by Herb Swanson (webmaster)
Vineyard BookShelf Project
In February, I proposed to Saker the creation of a ‘Vineyard Bookshelf’. Many great books are noted and linked in the comments. However these references/links are buried as new posts and issues appear. It is anticipated the ‘Vineyard Bookshelf’ will provide greater visibility of books suggested by our readers.
Only bookshelf_survey part is being released today.
It consists of two parts:
1. A general library of all books (database) contributed by using the bookshelf_survey tool.
2. A group of 50 books will be selected by Saker, staff and the readers/commentators. From this group a book will be chosen every 6-8 weeks for review and discussion. A Web page for the current book under review will exist and the other 49 books broken out by category and detailed book information provided.
Once we have a sufficient number of books in the general library, the 50 books for ‘Vineyard Bookshelf’ will then be selected and the related web pages created. I anticipate this will be in the fall of this year.
The tool being released today (bookshelf_survey) allows the reader to contribute their favorite books to the ‘general library’.
bookshelf_survey tool
The current general library is pre-loaded with 171 books that have been stripped out of the comments and loaded into the new bookshelf database.
We are now asking our readers/commentators to contribute their favorite books for review and inclusion in the ‘Bookshelf’ general library. The ‘bookshelf_survey’ allows our readers to do the following
1. Search for books.
2. Save books into the general library.
3. Create a personal subset of books within the general library.
3. Find and View books already in the database.
4. Provide location for purchase and the price for a selected book.
5. Download the existing current general library as a spreadsheet.
Accessing the ‘bookshelf_survey’ tool
1. URL http://10.16.86.131/bookshelf_survey
2. Cafe Page sidebar.
3. Home Page sidebar.
Getting Started
1. Enter a book title in the ‘input area’ and press ‘Search for Book’.
2. ‘Help’ button is provided on the ‘bookshelf_survey’ page.
Please note any suggestion or issues in the comment section.
Regards
Herb Swanson
Seems like a great project. Just a suggestion, but it would be good to have a browse feature, and the ability to filter and order the list of books by alphabetical sort on author or title.
The library can be downloaded as a spreadsheet using the ‘Download’ button. Also you can get all the book titles start with a letter of the alphabet by entering in a single letter eg ‘t’ and then pressing ‘Search Library’ button. You will end up with a long list of ‘The ….’
Great initiative, a few thoughts from me. You cannot get an overview of all books listed I would like that. Just as an option to add new book suggestions to it. My three book tips
1) Debt, the first 5000 years. Documents from a sociology point of view why debt is something a healty human society needs. During that quest it is also shown how it can (and is now) abused and what we can learn from history when societies do so. The most clear case is how black kings or whatever you want to call them in Africa actually were the ones that enabled the slave trade and that the Arabs were way worse slave keepers and traders then the West was but only because they made sure they all died it is an non issue now. Once you read the book you know that when debt works best for society it needs an ultimate extingisher of debt. Something we lack now and what will bring this financial system down.
2) Confessions of an Economic hitman. An exellent book that was prophetic back when it was published. Only now what was written back then is getting into the public conciousness. People who are just waking up to colour revolution stuff find it invaluable to read since and insider went public. Still amazing this book gotten publshed back then. Just as amazing I read it 20 years back :)
3) Tragedy and hope. A still way to little known (not able to buy in the EU for example) on how the history of the world really took place. It shatters many myths on for example WW2. Written by an insider who is in favor of the goals of the elite, illuminaty, whatever you want to call them. Tons of statistics on how countries developed, what the different empires did and why from a point of view you still do not hear. Covers the period late 1800 till roughly mid 1960 era. A must read for all who want to develop a good sense of history during that period. Including what the hidden agendas were back then
Lots more nice books I know but seems fair to keep it at the top 3!
Regards,
Hugo
Btw, I would be happy to provide reviews on them books if you guys and girls would like that!
regards,
Hugo
Hi Hugo … the last 2 books you suggested are already in the general library (171 books taken from the comments). To locate ‘Confessions of an Economic hitman’ I entered ‘confessions’ in the input areas and the selected the ‘Search Library’ button. For ‘Tragedy and hope’ I entered ‘tragedy’ and again selected the ‘Search Library’ button’. Your first book was more difficult, not in the general library had to look by author. I entered the book in the general lib.
mod-hs
Dear Hugo. Regarding Tragedy and Hope. I have a copy (acquired a great expense) When I at last began to read it I was extremely disappointed to find: There is NO index. There are NO footnotes or other type of citations. There is NO bibliography. So. I read about 60-70 pages, and came upon an assertion with which I had a quibble, and lo and behold, there is no way to fact check. Also, although there are some interesting observations, the author’s methodology seems to be to make an assertion and then build a castle using this and subsequent assertions as a foundation. In the end, one reluctantly cannot call the book history, or at least I could not.
Speaking of the excellent “Confessions of an Economic Hitman” Nomi Prins continues in the same vein with “It Takes a Pillage” as does Naomi Klein with “The Shock Doctrine.”
To admin: Great Idea! Thanks!
Dear. Mr. Swanson, you read my mind.
Your project was very necessary in this extraordinary site.
Many thanks, and kind regards from Argentina..!
Great idea i love it👍
https://archive.org/details/TheCompleteDiariesOfTheodorHerzlEngVolume3OCR/page/n3
Theodore Herzl`s diaries.
This book might be interesting to, i have only skimmed it tho so it might not be.
https://archive.org/details/LEESEA.S.-The_Jewish_War_of_Survival_1947
Arnold Leese – the jewish war of survival
I am currently reading “Justin Martyr
Dialogue with Trypho, a Jew” but im not sure if you guys are interested in religious books, i found it @ http://www.preteristarchive.com/ a hidden treasure on the internet imho.
This is a great idea. I concur about John Perkins’ “Confessions of an Economic Hitman”. Perkins has a new edition out:
https://johnperkins.org/books
I read the original around same time as John Pilger’s “Distant Voices”
http://johnpilger.com/books
and both dovetailed to help my understanding of this world.
But Pilger is more a documentary film maker. Which raises the question – particularly in this age of streamed video – of a list of documentary films.
On films, I recommend to open minded friends –
Four Horsemen (by Renegade Economist Inc)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5fbvquHSPJU&t=5s
From JFK to 9/11: Rich Man’s Trick (Francis Connolly)
https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/everything-rich-man-trick/
September 11: A New Pearl Harbour (long but brilliant professional directed and produced definitive overview of that day’s events)
https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/september-11-new-pearl-harbor/
UFOs and Nukes (Robert Hastings) Interviews with retired military servicemen and officers who witnessed UFOs tampering with nuclear missiles etc. Short, well made, compelling evidence that there is more to this story than the official attitude of ridicule would have us believe.
http://www.ufosandnukes.com/#trailer
https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ufos-nukes-secret-link-revealed/
The Top Documentary Films website is a good one.
Back to books – The Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn was a sobering read.
Can I second that –
“Which raises the question – particularly in this age of streamed video – of a list of documentary films”
Thats makes so much sense, why not.
For people new to all this the bookshelf could be life changing. But why not do the same for video. Many people find it easier to relate to something visual and if the documentaries are out there why not make a list .