Body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer: Like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stripped of its lettering and gilding lies here, food for worms; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more, in a new, and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended."
A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror“This book has taught me more about our history than any I’ve read in years. A Patriot's History of the United States should be required reading for all Americans.” --Glenn Beck
Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government#1 New York Times bestselling author and radio and tv host Glenn Beck's ultimate handbook for tackling and winning life's most important arguments.
Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine Glenn Beck revisits Paine's powerful treatise with one purpose: to galvanize Americans to see past government's easy solutions, two-part monopoly, and illogical methods and take back our great country.
The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the World
The author, W. Cleon Skousen, discussed the changes from the time of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to the early 1980s when the book was written. This is an incredible book that should be read by all Americans.
Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto by Mark Levin
In any given generation, there are but a few authors and thinkers whose creations can survive the ravages of time and the shifting sands of societal evolution. It is rarer still when a key book is written, recognized, and celebrated contemporarily. This is one such book. Mark R. Levin logically lays out what has made the United States of America different from all other nations in the history of humanity.
Atlas Shrugged by Ann Rand
What would happen if Atlas, a man whose shoulders held a world damning him a robber baron, shrugged? This is not a novel for the chronic skepticists who dismiss strong convictions as dogmatism, nor for the pessimists who proudly declare that they "grew out" of Miss Rand's "naive optimism."
FairTax: The Truth - Answering The Critics by Neal Boortz
The FairTax plan is simple, brilliant, and it will work—enabling you to keep all the money in your paycheck; eliminating the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system; and revolutionizing the way America pays for itself.
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism)
For decades, environmentalism has been the Left's best excuse for increasing government control over our actions in ways both large and small. It's for Mother Earth! It's for the children! It's for the whales! But until now, the doomsday-scenario environmental scares they've trumped up haven't been large enough to justify the lifestyle restrictions they want to impose. With global warming, however, greenhouse gasbags can argue that auto emissions in Ohio threaten people in Paris, and that only "global governance" (Jacques Chirac's words) can tackle such problems.
American Progressivism: A Reader
Summarizes the fundamentals of the American Progressive movement. The selected excerpts are from notable progressives of the early 20th century. (Woodrow Wilson, Roosevelt, Adams, Croly, and others)
The Real George Washington (American Classic Series)
The life and times of George Washington. The book is detailed (drawing upon historical documents) and gives a clear picture of his entire life.
Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
This is an important work, tracing the intellectual development of the idea that the all-powerful people's State should always trump the individual and be in firm control of all aspects of the population's culture, education, defense or military expansion, information, health and economy, from its modern beginnings under Wilson to the currently espoused nanny state.
Glenn Beck’s An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems
In this appraisal of America's woes, conservative TV and talk-radio host Glenn Beck (The Real America) lays lighthearted siege to everything that makes the world worse. [P]olitical correctness is the biggest threat this nation faces today, he declares, as it makes us prey for Islamic fundamentalists, renders taboo the roots of our economic troubles (poor people are, in fact, lazy, he argues) and creates rampant distortion in the media.
The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America by Bill Bennett
Fascinating in its detail and singular in its grasp of the big themes, Bennett's Almanac will make anyone a fan of history, assembling even some of the most obscure details. Even better, it will make of everyone a patriot.
Drill Here Drill Now Pay Less by Newt Gingrich
With your help, your citizen action, and Newt Gingrich's plan as laid out in this handbook, we can solve this energy crisis-and slash gas prices, too.
We the People: The Story of Our Constitution by Lynne Cheney
In May 1787 delegates from across the country -- including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin -- gathered in Philadelphia and, meeting over the course of a sweltering summer, created a new framework for governing: the Constitution of the United States. Their efforts turned a shaky alliance of states into a nation that would prosper and grow powerful, drawing its strength for centuries to come from "We the people" and inspiring hope for freedom around the world.
Fleeced by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
With their characteristic blend of sharp analysis and insider insight, Morris and McGann call offenders of all kinds on the carpet—and offer practical agendas we all can follow to help turn the tide.
If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann Coulter
"Uttering lines that send liberals into paroxysms of rage, otherwise known as ‘citing facts,’ is the spice of life. When I see the hot spittle flying from their mouths and the veins bulging and pulsing above their eyes, well, that’s when I feel truly alive." So begins If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans, Ann Coulter’s funniest, most devastating, and, yes, most outrageous book to date.
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