Karl Ruegsegger Zurich, August 17, 1957. Furttalstrasse 1 Zurich 11/46 Switzerland Dr. Ludwig von Mises Visiting Professor c/o Graduate School of Business Administration at New York University, New York N.Y. Sir, I have been lucky enough to read your book 'The Anti- Capitalistic Mentality' and I just cannot help my writing you to tell you what wonderful reading it made. For years, I have been groping for some expression as to how I feel about life in the present-day society. I also was almost slithering on that dangerous path towards 'gelenkte und geordnete Wirtschaft although deep inside I knew that this cannot be the right thing. The first time in my life do I find a clear, concise and unbiased explana- tion of what makes our economy - and our life - really go, and I thank you sincerely that to this reader you have been of immense help in putting down thoughts which I in a nebulous way somehow always found to be correct, but which through wrong literature, maybe also wrong upbringing etc. were always depressed. I also wonder whether I might ask you for some further information on this subject, viz. I would like to get a real and thorough background on the liberal outlook. My schooling consisted of 6 years primary school, 3 years secondary school and 4 years Mercantile School, so I feel I would have to start at the very bottom. I however have been in professional life for almost 20 years and am in fact in constant touch with the workings of a (not so very free) market, as I am doing the international trade in Oils and Oilseeds for a small firm here. I now would like to study the books, which will give me a good background on Economics and also on the political side of liberalism, whereby I also would like to study the works of the antagonists of liberalsim. Could you give me a guide as to what books I should read or where I could get a guide in this connection so that I do not lose time by reading up on unimportant works? I find myself in such complete unison with what you say that I feel you are the only man whom I can ask to put me in the right direction and I would greatly appreciate if you could give me a few hints as to the choice of books which I should follow. If I am imposing on your time, please forget my request but if you can spare a few minutes, I would be grateful if you could mention to me a few books I ought to read so that in my own little way I can arm myself with the necessary knowledge to be of help to the cause of freedom. Uneguyger Yours very truly,