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Michael Huermer - 'The Problem of Political Authority':
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Henry Hazlitt - 'Economics in One Lesson':
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David Friedman - 'The Machinery of Freedom'"
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Ludwig von Mises - 'Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth':
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Murray N. Rothbard - 'For a New Liberty':
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Murray N. Rothbard - 'The Ethics of Liberty':
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Frédéric Bastiat - 'The Law':
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Ludwig von Mises - 'Human Action':
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Murray N. Rothbard - 'Man Economy and State, with Power, and Markets':
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If you're willing to devote some serious time, Man, Economy and State is the most complete explanation that exists of the economics behind ancap ideas. It's also like 1100 pages or something so it might be more of a commitment than you're willing to make just for opposition research.
If you want to get into the philosophy behind the ideas, The Ethics of Liberty is probably the best thing you'll find. It attempts to give a step-by-step logical "proof" of libertarian philosophy.
The Problem of Political Authority is also an excellent book that takes nearly universally accepted moral premises and uses them to come to ancap conclusions in a thoroughly logical manner. I'd say if you're actually at all open to having your mind changed, it's the one most likely to do it.
If you just want a brief taste, The Law is extremely short (you can read it in an hour or two) and contains many of the important fundamental ideas. It was written like 200 years ago so doesn't really qualify as ancap, but it has the advantage of being easily digestible and also being (and I can't stress this enough) beautifully written. It's an absolute joy to read. You can also easily find it online with a simple Google search.
I know you asked for one book and I gave you four, but the four serve different purposes so pick one according to what it is you're specifically looking for.
You both should read these awesome books:
Anatomy of the state
The Law
What government has done with our money
and finally:
The ethics of liberty
private arbitration and private courts would most likely adopt a libertarian legal code. Rothbard wrote a book on it call "Ethics of Liberty". Here is the amazon link. https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Liberty-Murray-N-Rothbard/dp/0814775594
It is essentially Non aggression enforcement and retributive justice.
Aggression for self-defense is acceptable whenever someone fears their life or safety is in danger. Someone pulling a gun on you certainly fits that bill. If a man draws down on you you can only assume that he intends to harm you physically and you are perfectly within your rights to respond appropriately. Verbal threats are much of an excuse for attacking someone. Now, verbal threats such as "I'm going to kill you" and menacing movements towards you are entirely different. It just depends on the context of the situation.
As for homesteading you'll see different opinions on this, but my take on it is whenever you've put the land to some use. I don't think clearing a bunch of rocks is enough to justify ownership of it, but it does show intent to occupy. Now, say you were to build a house and till up a section of land for planting crops I could safely say that what you have appropriated is justly yours (provided no one else holds a legitimate claim to said property).
If you want to get more information on these topics I'd suggest reading [The Ethics of Liberty] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Ethics-Liberty-Murray-Rothbard/dp/0814775594/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369188520&sr=8-1&keywords=the+ethics+of+liberty) and [For a New Liberty] (http://www.amazon.com/For-New-Liberty-Murray-Rothbard/dp/1610162641/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369188520&sr=8-2&keywords=the+ethics+of+liberty) by Murray Rothbard. Those are great starting points and should keep you busy for a little while. You can also find these two books for free on Mises.org [here] (http://mises.org/rothbard/ethics/ethics.asp) and [here.] (http://mises.org/document/1010/For-a-New-Liberty-The-Libertarian-Manifesto)
I would recommend one of three books to persuade your friend (you can read more about them to choose what you think may be the best). Hope you find a decent gift among the list:
I listen to his shows all the time and overall I like him. He is pushing a very important conversation in a very public way.
His positions are
similar or parallel with[Anarcho_Capitalism] (http://www.reddit.com/r/Anarcho_Capitalism/) or [volunteerism] (http://www.reddit.com/r/voluntarism/).These lines of thought are the blistering center of libertarian thought. If you want to take a serious study of libertarianism this area must be explored.
These books are great and will change the way you look at the world forever. I consider these to be the Red pill. I know it sounds corny but I am serious.
Read Rothbard it took me down a deep rabbit hole. There is so much to read and learn and most of it is out there either free or affordable.
It seems that Ron Paul has drawn a lot of his ideology from this line of thought. So If you are a RP fan it will give you better context.
For convenience, here is the book list from Professor Casey, with links:
The Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard (full text)
The Machinery of Freedom by David Friedman (full text)
Anarchy and the Law by Edward Stringham (full text: http://anarcho-capitalist.org/wp-content/pdfs/Stringham%20(Edward%20P.)%20-%20Anarchy%20and%20the%20Law.pdf)
Radicals for Capitalism by Brian Doherty
Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy
The Message in the Bottle by Walker Percy
I wouldn't recommend MES(man, economy, and state) for starter reading material. MES is an economic treatise, not a libertarian political theory book. Rothbard was a crazy good economist. Think of MES as just economics. In fact, I would recommend for pure ancap theory,
For a New Liberty by Murray Rothbard. Here is the Mises Institute link https://store.mises.org/Pocketbook--P301.aspx
This book describes everything about libertarianism(anarchocapitalism), how it is more efficient, more ethical/moral and the strategy for liberty.
Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard. Here is the amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Liberty-Murray-N-Rothbard/dp/0814775594
this book uses aprioris to deductively examine a libertarian legal code. I would recommend this to Friedman's machinery of freedom(which is more utilitarian than based on natural rights)
Also, Hans-Hermann Hoppe has an Anarchocapitalist bibliography, it is on Lewrockwell.com, a paleo-libertarian website(also ancap).
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2001/12/hans-hermann-hoppe/anarcho-capitalism-2/
In that bibliography Hans gives a bunch of libertarian journal articles too, if you want to print them.
I wouldn't recommend reading David Friedman or Caplan, you should read Rothbard, Hoppe, and Walter Block has great books, one is Defending the Undefendable, Hoppe has a wonderful book, Democracy the God that Failed.
Hopefully that helps :)