Books Recommended by Ben Shapiro
The War on Cops
How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe
Heather Mac Donald
Source: "A very good book. [...] Talks about the Ferguson effect and why it is that the left's attack on law enforcement is actually making people in the inner city less safe, and raising crime rates." - Ben Shapiro
The Source
A Novel
James A. Michener
Source: "Basically a bunch of short stories. But a bunch of them are really, really compelling and interesting. [...] It's a long read but it's an easy read." - Ben Shapiro
Basic Economics
Thomas Sowell
Source: "[If you read this book and "Economics in One Lesson"] you'll know more than all or your classmates combined about the basic workings of free markets and economics." - Ben Shapiro
Economics in One Lesson
The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
Henry Hazlitt
Source: "[If you read this book and "Basic Economics"] you'll know more than all or your classmates combined about the basic workings of free markets and economics." - Ben Shapiro
The Revenge of Geography
What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
Robert D. Kaplan
Source: "It's very good. [...] There are actual physical geographies on the ground making it difficult for us to control certain areas of the globe." - Ben Shapiro
Tragedy And Comedy
Walter Kerr
Source: "We are capable of reaching out to God and reaching out to the stars, but [we're] always gonna fall short, [we're] always going to die." - Ben Shapiro
The Long March
How the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s Changed America
Roger Kimball
Source: "Quite brilliant. It really traces the rise of the intellectual left and how they defeated the liberals in America." - Ben Shapiro
Ghosts of Manila
The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
Mark Kram
Source: "Really terrific book about the fights between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. And it really traces Ali's entire life." - Ben Shapiro
Q is for Quarantine, S is for Stinks
Ariel Pardo
Source: "My sister, who is stuck at home with four kids under 8, put together this charming children's book on covid-19 and quarantine." - Ben Shapiro
Myths and Facts
A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Mitchell G. Bard
Source: "The best book you can get [on the Israeli-Arab conflict]. [...] You'll know everything you need to know if you pick this up." - Ben Shapiro
The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America
Barry Latzer
Source: "The justice system is not biased against black people or hispanic people, read [this book] and you will see the statistics." - Ben Shapiro
The Insanity Defense
The Complete Prose
Woody Allen
Source: "About how the country, the democratic process, and our politicians, have failed the mentally ill in the country." - Ben Shapiro
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
James Fitzjames Stephen
Source: "If you ever want to read a really good book debunking utilitarianism, [this] is an excellent book." - Ben Shapiro
Founding God's Nation
Reading Exodus
Leon R Kass
Source: "As Jews begin reading the book of Exodus this Shabbat, here's a terrific and worthwhile book on the subject." - Ben Shapiro
Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell
Source: "A lot of people have read Orwell's 1984, he actually wrote a book that's better. It's [this book]." - Ben Shapiro
Suicide of the West
How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics Is Destroying American Democracy
Jonah Goldberg
Source: "An important exploration of why we’re giving up the philosophy that built the modern West." - Ben Shapiro
Hillbilly Elegy
A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
J. D. Vance
Source: "A very well-written book. [...] The whole thing is a critique of individual decisions." - Ben Shapiro
Patriots
The Men Who Started the American Revolution
A.J. Langguth
Source: "Another great history book. [...] Tells the history of the American Revolution." - Ben Shapiro
The Beast That Crouches At The Door
Rabbi David Fohrman
Source: "A Biblical criticism book that I think is really terrrific. [...] Really terrific." - Ben Shapiro
Alas, Babylon
Pat Frank
Source: "A classic of the genre. Nuclear war hits, how do people survive it afterward?" - Ben Shapiro
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