10 Books That Screwed Up the World

272 Pages·2008·5.061 MB·English

by  Benjamin Wiker

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Contetns
IntroductIidoenaH:sa veC onsequenc.e.s. . . . . . . .... . . . . .... .I
ParIt: P reliminSacrrye w-Ups
CHAPTE0R1 E TheP rince .......7. ..
CHM'rETRw o DiscouornMs eet hod ............1.7. ...
CHAPTETR1 -mi::E Leviat.h.a.n. ... . .. ....3.1
CHAPTEFRO UR Discouornts heOe r igainndF oundations
ofI nequaalmiotnyMg e n . ... .......4.1
ParItI T:e nB igS crew-Ups
CHAPTEFRI VE TheM anifestooft hCeo mmuniPsatr t.y.. .. . . . .5 7
CHAPTESRi x Utilitar.i. .a. n .i..s.m. .. .....7.3.
CHAPTESRE VEN TheD esceonfMt a n. . . . . . . . . ...... . . . ..... 85
CHAPTEERI GHT BeyonGdo oda ndE vi.l. .. .........9.9. .
CHAPTENRI NE TheS taaten dR evolu.t.i.o.n. . . . . . . .......1 15
CHAPTETRE N TheP ivootfC iv::ia:.ltiion .........1.2.7. .
CHAPTERE LEVEN MeinK ampf. ..... ................... 145
CHAPTETRW ELVE TheF utuorfea nI llus.i.o.n. ...... . . .. . . ..1 65
CHAPTETRH IRTEEN CominogfA gei nS amoa .....1.7 7
CHAPTEFRO URTEEN SexuBaelh aviinot rh Heu manM ale. . . . . . . .1.9 5
ParItI ID:i shonoraMbelnet ion
CHAPTEFRI FTEEN TheF eminiMnyes tique .........2.1.1.
AfterwoAr dC:o nclusive oOfSu atnliit.ny.e . . . . .... . . .... .. . . .2 27
Acknowledgme.n.t. s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ... . . . . . . . . .2.3 3
Note.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.3.5. . . . .
Index. . . .. . . .. . . . . ... .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . .. . .2 51