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Bourbon For Breakfast: Living Outside The Statist Quo (2010)

by Jeffrey Tucker(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

genre

Humor

publisher

Ludwig von Mises Institute

review 1: Three and a half stars. This is a collection of essays and blog-posts which really isn't my style. Please take that into account in my rating. Tucker has an interesting history tied in with the Ludwig von Misses Institute and with Libertarian thought.Over all Tucker has a style that is much to pleased with himself, I believe that he laughs at all his own jokes... a lot! This is not a terrible condition if you are actually funny; and sometimes Tucker is, but just sometimes. There is a great deal of useful information buried in this book, I like the idea of turning up the water heater to 130 degrees (it does make a difference). I also took his advice on giving up the shaving foam for a splash of baby oil (after a week my face feels better then it has in thirty years). ... more There is also some very interesting insight into some elements of libertarian thought that I had not considered or at least not considered enough.In all my lists of "Libertarian Fiction" I never saw Garet Garrett; but I am interested ingiving him a try after Tucker's reviews and comments. I am the son of an inventor; and I have a great deal of difficulty with Tucker's views on intellectual property. His arguments against IP however are both strong and solid and I feel now that I have to give this some serious thought. I will probably also pick up "Against Intellectual Property" of course that would mean trying to find a copy of "Justifying Intellectual Property " for under $50 as well. I do like authors that bring me new ideas and new books to read. There is a lot of good information and interesting thoughts in this book, you just need to do a lot of digging to find those buried treasures. If you are a free thinker, or already have a Libertarian bent this is an interesting read, but it is not for the un-initiated.
review 2: a delightful collection of tucker's essays on a wide range of topics, including etiquette, mark twain, child labor, the shift toward militarism in the mainstream political right wing, morning indulgences, men's wardrobes, intellectual property, cooperation, getting fired, wastrels and spider-man. He is the modern-day, bowtie-wearing gentleman anarchist whose optimistic, creative thinking can serve as a primer to market anarchism, the antidote to social movements embracing violence and destruction. I would strongly recommend his book "it's a jetson's world", which is a celebration of peace, innovation and creativity. less

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