Mark Pellegrino Recommends

So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed. By Jon Ronson.

‘unfortunately the trolls who need to read this most won’t read it.‘

Panics and Persecutions: 20 Quillette Tales of Excommunication in the Digital Age. By Quillette Magazine, Claire Lehmann, Colin Wright, Jamie Palmer, Jonathan Kay, Toby Young.

‘Very informative. Check it out.‘

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. By Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff.

‘Worth the read‘

Cynical Theories: How Universities Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity – And Why this Harms Everybody.

‘Cynical Theories by James Lindsay‘

Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All. Michael Shellenberger.

‘A must read for anyone who cares about human flourishing and a healthy world.‘

America’s Revolutionary Mind: A Moral History of the American Revolution and the Declaration That Defined It.
C. Bradley Thompson.

‘a great overview of the contradiction of the founding principles with the evil of slavery‘

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. Leonard Peikoff.

Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology. Ayn Rand.

The Virtue of Selfishness. Ayn Rand.

‘The greatest book on ethics ever written. Read it if you dare‘

How We Know: Epistemology on an Objectivist Foundation. Harry Binswanger.

‘For all who dare to know, I recommend this amazing book.’

Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist. Tara Smith.

‘I’d read On The Objectivist Ethics and then Tara Smith’s book on normative ethics which is a very detailed study elaboration.’

The Fire in the Flint. Walter White.

Paris. Edward Rutherfurd.

‘I do recommend them both [Paris, New York]. I liked Paris better‘

New York. Edward Rutherfurd.

Discovery of Freedom. Rose Wilder Lane.

Housing Boom and Bust. Thomas Sowell.

‘for a treatment of the 08 crash‘

The Theory of Money & Credit. Ludwig von Mises.

‘for full histories read: Selgin, Menger, Mises (theory of money and credit), Hoppe, Rothbard. Salzman.‘

The Count of Monte Cristo. Alexandre Dumas.

‘Count of Monte Cristo is one of the greatest books EVER.‘

Capitalist Solutions. Andrew Bernstein.

‘Andrew Bernstein wrote a great book called ‘Capitalist Solutions’ that deals (in part) with free market solutions to pollution‘

A Very Private Woman Paperback. Nina Burleigh.

‘I recommend a book called A Very Private Woman.. the movie is an imaginative take on the mystery of the murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer.‘

David & Goliath: The explosive inside story of media bias in the Mideast conflict. Shraga Simmons.

‘a great book on the crazy, biased reporting on Israel: David and Goliath by Shraga Simmons‘

The Forgotten Man. Amity Shlaes.

‘Try ‘The Forgotten Man’ to start. Look up any lecture from a prof at the Mises Institute for tons of lectures on [the New Deal]’

A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy. William B Irvine.

‘some of the techniques in the book can help you with emotionally understanding what you can and can’t control. That can help you forgive yourself for what you can’t control and be fully present for what you can.’

Capitalism: a Treatise on Economics. George Reisman.

‘I recommended several books to you […] I’ll add some more: read some @GGReisman‘

The Myth of the Robber Barrons. Burton Folsom.

‘I’ve already recommended books by Rothbard, Julian Simon, and Von Mises, But I’ll recommend another by Burton Folsom: The Myth of the Robber Barrons.‘

When Nietzsche Wept. Irvin D. Yalom.

‘He was a bundle of contradictions… read: When Nietzsche Wept. Great book.‘

The Screwtape Letters. CS Lewis.

‘Remember always the Law of Undulation (The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis). I recommend this book to anyone going through hard times.‘

Death by Government: Genocide and Mass Murder Since 1900.

‘The next book you should read by RJ Rummel ‘Death by Government’

The State of Humanity. Julian L. Simon.

‘A great book to start with would be Julian Simon’s ‘The State of Humanity’‘ ‘you MUST read Julian Simon’s book The State of Humanity.‘

Philosophy: Who Needs It? Ayn Rand.

‘It demonstrates just how pervasive the influence of philosophy is over ALL aspects of life.‘

Go Tell it on the Mountain. James Baldwin.

‘My newest book rec’

Moral Case For Fossil Fuels. Alex Epstein.

‘one of the BEST books out there by one of the most formidable communicators out there‘

Wealth Poverty and Politics. Thomas Sowell.

‘Book recommendation: Wealth, Poverty and Politics by Thomas Sowell. Read it yesterday.‘

Discrimination and Disparities. Thomas Sowell.

‘Also, Discrimination and Disparities.‘

Sanford Meisner on Acting. Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell.

‘For all those who wanted my acting book recs. They are: Sanford Meisner On Acting and The Practical Handbook For The Actor.‘

Actor’s Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique. William Esper and Damon DiMarco.

‘read both of William Esper’s books on the Meisner technique’

The Actor’s Guide to Creating a Character: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique. William Esper and Damon DiMarco.

‘read both of William Esper’s books on the Meisner technique’

A Practical Handbook for the Actor. Melissa Bruder.

‘read The Practical Handbook For The Actor‘

On Directing. Harold Clurman.

‘On Directing by Harold Clurman and practice it with the several plays he works on in the book‘

Who Killed the Constitution?: The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush. Thomas E. Woods.

‘for a look at just how far fed gov power over our lives has grown‘

Merchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism. Robert Zubrin.

‘The Merchants Of Despair is Also very good.‘

Eco-imperialism: Green Power, Black Death. Paul Driessen.

‘there’s a rather illuminating book on the topic I recommend called Eco Imperialism Green Power Black Death by Paul Dreissen‘

The Economics and Politics of Race: An International Perspective. Thomas Sowell.

‘get The Politics and Economics of Race by Thomas Sowell to start.‘

In The Shadow Of The Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World. Tom Holland.

‘I also recommend In The Shadow Of The Sword.‘

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants. Malcolm Gladwell.

‘David and Goliath should be required reading anyway. Great book‘

What Has Government Done to Our Money? Murray N. Rothbard.

‘New book rec: ‘What Has The Government Done To Our Money’ by Murray Rothbard… who’s gonna read it and give me a report?‘

Revolution a Manifesto. Ron Paul.

‘New book rec: ‘Revolution a Manifesto’ by Ron Paul. Read it and tell me what you think.‘

Capitalism the Unknown Ideal. Ayn Rand.

‘Capitalism the Unknown Ideal esp the essays The Nature of Government and Man’s Rights.‘

Basic Economics. Thomas Sowell.

What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Elan Journo.

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos Paperback. Jordan B. Peterson.

‘Take care. Also read @jordanbpeterson book 12 Rules for Life.‘

Equal is Unfair: America’s Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality. Don Watkins and Yaron Brook.

‘Income inequality is a natural consequence of unequal talents and energies creating values.‘

More Guns Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws. John R. Lott Jr.

‘before you hate me for the reference, read it.’

Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-baked Theories Don’t. John R. Lott.

‘This should be REQUIRED reading for anyone who VOTES.‘

Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System. Tara Smith.

‘It will change your life.‘

The Orphan Master’s Son. Adam Johnson.

‘if you want to read a good book that vividly depicts the stifling rigidity of collectivism‘

The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor. Larry Moss.

‘I also like Larry Moss’s Intent To Live.‘

In Defense of Selfishness Hardcover. Peter Schwartz.

‘If you have not read Peter’s book ‘In Defense of Selfishness’ you are missing out on an eye opening experience.‘

Winning the Unwinnable War: America’s Self-Crippled Response to Islamic Totalitarianism. Elan Journo.

‘A great book‘

Theodore and Woodrow: How Two American Presidents Destroyed Constitutional Freedom. Andrew P. Napolitano.

‘andrew napolitano wrote a pretty good book about it called Theodore and Woodrow.‘

Taxation and Anarchism: A Discussion Paperback. Auberon Herbert and Joseph Hiam Levy.

‘an interesting debate between two individualists‘

Atlas Shrugged. Ayn Rand.

‘Atlas Shrugged. The most important book of our time.‘

The Law. Fredrick Bastiat.

‘There’s a great book by Fredrick Bastiat called The Law. It’s short. Read it and open a can.‘

The Crisis, Common Sense, The Age of Reason. Thomas Paine.

‘Time for a Thomas Paine revival‘

The Dark Side of Camelot Paperback. Seymour Hersh

‘Jacks whole image was a fraud‘

That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen: An Economic Essay. Frédéric Bastiat.

The Fountainhead. Ayn Rand.

‘Virtue of selfishness. The fountainhead. Objectivism the philosophy of Ayn Rand. Atlas Shrugged. In THAT order.‘

The Romantic Manifesto. Ayn Rand.

‘a very interesting treatise on art (its nature and purpose in human life)‘

Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815. Gordon S. Wood.