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The Soul of Man Under Socialism by Oscar Wilde -- an introduction to libertarian socialism, a foreign topic to most people ("isn't that, like, an oxymoron?") but pretty rewarding and interesting once you get into it.
If you care about current events (and this one is highly important), you can read about what's going on in Rojava, in Northern Syria. To understand the character of what they're doing there and their social revolution you can read Murray Bookchin and Abdullah Ocalan. They've both written a lot but it doesn't take much to understand the gist of their ideas and, more importantly, how they're being applied right now in Rojava. Democratic confederalism is the name of the specific system at work in Rojava.
Books I can recommend that have to do with the above:
A Small Key Can Open A Large Door: Rojava Revolution
Rojava: An Alternative to Imperialism, Nationalism, and Islamism in the Middle East
To Dare Imagining: Rojava Revolution
Revolution in Rojava: Democratic Autonomy and Women's Liberation in Syrian Kurdistan
Most everything on this list
War and Peace in Kurdistan
Democratic Confederalism
Obviously that's a fairly dense list. You don't have to read all those. But I do suggest you at least look into Rojava and the ideology behind it on a basic level, as in my opinion it's one of the most important developments in the world right now and it's fascinating to see the application of democratic confederalism, autonomous self-organization, ethnic and religious plurality, and women's liberation on such an impressive scale.
On the topic of movies, it just so happens that there are a number of Rojava documentaries which might help you gain a basic understanding of what it's like there. You can find plenty by looking up "Rojava documentary". Here's a good one. This is the most recent, I believe.
Good studies!
This book is "the" book about Rojava. Though if you plan on buying it, you should buy it from here if you can because you will be supporting independent publishing. If you want the PDFs at any time just shoot me a PM and I will send them to you on email or google drive or something.