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I know there are plenty of folks here who will want to buy this book (not out till next year, so not a good Xmas present this year)
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The Invisible Hook, The Hidden Economics of Pirates (http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Hook-Hidden-Economics-Pirates/dp/0691137471%3FSubscriptionId%3D1XFK01HK9NZWGPENWGG2%26tag%3Dfuzzyandfurry-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0691137471) by Peter Leeson.
Lots of free things by him to read ahead of time at http://www.peterleeson.com/
also http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/08/06/peter-t-leeson/anarchy-unbound-or-why-self-governance-works-better-than-you-think
This is great vindication for the Free State Pirate Project.