The Holy Bible

A Brave New World

Animal Farm

1984

The Art of War

Mein Kampf

The Communist Manifesto

Rules for Radicals

Meditations

The Federalist Papers

I have read all of these all the way through at least twice. Each of these offers something vital to my understanding of the world from creation to now, and each offers something that the others do not. In my humble opinion, none of them can be skipped if you want to truly understand the battlefield we are on right now.

I encourage you to choose one you haven't read, and buy yourself a Christmas present.

I also would LOVE for you all to help me add to this list and find myself a little something to put under the tree.

Suggested by others below:

Atlas Shrugged .....suggested by shitpost881

Behold a Pale Horse ..... suggested by Brent75

Into Thin Air .... suggested by SirRupert

The Gulag Archipelago .... suggested by jager

Lord of the World: A Novel .... suggested by svixgale

Unintended Consequences .... suggested by svixgale

The Medusa File .... suggested by 7nick9

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations .... suggested by MarkusCincinnatus

The Law .... suggested by MarkusCincinnatus

Progress and Poverty .... suggested by MarkusCincinnatus

The Road to Serfdom .... suggested by MarkusCincinnatus

The Law of War .... suggested by Mountiang8

*** I can not keep up with editing to add all the suggestions.... though Im trying to add the ones I recognize. Be sure to read the replies below for the ones Im missing. Im sure some of them are gems as well, and the people posting them will assuredly answer questions about them if you ask.