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Every time you finish a book, post a short 2 or 3 paragraph review of it here.

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Well I just finished reading The Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels. It is a really short read (~30-35 pages). I read it to better understand my political foes.

*Disclaimer* I will put my politics out there. I would describe myself as reactionary/neoreactionary. I am extremely anti-progressive.

I have not read the Elliot Rodger Manifesto but I am sure that it reads the same way as the Communist Manifesto would read. It is full of resentment. If you want a window into the mind of a progressive, read the Communist Manifesto. I would say that the views espoused in the Communist Manifesto would describe the views of at least 95% of left-wingers. It reads very much how you would expect a manifesto to read. It comes off as filled with anger and definitely revolutionary in nature.

I feel that there are some legitimate criticisms against things like corporatism, globalism, industrialization, and capitalism such as the negative effects these ideologies have on religion, nation, and the family unit. However, the answers proposed by Communists are very anthrocidal and nihilistic. The Communist sympathizes with the proletariat being stripped of their identities but then calls to further tear down these institutions. It's no surprise that progressives are very anti-religion, anti-family, and anti-nationalism. They are very globalist in nature in their revolution against the bourgeoisie (the capitalists, monarchs and aristocracy). Communists are internationalists because the sole purpose of their movement is the worldwide destruction of the bourgeoisie and the socialization of capital via the destruction of private property. I find the Communist perception of property rights to be quite bizarre (basically that there can be no such thing as private property). Communist property rights are briefly touched on in the manifesto. Also in the manifesto, a policy platform is laid out for Communism.

If you are a right-wing man and want a better understanding of what goes on in the mind of a progressive, read the Communist Manifesto.

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Just finished "Kundalini" by Ajit Mookerjee. The book is written in an easy to read style and it's entertaining and interesting. It gives a summary of what kundalini yoga is. It talks about the different chakras and what energy levels they represent.

It also gets into some graphic descriptions of some people's kundalini experiences and it sounds a bit frightening actually. It's very possible that a lot of people experiencing insanity are actually experiencing an out of control kundalini energy.

There's also a lot of really far out old paintings in the book, some are as old as 300 years. All in all, it was a decent book and I was able to read it in about 4 hours combined.

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I recently read The Hedonist's Handbook.

Hedonism, the author says, is a lost art - we no longer view leisure as a noble pursuit.

So he explains how to enjoy life more. For example, ways to enjoy alcohol, holidays, and sex.

This is essentially a how-to book on working less and letting go. How to dig oneself out of the rat race and reclaim the life that we all deserve - a life well-lived. He describes various activities in which we can engage to better do so.

This was written by the same guy who wrote The Metrosexual's Guide to Life (or something like that).

Both books are amusing but shallow. I disagree with some of the author's philosophy. He hasn't written anything tremendously subtantial, which is fine, but the enjoyment factor isn't high enough to make up for its lack of depth.

Not recommended.

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Just Finished Bachelor Pad Economics. The author writes for RoK. Really good read, packed with real-life actionable information. Really a must read for every man, let alone single men. The younger you are the more you will get out of it. I'll probably re-read it when I start making money and take lots of notes.

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Just finished "International Meat Crisis" by Vance Ferrell. This book scared the shit out of me. It talks about how people who eat meat have a much higher risk for cancer and heart disease. It also gives a lot of evidence linking "mad cow disease" with Alzheimer’s.

The bulk of the book is spent talking about the similarities between mad cow disease and Alzheimer’s in humans. It suggests the cause of this is that animals in factory farms are regularly being fed remains of other dead animals in their feed, and it also mentions a case of cannibals in Papau New Guinea also was contracting the disease, which suggests it is caused by animals/humans eating the remains of the same species. It mentioned how the disease can lay dormant for up to 40 years before it starts eating away your brain.

Lastly, the book talks about how the beef industry has vigorously covered up these facts in order to prevent itself from going out of business. This is similar to Monsanto who is fighting hard to prevent laws from being passed which require the labeling of products that have GMO in them. If you're looking for a redpill book about the meat industry, I highly recommend this one.

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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
5/5 Stars

Teddy rose up from being a sickly child to become the most powerful man in the US and the president who established the US as a world power. He faced a lot of hardship along the way but never let it bring him down. This is a great book if you like learning about the lives of alpha males of the past and how they achieved great things.

A few choice quotes from Teddy:

Quote:It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Quote:If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

Quote:Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.

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The Law by Frédéric Bastiat, very good read but nothing immensely earth-shattering for somebody who has looked in depth into the philosophy of classical liberalism. I expected the text to be dry but was surprised how entertaining(even humorous) the book actually was.

“Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough.”

“Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. Then the socialists say that we want no religion at all. We object to a state-enforced equality. Then they say that we are against equality. And so on, and so on. It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain.”

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Relentless by Ted Rogers, a book written by the man who built Canada's largest Telecommunications company (and what is the biggest company in Canada, I believe).

I bought it because Ted Rogers is a winner: He built an empire out of very little and was always looking to build, build, build his company. I'm very torn about him and his company, since he experienced a lot of success, but he was also a dick.

He admits in the book to volunteering at a political convention. When his preferred candidate didn't seem to be making an impact at the convention to elect a party leader, he sent guys in to kick opponents' sign-holders in the shins and steal their signs. Do anything to win, I suppose.

He frames every business move as "Good for Canada" and "Good for competition in the marketplace" when really he's just trying to get more for himself. But he was also cunning: anticipating what the CRTC (the regulator of telecommunications) would want to hear, and tailoring his company's stated intentions to them.

I also learned the value of getting great people to help you: No man builds a large empire without some kind of collaboration and teamwork with other great people.

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Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal
I did a video review in Costa Rica...

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Well, i have recently finished The Alchemist book and no words to say about this book because i have never read out this type of inspirational book in my life.

Post: #12

I just finished Pimp, the autobiography of Iceberg Slim



This should be mandatory reading for anyone who takes the red pill. Its striking just how closely almost all of the advice preached in the book on handling women is echoed here. It is a jaunting, rip-roaring ride covering the grim underbelly of the pimp's world from the 1920's-30's. It is written in a brutally honest fashion, particularly when he is describing his rise as a young man learning the ropes of the pimp game. He is extremely articulate and descriptive in the way he describes the crazy opulence and extravagance of the time, and the dark world that accompanied it. The way he writes his dialogue and tells the stories really makes you feel like he's actually sitting there with you, smoking his pipe and sharing these crazy tales of pimping misadventures.

Some textbook game that stood out to me from the book:

-During one chapter he wanted to reinforce hand on his girls so he drove two counties over and mailed himself a check from there in the name of a random female. Their hamsters started spinning thinking he acquired a fresher, younger whore
-At one point one whore was becoming wayward, so during her shift he convinced a friend to visit her as a mark. He pretended to die in her bed. This required Iceberg to swoop in and "save the day" by calling someone to get rid of the "body" and remove the "evidence". This put the whore back in line
-He was constantly deflecting shit tests, but what stood out was that he would go into significant detail as to why he was getting shit tested, why the quality and type of response was important and how it affected the relationship in the long run. There is, ironically, a lot shared with LTR game threads in this respect
-One younger prettier whore issued an ultimatum that he spend the night with her while the other girls were in his car, watching the argument unfold. He basically said whatever bitch, you're lucky to have me. And drove away

Post: #13

Read the Secret Power of Tantrik Breathing, it was about 150 pages. Written in an easy to read style and the author really explains nicely the different air pathways within your body and how different yogic postures purify them. An interesting read and I recommend it.