Recommended Reading

David Agnew · 30-06-2006, 03:09 PM

Europe; A History. Norman Davies

A total history of all Europe in every period. This book is surprisingly comprehensive. It covers the political evolution of Europe throughout history, including the now forgotten states (Livonia, Aragon, Bohemia, Navarre, Smolensk etc) and forgotten atrocities (the noyades, Stalin's famine).

I tend to disagree with Davies's opinions (he is a europhile), but his book is full of interesting stuff. For example it includes the best summaries of totalitarianism and propaganda that I have found. A real education.

David Agnew · 21-08-2006, 08:57 AM

Dark Heart - The Shocking Truth About Hidden Britain. Nick Davies

Theodore Dalrymple wrote:

Quote:

He describes what he sees and hears with exemplary clarity, neither pulling punches nor exaggerating... Read him to discover how dreadful a country much of Britain has become.

Jack Straw wrote:

Quote:

This book should be required reading... it will shock many to the quick, that all this could be happening under their noses

David Agnew · 25-11-2006, 11:44 AM

Inside the Third Reich. Albert Speer

More than sixty years after its demise, Sinn Fein's old ally - the Third Reich, continues to influence British politicians (and broadcasters). For example, Ken Livingstone doesn't feel that his day is complete until he has compared somebody to a Nazi. This just shows the man's crass ignorance.

This book is, in my opinion, the best on the subject, not because it goes into much detail of what the Nazis got up to, but because it gives an insight into the mindset of the men responsible. It is amazing to think that the events portrayed are still within living memory.

mkpdavies · 28-11-2006, 05:17 PM

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Voodoo-Scien.../dp/0198604432

Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud

Quote:

"Scientific error", says Robert Park, "has a way of evolving... from self-delusion to fraud. I use the term voodoo science to cover them all: pathological science, junk science, pseudoscience, and fraudulent science." In pathological science, scientists fool themselves. Junk science is when scientists use their expertise to befuddle and mislead others (usually juries or lawmakers). Pseudoscience has the trappings of science without any evidence. Fraud is, well, fraud--old-fashioned lying.
Park is well-acquainted with voodoo science in all its incarnations. Since 1982 he has headed the Washington, DC office of the American Physical Society, and he has carried the flag for scientific rationality through cold fusion, homeopathy, "Star Wars," quantum healing, and sundry attempts to repeal the laws of thermodynamics. Park shows why "a disproportionate share of the science seen by the public is flawed" (because shaky science is more likely to skip past peer review and head straight for the media), and gives a good tour of recent highlights in Voodoo. He has a rare ability to poke holes compassionately, without heaping vitriol on those taken in by their fondest wishes. He is less forgiving of scientists when he thinks they've fallen down on the job, which should include helping the public separate the scientific wheat from the voodoo chaff. --Mary Ellen Curtin --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

There is one particular science I found this guy had the number of!

Independent UKIP · 20-12-2006, 09:23 PM

Not a suggested reading as such because I haven't read it. But still maybe of interest to some forum members.

Amazon

Amazon

Quote:

Book Description
Who Owns the World is the first ever compilation of landowners
and landownership structures in every single one of the world's 191 states
and 41 territories. The book is divided into two parts: the first covers
the history of landownership as far as written history will allow, while
the second shows the division of landownership in every region of the
world.
Packed with revelatory information, the book:
* identifies the person who owns the largest proportion of the world's land
and documents their landholdings;
* provides details of the next 50 top landowners and lists the next 1,000
thereafter;
* reveals the 100 most prominent aristocratic families who own over 60 per
cent of Europe's land mass and who receive most of the EC's agricultural
subsidy allowance;
* documents the vast landholdings of the four largest religious groups: the
Catholic Church and the other Christian churches, the Islamic trusts and
the temple possessions of the Hindus and Buddhists;
* details in a special individual section the lands owned by the British
Commonwealth;
* contains a complete survey of the historic record of landownership,
starting in Mesopotamia/Iraq in 8,000 BC;
* lists many of the world's great Domesdays, going back to the earliest in
Ptolemaic Egypt; and
* includes an analysis of the legal structures that have reduced 95 per
cent of the earth's population to serfdom.

Who Owns the World is a breathtaking tome of huge political, economic and
social importance. It is set to revolutionise our understanding of our
planet, its history and its land.

My brief persual didn't quite back up that description but I only really looked at the individual nation section rather than the more general section.

Peter King · 20-12-2006, 11:37 PM

The mst comprehensive list of euro-sceptic titles I've encountered is the publication list of June Press (Devon/Cornwall).

As for The Great Deception, I recommended it to a pal wo who making all the right sort of enquiries. He bought it the next day, and a week later said - Thank you, I've read it, and I'm angry, very angry.

Don't forget the somewhat early but very readable The Ratchet, by John Rennie Stewardson.

Besoeker · 24-12-2006, 03:33 PM

The Blockhouse by Jean Paul Clebert

Besoeker · 24-12-2006, 03:37 PM

The Blockhouse by Jean Paul Clebert

g hall · 15-01-2007, 09:41 PM

Besoeker you posted The Blockhouse by Jean Paul Clebert a second time is that a reprint

Francis Wheen : How Mumbo Jumbo conquered the world
Joanna Blythman : Shopped The shocking power of British Supermarkets
Bernard Connolly : The Rotten Heart of Europe
Lindsay jenkins : The Last days of Britain
Christopher Booker and Richard north : The Mad Officials
Clough the autobiography a labour man but what would he have made of blair?

Besoeker · 16-01-2007, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g hall

Besoeker you posted The Blockhouse by Jean Paul Clebert a second time is that a reprint

I saw that as soon as I did it.
For some reason I couldn't delete it.
I'm surprised that it took this long for somebody to comment.

30-06-2006, 03:09 PM	#31 (permalink)
David Agnew Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maidenhead Posts: 291	Europe Europe; A History. Norman Davies A total history of all Europe in every period. This book is surprisingly comprehensive. It covers the political evolution of Europe throughout history, including the now forgotten states (Livonia, Aragon, Bohemia, Navarre, Smolensk etc) and forgotten atrocities (the noyades, Stalin's famine). I tend to disagree with Davies's opinions (he is a europhile), but his book is full of interesting stuff. For example it includes the best summaries of totalitarianism and propaganda that I have found. A real education.

25-11-2006, 11:44 AM	#33 (permalink)
David Agnew Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maidenhead Posts: 291	long shadow Inside the Third Reich. Albert Speer More than sixty years after its demise, Sinn Fein's old ally - the Third Reich, continues to influence British politicians (and broadcasters). For example, Ken Livingstone doesn't feel that his day is complete until he has compared somebody to a Nazi. This just shows the man's crass ignorance. This book is, in my opinion, the best on the subject, not because it goes into much detail of what the Nazis got up to, but because it gives an insight into the mindset of the men responsible. It is amazing to think that the events portrayed are still within living memory.

20-12-2006, 11:37 PM	#36 (permalink)
Peter King Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 21	Reading matter The mst comprehensive list of euro-sceptic titles I've encountered is the publication list of June Press (Devon/Cornwall). As for The Great Deception, I recommended it to a pal wo who making all the right sort of enquiries. He bought it the next day, and a week later said - Thank you, I've read it, and I'm angry, very angry. Don't forget the somewhat early but very readable The Ratchet, by John Rennie Stewardson.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

24-12-2006, 03:33 PM	#37 (permalink)
Besoeker Uber Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,834	The Blockhouse by Jean Paul Clebert

24-12-2006, 03:37 PM	#38 (permalink)
Besoeker Uber Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,834	The Blockhouse by Jean Paul Clebert

15-01-2007, 09:41 PM	#39 (permalink)
g hall Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,927	Besoeker you posted The Blockhouse by Jean Paul Clebert a second time is that a reprint Francis Wheen : How Mumbo Jumbo conquered the world Joanna Blythman : Shopped The shocking power of British Supermarkets Bernard Connolly : The Rotten Heart of Europe Lindsay jenkins : The Last days of Britain Christopher Booker and Richard north : The Mad Officials Clough the autobiography a labour man but what would he have made of blair?