PALO ALTO, CA/ Conservative Monitor -- The title says it all: "Miss Liberty's Guide to Film and Video: Movies for the Libertarian Millennium." This remarkable new book, the first guide ever to libertarian-themed films, was just published in May.

If you've ever wandered the aisles of Blockbuster trying to find something worth renting, this book is the answer. It contains over 250 reviews of films and videos touching upon such subjects as free speech, the draft, drug laws, taxation, regulation, sexual liberty, immigration, and many more.

Says author Jon Osborne, "About five years ago, I started what I thought would be a short list of libertarian-themed films, based on recommendations from fellow libertarians. Later, I greatly expanded that list through my own research. Then I hit upon the idea of starting an e-newsletter on the subject. Hundreds of my newsletter subscribers started writing in, suggesting even more films. I ended up with an unparalleled list of libertarian-themed films, which I spent the last two years reviewing."

Osborne's book, while a fun read, is more than just a source of inspiration and pleasure. It's also a useful outreach tool. Libertarian activists will find a gold mine of films suitable for showing at outreach meetings, and the book itself would be a good way for newcomers to libertarianism to become familiar with freedom-oriented ideas.

"One of the reasons I think this guide is important," Osborne continues, "is that the visual arts have become the dominant media through which people adopt values, form opinions, and gather information about the world. The average person watches literally hundreds of films for every book read. Hopefully, by identifying libertarian-themed films, this book will help to promote them."

More information on libertarian films and television is available through the author's web site at www.missliberty.com.