Economics

Title:  Free to Choose (A personal statement)
Author:  Milton & Rose Friedman
Publisher:  Harcourt Brace
*description:  Rose Friedman and her husband, Milton (a Nobel laureate economist), co-authored a book explaining the value and benefit of freedom and capitalism.  

Founding Fathers / Presidential Leadership 

Title:  To the Best of My Ability
Author:  James M. McPherson
Publisher:  DK Publishing
*description:  reviews and outlines all the American Presidents. 

Title:  Alexander Hamilton
Author(s):  mulitple  (editor- Jacob Cooke)
Publisher:  Hill & Wang (New York)
*description:  Profile of Alexander Hamilton.  Alexander's position on varioius political, economic, and social topics. 

Title:  The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Author:  Benjamin Franklin
Publisher:  Barnes & Noble
*description:  Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. 

Title:  The Burden and the Glory
Author:  John F. Kennedy
Publisher:   The Easton Press
*description:  The writings of John F Kennedy- presidential speeches, inaugural speeches… 

Title:  The Exemplary Presidency
Author:  Philip Abbott
Publisher:  The University of Massachussetts Press
*description:  Franklin D Roosevelt and the American political tradition. 

Title:  The Gospel According to RFK
Author:  Robert F Kennedy (author/editor: Norman MacAffe)
Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers
*description:  The speeches of Robert F. Kennedy… with forward and notes by Norman MacAffe. 

Title:  The Living Lincoln
Author:  Abraham Lincoln (editors: Angle & Miers)
Publisher:  Barnes & Noble
*description:  Abridged writings of Abraham Lincoln…. Over 600 pages. 

Title:  The History of the American Presidency 
Author:  John Bowman
Publisher:  World Publications Group 
*description: Details biographical and historical intelligence on each President… from GW to GW Bush.   

Title: Poor Richard’s Almanac 
Author:  Benjamin Franklin
Publisher:  Penguin
*description:  Ben Franklin’s writings… a truly remarkable book, full of wisdom.  

Title:  Theodore Roosevelt- An American Mind
Author:  Theodoore Roosevelt (editor/author: Mario DiNunzio)
Publisher:  Penguin books
*description:  Some of the writings of Teddy Roosevelt. 

Title:  Thomas Jefferson- In his own words
Author:  Thomas Jefferson
Publisher:  Barnes & Noble
*description:  Thomas Jefferson's thoughts about American government and individual liberties. 

Title:  Thomas Jefferson - 1st Inaugural Address
Title:  Thomas Jefferson - 2nd Inaugural Address 

Title:  George Washington - 1st Inaugural Address
Title:  George Washington - State of the Union Address 1
Title:  George Washington - State of the Union Address 2
Title:  George Washington - State of the Union Address 3
Title:  George Washington - State of the Union Address 4
Title:  George Washington - State of the Union Address 5
Title:  George Washington - State of the Union Address 6
Title:  George Washington - State of the Union Address 7
Title:  George Washington - State of the Union Address 8 

Title:  Washington on Washington
Author:  George Washington (editor: Paul M. Zall)
Publisher:  The University Press of Kentucky
*description:  Washington's writings over the years... from his days as general to his days as President.  

Photography 

Title:  John Fitzgerald Kennedy- A Life in Pictures
Author:  Yann-Brice Dherbier & Pierre-Henri Yerlhac
Publisher:  Phaidon
*description:  A beautiful book of photography documenting the life and times of John Kennedy. 

Poetry

Title: The Lord of Light
Author: Pisces
Publisher: Lulu Publishing
*description: and elequent book of rhymes about God with fantastic photography.

Political Science  

Title:  The Age of Reason
Author:  Thomas Paine
Publisher:  Dover
*description:  Discusses the rational side of politics, religion, and philosophy.    

Title:  The Constitution on Liberty
Author:  Friedrich A. Hayek
Publisher:  University of Chicago
*description:  The best book ever written about individual liberty !  

Title:  Democracy
Author:  Jose Nun
Publisher:  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 
*description:  The history of democracy as it has evolved through time.  Discusses the underlying conditions necessary for a democratic government.  

Title:  Democracy in America 
Author:  Alexis de Tocqueville
Publisher:  Anchor Press Doubleday
*description:  Alexis de Tocqueville visits the US in the year 1862 and authors his findings… truly one of the most descriptive books regarding American history, mores, and values. 

Title:  Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
Author:  Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Publisher:  Hackett Publishing
*description:  political philosophies of Rousseau. 

Title:  The Federalist Papers
Author(s):  Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
Publisher:  Penguin Books
*description:  Federal papers regarding the natural definitions of American government and individual freedom.  It's awesome, totally awesome ! 

Title:  International Law of Occupation
Author:  Eyal Benvenisti
Publisher:  Princeton University Press
*description:  discusses the laws of occupation, the Geneva Convention, the Hague Convention, practical examples. 

Title:  Liberalism against Populism
Author:  William Riker
Publisher:  Waveland Press, Inc.
*description:  Discusses the relation between theories of democracy and theories of social choice... definitions of social choice theory, various voting methods... " I have used social choice theory to explicate the theory of democracy." ~William Riker 

Title:  On Liberty
Author:  John Stuart Mill
Publisher:  Hackett Publishing
*description:  The writings of John Stuart Mill… pure political science focused on individual and social freedoms. 

Title:  Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal
Author(s):  Terrence Ball, Richard Dagger
Publisher:  Harper Collins
*description:  Explains the various political ideologies that govern the planet- communism, socialism, liberalism, conservatism, fascism, green politics. 

Title:  Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal- A reader
Author(s):  Terrence Ball, Richard Dagger
Publisher:  Harper Collins
*description:  Profiles the prose of various individuals- John Locke, John Stuart Mill, Dr. Martin Luther King, etc. 

Title:  The Prince
Author:  Machiavelli
Publisher:  New American Library
*description:  Famous analysis of statesmanship and power.   

Title:  A Theory of Justice
Author:  John Rawls
Publisher:  The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
*description:  "What I have attempted to do is to generalize and carry to a higher order of abstraction the traditional theory of the social contract represented by Locke, Rousseau, and Kant."  ~John Rawls, Harvard Professor 

Title:  Triumphant Democracy
Author: Andrew Carnegie
Publisher: Scribner
*description:  The captain of industry- Andrew Carnegie- "the man of steel" writes about America in 1886.  

Title:  Two Treatises of Government
Author:  John Locke (editor: Peter Laslett)
Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
*description: The writings of John Locke-  instrumental in developing the basis British/American freedom and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Spirituality 

Title: Astrology- The Complete Idots Guide to Astrology

Author(s):  Madeline Gerwick-Brodeur and Lisa Lenard

Publisher:  Alpha, a Member of Penguin Group USA Inc.

*description:  Explains the various zodiac characters, the planets, the houses, the stars and their qualities and characteristics appertaining thereto.

Title:  The Bible
Author: various
Publisher: various
*description:  Christian book for spiritual governance…

Title:  Buddhist Scriptures

Author: (Editor/Translator) Selected and translated by Edward Conze

Publisher:  Penguin Classics, Penguin Books, 1959

*description:  selected Buddhist Scriptures.

Title:  C.G. Jung Speaking (Interviews and Encounters)
Author:  Carl Jung (editors: William McGuire, R.F.C Hull)
Publisher:   Bollingen Series, Princeton University Press
*description:   A series of interviews with Carl Jung.  Carl covers a broad host of topics... very interesting reading ! 

Title:  Going Home, Jesus and Buddha as Brothers

Author:  Thich Nhat Hanh

Publisher:  Riverhead Books, New York

*description:  A detailed book revealing the common threads of Buddhist principle and Christianity.

Title:  Path of the Kabbalah

Author: David Sheinkin, MD

Publisher: Paragon House Publishers

*description:  explains much about Judaic principles and the tree of life.

Title:  Power vs Force
Author:  David R Hawkins, MD, PhD
Publisher:  Hay House 
*description:  discusses the levels of human conciousness, attractor patterns, as well as the subtly vast differences between power and force.

Title:  The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
Author:  Deepak Chopra 
Publisher:  Amber-Allen Publishing and New World Library 
*description:  Deepak discusses spiritual awareness and how your spirit and your spirit's will becomes your destiny.

Title:  Tao Te Ching
Author:  Lao-Tsu
Publisher:  Vintage Books 
*description:  81 chapters discusses the energy of heaven and earth...  chapter 8: the highest good is like water- water gives life to 10,000 things and does not strive.

Title:  You Can Heal Your Life
Author:  Louise L. Hay
Publisher:  Hay House
*description:  Louise discusses how to heal your own life through positive thinking and spiritual meditation... attracting love, peace, harmony, health, wealth etc.

Title:  Your Best Life Now
Author:  Joel Osteen 
Publisher:  Hachette Book Group 
*description:  Joel discusses how to live life with love, peace, and harmony.