The Probability Broach

5 best books like The Probability Broach (L. Neil Smith): The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Bill, The Galactic Hero, Praise of Folly, Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event, Defending the Undefendable

AuthorRobert A. Heinlein
ISBN0340837942
It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of a former penal colony on the Moon against its masters on the Earth. It is a tale of a culture whose family structures are based on the presence of two men for every woman, leading to novel forms of marriage and family. It is the story of the disparate people, a computer...
Bill, The Galactic Hero
AuthorHarry Harrison
ISBN0743487079
It was the highest honor to defend the Empire against the dreaded Chingers, an enemy race of seven-foot-tall lizards. But Bill, a Technical Fertilizer Operator from a planet of farmers, wasn't interested in honor-he was only interested in two things: his chosen career, and the shapely curves of Inga-Maria...
Praise of Folly
AuthorErasmus
ISBN0140446087
In Praise of Brexit

Folly speaks:

About five hundred years ago, a man named Erasmus decided to publish a book praising me. Unbelievably, no one had this idea before, and none since. Nobody has the time or the inclination—nobody besides Erasmus, that is—to sing my praises, apparently....
Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event
AuthorMark Millar


I think Millar did an excellent job of showing both sides of this 'Civil War'. At first, I was sure I would hate Tony, but when I looked at things from his point of view, it was almost impossible not to understand why he thought he was right. That's not to say that I wasn't rooting for Cap the rebels...
Defending the Undefendable
AuthorWalter Block
ISBN0930073053
In the first couple of sections, Sexual & Medical, he presents some good arguments in favor of less government interference & that's not surprising, given his Libertarian stance that he warns about in the introduction. His arguments are somewhat thin, but not too bad.

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