Favorite Books

I mention in my profile that one of my main interests is reading and there is a section for listing favorite books. I failed to mention that probably my favorite is the one I'm reading at the time. I'm currently reading The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek. I've just finished Prologues, Prefaces, and Introductions occupying the first several pages of the book. The origin and evolution of the now Classic Economics work from a memorandum of response, to a position paper, to a magazine article to the book it has become is described. The historic context and the contemporary milieu during this part of Hayek's life is described. His intent for the book as a warning cry against creeping statism and collectivism is explained.

Among the many books I've already read this year are Common Sense by Thomas Paine (the original version, not the updated, trendy version with glib commentary by Glenn Beck), Liberty vs. Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto by Mark Levin, The Strain by Guillermo del Toro, The Allies of Humanity, Vol 2 by Marshall V. Summers, The Nine and Happiness Is a Warm Gun, 2 parts of a 3-part series, Sinister Forces, by Peter Levenda.

Additionally, I read several literary and news magazines and periodicals of a political nature with a mostly conservative viewpoint (the news magazines, that is), They include Commentary, The National Review, The Limbaugh Letter, Kenyon Review, The American Spectator, Parabola, Downbeat, The American Poetry Review, Poetry, Poets & Writers, The Writer's Digest, Lapham's Quarterly, The Southwest Review, The Paris Review, Scientific American, Foreign Relations, The Philosopher's Magazine, and Ploughshares. I know I'm missing several in this list, just as I didn't name all the books I've read this year in the above paragraph.

Suffice it to say, I'm a reader. I also listen fairly faithfully to the following online radio shows: The Fred Thompson Experience, The Mark Levin Show, Alex Jones on Prison Planet TV, Lee Rogers on Oracle Broadcasting, and a lot of Coast to Coast AM. Suffice it to say, I'm a listener, too. The learning process is an ongoing event, and a fertile mind is a terrible thing to waste. I will most likely quote from or cite many of the above publications within this space as time goes by. I will always give credit where it's due.