help me out here

[adept_ninja]

as of recent i have become intrested in politics and philosophy: mostly dealing with communism/socialism and things of that nature. Can you people name out some books that you enjoyed on these subjects?. List them anyway if they were very good but didnt fall under anything in my list besides that theydeal with politics or philosophy in some nature.

[Spectre X]

"Communism Is Pretty Silly," by U.R.A. Wiener.

[adept_ninja]

thanks. Im not saying I want communism im just saying its in general intresting

[AChimp]

"The Apostrophe and You" by U.R.A. Wiener.

It's great.

[Zhukov]

GENERAL:
'Principles of Communism' by Frederik Engels (brief)
http://www.newyouth.com/archives/theory/faq/principles_of_communism.asp

'Workshop Talks' by James Connolly (brief)
http://www.newyouth.com/archives/classics/connolly/workshop_talks.html

'Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism' by Vladmir Lenin
http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/index.htm

USSR:
'In Defence of the Russian Revolution' by Leon Trotsky
http://www.marxist.com/History/copenhagen.html

'Lenin and Trotsky - What they really stood for' by Allan Woods and Ted Grant
http://www.marxist.com/LeninAndTrotsky/

SCIENCE:
'Reason in Revolt: Marxism and Modern Science' by Alan Woods and Ted Grant
http://www.marxist.com/rircontents.asp

FAQ: http://www.newyouth.com/archives/theory/marxismfaq.asp

[Sethomas]

Well, I think it's important to read The Communist Manifesto as a springboard, but it lacks the benefit of hindsight. The Road to Serfdom is a good 20th century rebuttal, but I personally find dispute with much of what Hayek said (I'm a socialist). Most of what I've read about modern socialism that I actually find agreeable was just a bunch of articles here and there, a particularly good one there is whose name and author I forget. I'll look into it.

[KevinTheOmnivore]

I am the walrus.