This week's pick is The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek.
The above image is the edition I read and I would suggest this version over others.
Long before the rise of the welfare-warfare state in the UK and US (among others), Hayek was decrying the socialist future he saw on the horizon. He was very unpopular in academia because of this. He wasn't even going to publish this until his friend read his work and said "Friedrich, you've got to publish this." Hayek reluctantly submitted to a publisher and was rejected. He was continuously rejected until a copy got to the Chicago University Press. Chicago University's first printing sold out very quickly and so did the next one AND the one after that. In fact, The Road to Serfdom has been one of the most popular political books for the past 70+ years.
Yes; I said political. Although Hayek was an economist, he also had quite an ability to write in the political sphere. Before reading the book, I had never heard any argument against socialism like it. I had always been familiar with the economic flaws of it, but never realizing that it had intrinsic philosophical, ethical, and civic implications.
I highly suggest reading this. Even if you don't agree with it, I promise you won't regret reading this wonderful book.
You can find a partial digital copy here: http://www.iea.org.u...dbook351pdf.pdf
I suggest buying the full version here: http://www.amazon.co...road to serfdom
