Archived: Required Reading for Humanity: Third Edition

[Not for Human Consumption]

I request that "The Shock Doctrine - The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" by Naomi Klein be added to this list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine

[Star Wars Fan]

Gulag Archipelago by Alexander Solshensityn or the russian version (Aleksandr is translated normally from cryllic).
EDIT: Maybe Bloodlands as it fixes mischaracterizations of (the european part of) world war II badly but i dont know if its enough for 'required readings for humanity'.

[Darkhunter]

Godless: The Church of Liberalism by Ann Coulter. If you are a Conservative you will love it and if you are a Liberal than you will see how others see you.

[sillymonkard]

The Compass Rose-Ursula K. LeGuin
The Man Who Had No Idea-Thomas M. Disch
A Good Man Is Hard To Find-Flannery O'conner
In Praise of Folly-Erasmus
On Cannibals -Montagine
The Tale of Genji -Shikibu Murasaki

[Caramello Koala]

The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart, The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, anything by Carl Jung, Be Here Now, and The Only Dance There Is by Ram Dass.

[Jacob05]

You need to update your poetry list:

Palgrave's Golden Treasury
Anthology of Modern Poetry
Works of Elliot
Works of Shelly
Works of Byron

Fuck Poe he's shit.

[Malice]

Originally Posted by Not for Human Consumption

I request that "The Shock Doctrine - The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" by Naomi Klein be added to this list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine

NO, NO, NO!!!

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/13673637

The Cato Institute wrote a 20 page paper completely tearing it apart. It isn't even arguable.

[crazzyass]

Stuff like that list is one of the things that made Totse great.

[kennyonfire]

Originally Posted by Not for Human Consumption

I request that "The Shock Doctrine - The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" by Naomi Klein be added to this list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine

Second.

Gave this a read due to your suggestion. Very enlightening. Definitely a must read for all who likes their personal freedoms.

[kennyonfire]

Originally Posted by Malice

NO, NO, NO!!!

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/13673637

The Cato Institute wrote a 20 page paper completely tearing it apart. It isn't even arguable.

You should consider the book as a history lesson. This book is definitely not subtle in trying install the idea that unrestrained capitalism is dangerous, but an intelligent reader should be able to distinguish the opinions from the facts. The book is a good read in that it documents many instances of foreign policy missions, and these should be made known to anyone who has any interest in world economics.

O by the way.
Everything is arguable.
Especially when it comes to a soft science such as economics, where even the leading experts in the field do not have a full understanding of the cause and effect of policies and market changes.

[FrY]

The twilight saga, so you get a good idea of what to burn first.

[kennyonfire]

The Naked Ape
by Desmond Morris

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Ape_(book)

Learn a little bit about what you are.

[G-man]

I recommend Freud's Analysis of the Ego and the Group mind, a very easy and short read, contains none of the later over-developed psychosexual theories of Freud, and it draws heavily from other writers.

Also, The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.

[King of the world]

Julius Evola- Revolt against the modern world
Julius Evola- Ride the tiger
Julius Evola- Men among the ruins
Otto Weininger- Sex & Character
J.P. Rushton- Race, evolution & behavior
Francis Galton- Hereditary genius
Charles Darwin- The descent of man
Carleton S. Coon- The races of Europe
Madison Grant- The passing of the great race
Mrs. Madeline Vinton Dahlgren- Thoughts on female suffrage and in vindication of woman's true rights
Dr. Daniel Amneus- The Garbage Generation

[DirtySanchez]

The Revolt Against Civilization: The Menace Of The Under Man by Lothrop Stoddard
Mein Kampf
Atlas Shrugged
The Bible
The Prince
Race and Reason
Dysgenics: Genetic Deterioration in Modern Populations by Richard Lynn

[dephdiddy]

The Games People Play - A Transactional Analysis.

It's written strangely, but a good read.

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by dephdiddy

The Games People Play - A Transactional Analysis.

It's written strangely, but a good read.

That was a damn good book. I can't help but remember "stroking" now and again when I am going through the banal motions of everyday conversation with acquaintances.

[dephdiddy]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

That was a damn good book. I can't help but remember "stroking" now and again when I am going through the banal motions of everyday conversation with acquaintances.

It is rather funny, passing strangers and saying "hello" or chatting about weather, little cartoon numbers will pop up above their heads.... it makes life interesting for sure.

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by dephdiddy

It is rather funny, passing strangers and saying "hello" or chatting about weather, little cartoon numbers will pop up above their heads.... it makes life interesting for sure.

Sometimes it is fun to drastically alter your quota of stroking. Preferably within a few minutes of interaction. Like give them a grunting hello, get a hesitant greeting back then come at them with an onslaught of enthusiastic chatting, only to switch back again to a grunt.

[Poseidon]

Didn't see Howl by Allen Ginsberg on there.

Or anything by Ginsberg.

[unstable matter]

My Friend the Mercenary- James Brabazon

Story of the Liberian conflict and the ill fated coup of equatorial guinea told as close as you can get to the story without going to jail