Ben Shapiro Book Recommendations
Ben Shapiro is an American conservative political commentator, public speaker, author, and lawyer.
(Read more on Wikipedia)50 Books Recommended
Basic Economics
by Thomas Sowell
"[If you read this book and "Economics in One Lesson"] you'll know more than all or your classmates combined about the basic workings of free markets and economics." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Modern Times
The World from the Twenties to the Nineties
by Paul Johnson
"People always ask me about history books. I think I've mentioned [this book]." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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Demons
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
"There's some light reading for you." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America
by Barry Latzer
"The justice system is not biased against black people or hispanic people, read [this book] and you will see the statistics." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Homage to Catalonia
by George Orwell
"A lot of people have read Orwell's 1984, he actually wrote a book that's better. It's [this book]." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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Black Rednecks & White Liberals
Hope, Mercy, Justice and Autonomy in the American Health Care System
by Thomas Sowell
"A really good book." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Economics in One Lesson
The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
by Henry Hazlitt
"[If you read this book and "Basic Economics"] you'll know more than all or your classmates combined about the basic workings of free markets and economics." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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Naval Ravikant, Rand Paul, Peter Schiff, Changpeng Zhao, Mark Spitznagel, Ryan Petersen
Patriots
The Men Who Started the American Revolution
by A.J. Langguth
"Another great history book. [...] Tells the history of the American Revolution." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Hillbilly Elegy
A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J. D. Vance
"A very well-written book. [...] The whole thing is a critique of individual decisions." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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Bill Gates, Bill Nye, Jason Calacanis, Max Levchin, Stewart Butterfield
The Beast That Crouches At The Door
by Rabbi David Fohrman
"A Biblical criticism book that I think is really terrrific. [...] Really terrific." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Nudge
Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
by Richard H. Thaler
"A somewhat creepy book." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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String Theory
David Foster Wallace on Tennis
by David Foster Wallace
"A fun bathroom book to read. The writing is really great." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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Wealth and Poverty
A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century
by George Gilder
"A very good book." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Knowledge and Power
The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World
by George Gilder
"A really good book." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Myths and Facts
A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
by Mitchell G. Bard
"The best book you can get [on the Israeli-Arab conflict]. [...] You'll know everything you need to know if you pick this up." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The War on Cops
How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe
by Heather Mac Donald
"A very good book. [...] Talks about the Ferguson effect and why it is that the left's attack on law enforcement is actually making people in the inner city less safe, and raising crime rates." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The Day of the Jackal
by Frederick Forsyth
"The best action novel ever written. By a looong shot!" - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
by James Fitzjames Stephen
"If you ever want to read a really good book debunking utilitarianism, [this] is an excellent book." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Going Red
The Two Million Voters Who Will Elect the Next President--and How Conservatives Can Win Them
by Ed Morrissey
"A very interesting book." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
"Truman Capote's best book. It's a really, really good book." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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Childhood's End
by Arthur C. Clarke
"The best science fiction book probably ever." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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The Source
A Novel
by James A. Michener
"Basically a bunch of short stories. But a bunch of them are really, really compelling and interesting. [...] It's a long read but it's an easy read." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Ball Four
The Final Pitch
by Jim Bouton
"The best baseball book." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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The Scandal of Money
Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does
by George Gilder
"A tremendous author." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The Long March
How the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s Changed America
by Roger Kimball
"Quite brilliant. It really traces the rise of the intellectual left and how they defeated the liberals in America." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Q is for Quarantine, S is for Stinks
by Ariel Pardo
"My sister, who is stuck at home with four kids under 8, put together this charming children's book on covid-19 and quarantine." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The Revenge of Geography
What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
by Robert D. Kaplan
"It's very good. [...] There are actual physical geographies on the ground making it difficult for us to control certain areas of the globe." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The Insanity Defense
The Complete Prose
by Woody Allen
"About how the country, the democratic process, and our politicians, have failed the mentally ill in the country." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank
"A classic of the genre. Nuclear war hits, how do people survive it afterward?" - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The Whites
A Novel
by Richard Price
"A detective crime novel that was recommended to me." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Tragedy And Comedy
by Walter Kerr
"We are capable of reaching out to God and reaching out to the stars, but [we're] always gonna fall short, [we're] always going to die." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Exodus
by Leon Uris
"A really terrific book. [...] It's sort of the history of the founding of Israel." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The Professor in the Cage
Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch
by Jonathan Gottschall
"All about why it is that men love watching fights." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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Ghosts of Manila
The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
by Mark Kram
"Really terrific book about the fights between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. And it really traces Ali's entire life." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The Haunting of Hill House
A Novel
by Shirley Jackson
"Very enjoyable. It is a good book." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe
"FAR better than the movie, which is still good." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
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Reasons to Vote for Democrats
A Comprehensive Guide
by Michael J. Knowles
"The most thorough book on Democratic ideas ever penned." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Suicide of the West
How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics Is Destroying American Democracy
by Jonah Goldberg
"An important exploration of why we’re giving up the philosophy that built the modern West." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The Moral Arc
How Science Makes Us Better People
by Michael Shermer
"Definitely pick up a copy of [this book] -- it's a great read!" - Ben Shapiro (Source)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
A Novel
by Robert Crichton
"[One of my favorite books] few people have heard of." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Every Man Dies Alone
A Novel
by Hans Fallada
"[One of my favorite books] few people have heard of." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Founding God's Nation
Reading Exodus
by Leon R Kass
"As Jews begin reading the book of Exodus this Shabbat, here's a terrific and worthwhile book on the subject." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
Think Again
The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
by Adam Grant
"Great book." - Ben Shapiro (Source)
