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Chomsky, Noam
Chomsky is one of the most important and prolific dissidents of our time. All of his material is excellent. If you are new to this subject matter, get your feet wet with What Uncle Sam Really Wants. If you want the core Chomsky, check out Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky.

Cooper, William
Behold a Pale Horse
   A core holding in any lunatic fringe library. As you read it, just ask yourself, "What if 5% of this is true?"

Friedman, Alan
Spider's Web: The Secret History of How the White House Illegally Armed Iraq
   U.S. involvement with Iraq during the 80s almost makes Iran/Contra look like a boy scout exercise. The main difference is that little was said about the Iraq operations. There were no huge trials or scandals. Well, a war and over a decade of brutal sanctions still haven't taken out the monster that George Bush (senior) played a critical role in creating. You won't even believe what you're reading. It's that disturbing. And keep in mind: The Persian Gulf War: 2.0 is probably going to get going as soon as the weather in the region cools off and the U.S. replenishes its stockpile of Tomahawk missiles. Out of Print, used copies available.

Jackall, Robert
Propaganda: Main Trends of the Modern World
   A survey of recent theory and practice of propaganda.

Koestler, Arthur
Darkness at Noon
   One of the greatest books of the 20th Century, this Stalinist era roman à clef depicts how a totalitarian regime turns inward to form a brutal, nightmarish dystopia. Dubya probably keeps a copy on his nightstand.

Korten, David C.
When Corporations Rule the World
   If you only read one book on the subject of Globalization, this should definitely be the one. One of the most important texts I own. Get it, read it, discuss it, give it as a gift.

Mailer, Norman
Harlot's Ghost
   My favorite novel of all time has been called a "bloated overindulgence" by some. Others say it is the most accurate depiction of day-to-day spookdom during the height of the cold war. There are many aspects of this book that will only be appreciated by those who have a decent knowledge of the corpus of hidden U.S. history from about the middle of World War II to the JFK assassination. Mailer won't help you "get it", and if you want to be told instead of shown, this book will drive you insane. It seems as though he wrote this thing for people who already had some knowledge of how the game worked during those years. Interesting to note: Mailer provides an extensive bibliography in the back.

Mills, C. Wright
The Power Elite
    This classic text shows how military, corporate and government elites interlock to control society. Duh?! Well, this was written in 1956.

Prouty, L. Fletcher
The Secret Team: The CIA and Its Allies in Control of the United States and the World
    Prouty was one of the initial operatives of the secret government that emerged after World War II. He was a very high level liason officer between the CIA and the DoD. The text provides critical insights on covert operations and the system that supports them. Out of Print. Online text here. I'd send a robot to capture this while it's still available.

JFK: Vietnam, The CIA, and the plot to assassinate John F. Kennedy
   JFK had to die for several reasons, and Prouty explains why. Out of Print. This CD-ROM is a repository of L. Fletcher Prouty materials.

Reed, Terry
Compromised: Clinton Bush and the CIA
   Terry Reed was an ego-maniac and a useful idiot that the CIA used and discarded. I don't have much respect for him at all. The undeniable fact is, however, that he was on the inside of several CIA operations as a contract operative. He worked with Barry Seal, another CIA contractor, who also happened to be the most successful U.S. drug runner of all time. The narrative is painfully bloated with Reed's short-man-complex BS, but there are shocking details about some of what went on in and around the Contra operations of the mid 1980s. The account of Clinton meeting with Oliver North and Bill Casey's personal emissary/goon in a military ammo bunker is worth the price of the book alone. As someone who has looked at this type of stuff for nearly fifteen years, even I caught myself saying, "Holy sh*t," as I flipped the pages. Appears to be Out of Print, but used copies are available.

Saul, John Ralston
Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
   Saul describes how those in power have perverted and imprisoned information, knowledge and perspectives in an attempt to expand their grip on the world. The book calls into question much of what we assume about The West. Saul is long winded and difficult, but worth it if you like a challenge. If you paid attention in all of those general education classes on the Western Philosophical Tradition in college, you will laugh as Saul eloquently demonstrates how the entire system has come to resemble a freak show at a carnival. In summary: Don't listen to "experts."

Simpson, Christopher
Blowback: America's Recruitment of Nazis and Its Effects on the Cold War
   After World War II, the U.S. Government employed Nazis. Lots of Nazis. Lots of high ranking Nazis. Why? Because they knew a lot about rocket engines and Russian spy networks. Out of Print. Used copies available.

Thompson, Hunter S.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
   Thompson manages to slip in subtle political lessons in the greatest drug induced classic of all time. If you laugh at dark humor, get ready for your sides to hurt.

Zinn, Howard
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
   This is an alternate universe version of U.S. History. It includes a lot of the genocide, corruption and greed that isn't fit for normal history books.