Essential Book Recommendations from Alan Watt, of the Cutting Through the Matrix

website.
(Plus some of the books he won't mention)
The Republic Plato
Tragedy and Hope: The History of the World in our Time Dr. Carroll Quigley
The nglo!merican "stablishment Dr. Carroll Quigley
The "#olution of Ci#ili$ations Dr. Carroll Quigley
%et&een T&o ges: merica's Role in the Technetronic "ra (bignie& %r$e$ins)i
The *rand Chessboard: merican Primacy and its *eostrategic +mperati#es (bignie& %r$e$ins)i
The Choice: *lobal Domination or *lobal ,eadership (bignie& %r$e$ins)i
The +mpact of -cience on -ociety %ertrand Russell
The -cientific .utloo) %ertrand Russell
The History of Western Philosophy %ertrand Russell
Proposed Roads to /reedom: -ocialism0 narchism0 and /reedom %ertrand Russell
"ducation and the *ood ,ife %ertrand Russell
The utobiography of %ertrand Russell 1234 1516 %ertrand Russell
The utobiography of %ertrand Russell 1516 1566 %ertrand Russell
n "ssay on the Principle of Population Thomas 7althus
,egacy of 7althus llan Chase
The 8e9t 7illion :ears Charles *alton Dar&in
+n the 7inds of 7en +an T. Taylor
7orals and Dogma lbert Pi)e
The 8e& tlantis /rancis %acon
The d#ancement of ,earning /rancis %acon
;alerius Terminus of the +nterpretation of 8ature /rancis %acon
8o#um .rganum /rancis %acon
The .pen Conspiracy H.*. Wells
The .utline of History <T&o #olumes= H.*. Wells
The -hape of Things to Come H.*. Wells
The 8e& World .rder H.*. Wells
merica %.C. ! %arry /ell
)henaten The Heretic >ing Donald %. Redford
The *nostic *ospels "laine Pagels
The -tory of Ci#ili$ation <11 ;olumes= Will Durant <Particularly the first four volumes:
1..ur .riental Heritage
4.The ,ife of *reece
?.Caesar and Christ
6.The ge of /aith=
The ,essons of History Will Durant
The -tory of Philosophy Will Durant
-tudy of History <14 ;olumes= rnold @. Toynbee <,oo) for the unabridged #ersion there is
reason beyond Toynbee's legendary #erbiage that a slender t&o!#olume edition &as released=
Ci#ili$ation on Trial rnold @. Toynbee
merica and the World Re#olution rnold @. Toynbee <Public lectures in boo) form=
/ire in the 7inds of 7en: .rigins of the Re#olutionary /aith @ames H. %illington
Wall -treet and the %olshe#i) Re#olution ntony C. -utton
Wall -treet and the Rise of Hitler ntony C. -utton
Wall -treet and /DR ntony C. -utton
Western Technology and -o#iet "conomic De#elopment: 1513 15?A ntony C. -utton
Western Technology and -o#iet "conomic De#elopment: 15?A 156B ntony C. -utton
Western Technology and -o#iet "conomic De#elopment: 156B 15CB ntony C. -utton
<Zbigniew Brzezinski thought very highly of the above Sutton three volume work=
merica's -ecret "stablishment: n +ntroduction to the .rder of -)ull and %ones ntony C.
-utton
Trilaterals o#er Washington: ;olume + ntony C. -utton <&ith Patric) 7. Wood=
Trilaterals o#er Washington: ;olume ++ ! ntony C. -utton <&ith Patric) 7. Wood=
/oundations: Their Po&er and +nfluence Rene . Wormser
ges in Chaos </our #olumes= +mmanuel ;eli)o#s)y
1.ges in Chaos
4..edipus and )hnaton
?.Ramses ++ and his Time
6.Peoples of the -ea

Worlds in Collision +mmanuel ;eli)o#s)y
/uture -hoc) l#in Toffler
The Third Wa#e l#in Toffler
Po&er -hift l#in Toffler
Political Ponerology: -cience of the 8ature of "#il dDusted for Political Purposes ndreD 7.
,obac$e&s)i
The Technological -ociety @acEues "llul
Propaganda: The /ormation of 7en's ttitudes @acEues "llul
The Political +llusion @acEues "llul
The Technological -ystem @acEues "llul
The 8e& Totalitarians Roland Huntford
/uture 7an %rian -tableford
Propaganda "d&ard ,. %ernays
Public Relations "d&ard ,. %ernays
The 7oses 7ystery *ary *reenburg
Hebre& 7yths: The %oo) of *enesis Robert *ra#es and Raphael Patai
<compare with the following raves volume!
The *ree) 7yths Robert *ra#es
-carlet and the %east: History of the War %et&een "nglish and /rench /reemsasonry @ohn
Daniel
Conspiracies0 Co#er!ups0 and Crimes @onathan ;an)in
The History of /reemasony <3 #olumes unabridged= lbert *. 7ac)ey
The "ncyclopedia of /reemasonry <;olumes + F ++= lbert *. 7ac)ey
The -ymbolism of /reemasonry lbert *. 7ac)ey
*ould's History of /reemasonry Throughout the World <C #olumes unabridged= Robert /. *ould
Holy %lood0 Holy *rail %aigent0 ,incoln and ,eigh
The 7essianic ,egacy %aigent0 ,incoln and ,eigh
The Temple and the ,odge %aigent0 ,incoln and ,eigh
The Dead -ea -crolls Deception %aigent0 ,iccoln and ,eigh
merica's ssignment &ith Destiny 7anly P. Hall
The -ecret Destiny of merica 7anly P. Hall
The -ecret Teachings of ll ges 7anly P. Hall
The ,ost >eys of /reemasonry 7anly P. Hall
/reemasonry of the ncient "gyptians 7anly P. Hall
.rientations -ir Ronald -torrs
The 7emoirs of -ir Ronald -torrs Ronald -torrs
The Whispering *allery: %eing ,ea#es from the Diary of an "9!Diplomat nonymous <,ord
*reyG=
The /ifth 7an: The -o#iet -uper -py Roland Perry
The /ringes of Po&er: The +ncredible +nside -tory of Winston Churchill During WW++ @ohn
Col#ille
The /ringes of Po&er: 1A Do&ning -treet Diaries <15?5 15BB= @ohn Col#ille
The .ther -ide of Deception: Rogue gent "9poses the 7ossad's -ecret genda ;ictor
.stro#)y
%y Way of Deception: The 7a)ing and Hnma)ing of a 7ossad .fficer ;ictor .stro#s)y
History %egins at -umer: Thirty!8ine -teps in Recorded History -amuel 8oah >ramer
cres of -)in: Human "9periments at Holmesburg Prison True -tory of buse and "9ploitation
in the 8ame of 7edical -cience by llen 7. Hornblum
The *host in the 7achine rthur >oestler
The Thirteenth Tribe rthur >oestler
The -econd *enesis: The Coming Control of ,ife lbert Rosenfeld
To&ards a 8e& %eginning 7i)hail *orbache#
Deadly llies: Canada's -ecret War <15?3 1563= @ohn %ryden
"arth Rising: The Re#olution To&ard a Thousand :ears of Peace 8ic) %egich
8T. and "urope ndre %eafre
7illennium @acEues ttalli
Hnderstanding 7edia: The "9tensions of 7an <Critical "dition= 7arshall 7c,uhan
The Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani E.A. Wallis Budge
The Golden Bough James ra!er
"amlet#s $ill Giorgio de %antillana & "ertha 'on De(hend
The )rime and Punishment of *.G. ar+en Joseph Borkin
The ,ndis(o'ered %elf ).G. Jung
Proofs of a )onspira(y John -o+inson
The -o(kefellers: An Ameri(an Dynasty Peter )ollier & Da'id "oro.it!
The "uman Agenda -oderi( Gorney
Trading .ith the Enemy: An E/pose of the 0a!i1Ameri(an $oney Plot 23454 34647
)harles "igham
7o#ie ,ot to %eachhead: The 7otion Picture *oes to War and Prepares for the /uture the editors
of ,oo) 7aga$ine
Holly&ood %abylon: The ,egendary Classic of Holly&ood's Dar)est and %est >ept -ecrets
>enneth anger
The /ugu Plan: The Hntold -tory of the @apanese and the @e&s During World War T&o 7ar#in
Ta)ayer
/orbidden rchaeology: The /ull Hnabridged "dition 7ichael . Cremo
The ,ast of the Pagans Peter Chu#in
The Contro#ersy of %rian Douglas Reed
%attle for the 7ind: Physiology of Con#ersion and %rain Washing William -argant
%ra#e 8e& World ldous Hu9ley
%ra#e 8e& World Re#isited ldous Hu9ley
8ineteen "ighty!/our *eorge .r&ell
nimal /arm *eorge .r&ell
/ahrenheit 6B1 Ray %radbury
The Handmaid's Tale 7argaret t&ood
/ran)enstein 7ary -helley
The Wi$ard of .$ /ran) %aum
7y ,ife ,eon Trots)y
The -o#ereign +ndi#idual @ames Dale Da#idson F ,ord William Rees 7ogg
*oethe's ;ie& of "#il and the -earch for a 8e& +mage of 7an in our Time llan P. Cottrell
The Curse of Canaan: Demonology of History "ustace 7ullins
-ecrets of the /ederal Reser#e "ustace 7ullins
>ing >ill ?? @ames -helby Do&nard
-ecret -ocieties and Psychological Warfare 7ichael . Hoffman ++
The Cultural Cold War: The C+ and the World of rts and ,etters /rances -tonor -taunton
Who Paid the PiperG: C+ and the Cultural Cold War ! /rances -tonor -taunton
Psychological Warfare Paul ntony 7yron ,inebarger
Physical Control of the 7ind: To&ard a Psychoci#ili$ed -ociety @ose 7.R. Delgado
The Trap @ames *oldsmith
The Response @ames *oldsmith
-traight and Croo)ed Thin)ing Robert H. Thouless
-e#en Pillars of Wisdom: Triumph T.". ,a&rence <,a&rence of rabia=
utobiography of Thomas @efferson Thomas @efferson
The /irst *lobal Re#olution le9ander >ing F %ertrand -chneider
The ,imits to *ro&th: Report for the Club of Rome
The Hnderground History of merican "ducation @ohn Taylor *atto
Dumbing Hs Do&n @ohn Taylor *atto
n Hnsocial -ocialist *eorge %ernard -ha&
The Culture +ndustry Theodor dorno
Hope of the Wic)ed: The 7aster Plan to Rule the World Ted /lyn
;irute and Terror <Re#olutionI= ! 7a9imilien Robespierre
rmand Hammer: The Hntold -tory -te#e Weinberg
The %alfour Declaration ,eonard -tein
"!Topia: Hrban ,ife0 @im %ut 8ot s We >no& +t by William @. 7itchell
Philip Dru dministrator: -tory of Tomorro& <154A 15?B= "d&ard 7andel House
The 8a)ed pe: (oologist's -tudy of the Human nimal Desmond 7orris
;od)a Cola Charles ,e#inson
,anguage0 7ind and 8ature: rtificial ,anguages in "ngland from %acon to ,oc)e Rhodri ,e&is
The Di#ine Comedy Dante lghieri
Hamlet William -)a)espeare
The Prince 8icolo 7achia#elli
Documents:
1.genda 41
4.Hnited 8ations Human -ettlement Program
?.DCDC *lobal -trategic Trends Document <7...D.=
6.Con#erging Technologies for +mpro#ing Human Performance: 8anotechnology0 %iotechnology0
+nformation Technology and Cogniti#e -cience 8ational -cience /oundationJDepartment of
Commerce
B.-ocietal +mplications of 8anoscience and 8anotechnology 8ational -cience /oundation
C.*lobal Trends 4A4B: Transformed World /inal Report
3.4AA2 rmy 7oderni$ation -trategy <D...D.=
2.H8"-C.: +ts Purpose and Philosophy -ir @ulian Hu9ley
5.Weather as a /orce 7ultiplier: .&ning the Weather in 4A4B H.-. irforce
%oo)s by @ohn Dee
%oo)s by Henry >issinger
The %oo)s of %arbara Tuchman