Top Nine Reads of 2023 | 1/2/24
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- I review the most insightful books I read in 2023.
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1. Skin in the Game By Nassim Nicholas Taleb
2. Return of the Strong Gods by R.R. Reno
3. The Clash of Civilizations by Samuel P. Huntington
4. The Ancient City by Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
5. On Heroes, Hero-worship & the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle
6. A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell
7. The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
8. State of Emergency by Patrick J. Buchanan
9. America's Cultural Revolution by Christopher F. Rufo
Past recommendations:
1. Unqualified Reservations by Moldbug
2. The Dark Enlightenment by Nick Land
3. The Machiavellians by James Burnham
4. Latter-day Pamphlets by Thomas Carlyle
5. On Sovereignty by Joseph de Maistre
6. The Concept of the Political by Carl Schmitt
7. The Revolt of the Elites by Christopher Lasch
8. Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick J. Deneen
9. The Age of Entitlement by Christopher Caldwell
1. The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler
2. Chartism by Thomas Carlyle
3. Political Theology by Carl Schmitt
4. On Power by Bertrand de Jouvenel
5. The Managerial Revolution by James Burnham
6. Fanged Noumena by Nick Land
7. Democracy: The God that Failed by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
8. The Abolition of Man by C.S.Lewis
9. Gray Mirror by Curtis Yarvin
1. The Ruling Class by Gaetano Mosca
2. That Hideous Strenght by C.S.Lewis
3. The Complete Works of Julius Caesar
4. Dominion by Tom Holland
5. The Battle for Spain by Antony Beevor
6. After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre
7. The Hour of Decision by Oswald Spengler
8. Xenosystems by Nick Land
9. Neuromancer by William Gibson
1. The Mind and Society by Vildredo Pareto
2. The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
3. Discourses on Livy by Niccolo Machiavelli
4. Leviathan & Its Enemies by Samuel T. Francis
5. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
6. Major Works Vol. 1 by Joseph de Maistre
7. Man and technics by Oswald Spengler
8. Lives by Plutarch
9. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
1. Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age by Seraphim Rose
2. Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
3. Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky
4. The Abolition of Man by CS Lewis
5. The Weight of Glory by CS Lewis
6. Politics and the English Language by George Orwell
7. Wasteland, Hollow Man and Ash-Wednesday by TS Elliot
8. Paradise Lost by John Milton
9. None Dare Call it Treason by John Stormer
Nihilism was an eye opening read.
Commenting for algo magic, also check Imperium Press and Passage Publishing
& Regnery, Anthem and Arktos
I didn't read anywhere near the amount i wanted to this year. I only ended up reading Decline of the West Volume 1, The Confessions and Imperium. Imperium has to be the highest payoff book per page I have ever read though it genuinely changed how I look at things.
I didn’t do as much reading as I should have this year but I did read a few. Christian Nationalism by Andrew Torba and Andrew Isker. Good, solid read about the latest movement everyone on the left is fearmongering about. Nothing in their arguments struck me as outrageous or unreasonable. (I do have Wolfe’s CN book sitting on my shelf and I’ll probably get to it a my next read). The Boniface Option by Andrew Isker. A good guide for Christians in how we should be living in our current time. The Holocaust Narrative by E Michael Jones. Extremely interesting read and I’m sure one that will get some people to clutch their pearls from the title alone. It’s mostly about how the narrative has been used to destroy the morals and culture of western nations. Really good read, definitely recommend. Currently just recently started Enough Already by Scott Horton. Interesting history lesson so far on a lot of the lead up to our constant Mid East activities.
Notice Auron never touches the JQ, the manufactured Holocough narrative, and the current mass-murder taking place in Israel? Not surprising to those of us who know truly WHO controls the levers of financial and societal power.
Of course, all his fan-boyz come to his defense, as if the above were simply minor historical matters being overlooked, or he has other topics "he'd rather cover."
No! As much as Auron might see himself as open to all forms of cultural critique, he is basically controlled. He's afraid of the blowback by The Blaze, the impact such discussions would have on his image and YT numbers, and where such discussions might lead him intellectually.
Not once has he had EMJ's on to discuss his books and their relevance to current events. EMJ's would force Auron to address the JQ head-on, which he doesn't have the courage to do!
Somehow, that Buchanan book slipped under my radar. That's a must-read. Buchanan has a suprisingly large catalog.
Sowell's "visions" framework is surprisingly evergreen. Maps perfectly onto COVID.
On Heroes was on a T777 recommendation list. I have it on my shelf because of that, just need to get to it. Thanks for adding some more recs. A reader's work is never done!
Thanks for making this video
Two things to keep in mind about NN Taleb is that he *refuses* to publish or address his balance sheet as a trader. He also wrote an effusive intro to Saifedean Ammous Bitcoin book and less than 2 years later did a complete 180 and repudiated all the positive things he said in that intro.
Looks like a tidy list. You forgot the latest Horus Heresy books though....
Rufo's book is a must-read to understand in detailed depth exactly how the woke left conquered the institutions. Well-written too.
Another book I highly recommend is Michael Anton's "The Stakes". Not only because it is an excellent sweeping summary of everything happening politically, but also because it is incredibly well-written and very fun to read (despite the serious topics engaged in).
I spent years reading books on politics and political theory. Can’t do it anymore. I get my politics fix from podcasts and Twitter. I reserve reading time for something more enjoyable and relaxing like history.
The Burning Souls by DeGrelle was a short but beautiful read.
I found it really boring
Reading Heros & Hero Worship now. I very much enjoy his writing.
On the number 2 place the idea that wanting your identity to be protected lead to the certain European event is ludicrous. That was darwinistic eugenics that started it.
Always love getting reading lists from the men I respect.
A lot of transition in life this year, but here’s what I finished:
1. Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism, and Socialism by Donoso Cortes
2. The Managerial Revolution by James Burnham
3. Considerations on France by Joseph de Maistre
In progress:
1. On Power by Bertrand de Jouvenel
2. Before Church and State by Andrew Willard Jones
On CS Lewis book, saying "well maybe god is doing this" or "What if god wants this" is not an argument for anything. Anyone can come up with what ifs, but we need to know if its actually true. I suppose all it does is show that god and pain are not necessarily incompatible, but it still doesnt mean anyone should believe in god.
Which author wrote Imperium? Harris or Yockey?
Thanks
Yockey
1. The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous
2. Democracy: The God That Failed by Hans-Herman Hoppe
3. Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen
4. Fossil Future by Alex Epstein
5. The White Pill by Michael Malice
6. The True Believer by Eric Hoffer
7. The Fiat Standard by Saifedean Ammous
8. America's Cultural Revolution by Chris Rufo
Unfortunately none of the other books were good enough to make 9, but the top three were basically perfect. Loved the video and always glad to get more book recs from you!
1) Crime and Punishment (Dostoyevsky)
2) Mine Were of Trouble (Kemp)
3) Decline of the West (Spengler)
4) How to Take Smart Notes… (Sönke Ahrens)
5) The Populist Delusion (Parvini)
6) The Prophets of Doom (Parvini)
7) Notes from the Underground (Dostoyevsky)
8) Never Split the Difference (Voss)
9) How to Make Friends and Influence People (Carnegie)
(Amongst others)
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