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November 16, 2009 11:24 AM by B.K. Marcus

What do these books have in common?

Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis

Man, Economy, and State (with Power and Market)

What Has Government Done to Our Money?/Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar

If you said, "They're the Ten Must Haves from the Mises Store!" then you're half right.

They're also all available as ePub ebook files (click on any book cover in this post to download the ebook).

If you bought all these books from the store, you'd pay $325 (or $276 if you bought them all together).

Now you can download them all for free, to read in Stanza or your favorite ePub reader.

If you own a dedicated ebook reader, such as the Kindle, you can use calibre to move the ebooks onto your device.

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An invitation to have the "Mises" blog featured on The Christian Science Monitor

October 26, 2009 10:34 AM by B.K. Marcus

What an amazing fan letter:

Dear Mr. French,

First of all, we have to tell you that your "Mises" blog is fantastic. The breadth of subject matter, the depth of scholarship, and the overarching wit and sense of humor distinguish it from virtually every other blog in its space. We know that's not news to you, but it's always nice to hear it from someone else. As a matter of fact, we were stunned that it was not chosen to be among the Wall Street Journal's Top 25 Economics Blogs. (They certainly weren't paying attention to your Alexa U.S. traffic rank of 4,854!)

We have spent months researching economy blogs and "Mises" stands out for posts that are intelligent and educational without being pedantic. And even though you are coming from a very distinct point of view, you don't beat readers over the head with it. You address timely topics and explain in them in layman's English (mostly).

We are also impressed that your writers do their own writing and thinking in stark contrast to so many economics "bloggers" who merely cut and paste the work of others, making only the minimal creative effort of putting a headline and single-sentence comment on it.

Your range of topics is mind-bogglingly broad, from economic policy and healthcare reform to WWI, pornography, intellectual property, music piracy, advertising, public education, labor unions, nuclear energy, mobile phones, and on and on. The selection of topics virtually guarantees readers will find something compelling, informative and, often, entertaining every day.

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How did Baldy Harper slip down the memory hole?

September 29, 2009 12:02 PM by B.K. Marcus

Floyd Arthur "Baldy" Harper (1905-1973) was a Cornell University professor and member of the Mont Pelerin Society. He helped start up the Foundation for Economic Education, codirected the William Volker Fund, and founded the Institute for Humane Studies.

At Harper's death, Murray Rothbard wrote,

Ever since he came to the Foundation for Economic Education in 1946 as its chief economist and theoretician, Baldy Harper, in a very real sense, has been the libertarian movement. For all these years, this gentle and lovable man, this wise and Socratic teacher, has been the heart and soul and nerve center of the libertarian cause.

So why is it so hard to find any information about him online?

He founded the Institute for Humane Studies, but their website says almost nothing about him.

Wikipedia mentions him in relation to the Volker Fund, the IHS, and Sir Antony Fisher, but on each of those pages his name is a red link.

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