• "Well written, well researched, and the thesis put forth is well argued.... Woods has opened up an area of historical analysis that should invite further study."
    -Journal of American History

  • "During these times that challenge our freedoms there is no one more qualified to make U.S. history relevant to the fight against big government than Thomas Woods."
    -Barry Goldwater Jr.
    Former Member of Congress

  • "I strongly recommend Woods's work."
    -The Honorable Ron Paul,
    U.S. House of Representatives

  • "Written with great clarity and fluency, making the complex philosophical and theological concepts approachable."
    -Journal of American Studies

  • "A must-read."
    -Barron's

  • "An excellent reading source for anyone interested in financial markets, and much more so for anyone interested in learning about capitalism without all the misinterpretations being thrown about in the financial media."
    -Asia Times

  • "Provocative, well-written, and deserves to be read."
    -Catholic Historical Review

  • "An engaging and important contribution to scholarship on the history of American Catholicism."
    -Journal of the Historical Society

  • "Woods and [co-author Kevin] Gutzman appeal to both left and right in this constitutionalist jeremiad…. The authors' exegeses of the Constitution and court decisions, heavy on original intent arguments, are lucid and telling."
    -Publishers Weekly

  • "A marvelous read. Every chapter taught me something new and unexpected."
    -Tom Bethell, senior editor,
    The American Spectator

  • "The hottest book today is Meltdown, by my friend Tom Woods."
    -Judge Andrew Napolitano, senior judicial analyst,
    FOX News Channel

  • "Should be required reading."
    -Economic Affairs (London)

  • "Woods, one of the best classical liberal [libertarian] scholars of his generation, has once more placed us in his debt with this lucid and tightly argued book."
    -David Gordon, The Mises Review

  • "Tom Woods is one of my dearest allies in the struggle against wrong-headed and dangerous economic policy."
    -Peter Schiff

Meltdown a New York Times Bestseller!

Meltdown will debut at #16 (tied for #15) in hardcover nonfiction in the March 1 New York Times.  Thanks for buying it!

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  • http://www.andrewrogers.net Andrew

    I think I actually let out a cheer here in my office. Anyway, people are looking at me strangely.

    Congratulations, Tom. This is great news. I’m thrilled for you.

  • Heather

    YAY! Congratulations on your success(es)!

  • Don

    Awesome work addressing the futility of so called ‘Keynesian’ economics to save the American way of life. The average Joe like me sees through all of the stimulus nonsense. It was a genuine shame that a solid conservative alternative to the mess we have now in Washington couldn’t compete with Obama during the election. In your research for this current book, did you read F.A. Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom”? This prophetic book, published first in 1944, should be a companion to your publication. Thanks for writng “Meltdown”!

  • Karl

    If I weren’t so fiercely dedicated to liberatarian free market principles, I would suggest that “Meltdown” be made required “mandatory reading” for every man, woman and child in the country. Congratulations, Tom! My fervent hope is that the royalties from the sale of this book make you the wealthiest man on the planet–a win-win for all of us!

  • Adam S.

    I am a bookseller at one of the two “Killer B’s” and can tell you that both your book “Meltdown” and “Economics in One Lesson” are selling like hotcakes. We have gone through half of our copies and ordered six more of “Meltdown” and two more of “Economics in One Lesson” Word is getting around, and I’m glad. The Fed won’t survive this acid wash.

  • http://landofthelaws.blogspot.com Phil

    Congratulations Mr. Woods! Well-deserved to say the least. My Land of the Laws book review is in
    http://landofthelaws.blogspot.com/2009/02/book-review-meltdown-by-thomas-woods.html
    I loved the book and really feel you deserve our country’s gratitutde for providing this perspective. Great work!

  • Brian

    Great book. I plan on passing the word on to my friends who are trying to figure out what’s happening. It’s written in a way that a novice in economics can understand it. Long live the Austrian School!

  • Jack

    Tom,
    Are there any translation of “Meltdown” to other languages in progress?

  • http://www.thomasewoods.com woods

    Not as far as I know, Jack.

  • Joao

    Way to go!

    Let’s spread the word and bring out the Truth!

  • http://www.urbanteamaz.com Gene Urban

    Just finished the book and am planning on buying 20 copies to send to clients. Tom, thank you so much for your keen insights. It should be learned and used by our leaders… provided we could find any who have the backbone.

  • Juanita Estrada

    Loved the book, also bought the audiobook version so that I can play it when others are around or hostage in my car, lol.

    I keep spreading the word about your book because so many people aren’t satisfied, just like me, with the inadequate answers of greed, etc. Greed could only go so far if there are normal checks and balances, which some people already knew, but if it is supported by government it gets out of hand, which your book explained. Big government likes to create unnecessary complex messy webs to solve problems but then just end up creating more problems to solve and so and so on, like with some drugs the side effects are worse than the disease, when the answer is so simple, which your book explained and reminded me of some of the things I did learn in school about checks and balances, and cause and effect.

    Have you, or the Austrian school looked into the possible solutions to our healthcare crisis. What I mean is that a government run National/Universal healthcare system isn’t the answer, but I also know that what we have had so far wasn’t so great either. Does Germany, Japan, or Thailand have the answer or is there something else, where no matter what, you wouldn’t loose your health insurance as long as you paid. No loopholes to drop you for whatever reason, or deny care, or preexisting condition problems.