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.
:)