The National Books
Thirty-three books: how the Nation works, written so that anyone can read it, and check it for themselves.
The set by shelf, which book to read, how a book is cited and checked, and the posters that go with them · From Book 00 of the National Books, The Reader’s Guide
The set, on its shelves: read each shelf left to right
Which book to read, if you are
- A resident XI The Gazette and Law-Making, XIX The Officers’ Guide, XIII Ethics
- An officer of the Nation XV The Residents’ Handbook, VI Honours, Heraldry and Ceremony, XIV The Bench Book
- A partner, a bank, a border or police officer XXII The Bank and the Treasury, XII Elections, XXXII The Station
- A Magistrate, or a party before the Court X The Constitution of Offices, VII The Royal Chapel
- A financial institution or a supporter XIX The Officers’ Guide, XVIII The Forms
- A journalist I The Nation and its Instruments, XXVII Signing, Keys and the Ledger, XIII Ethics
- An expert, auditor or critic I The Nation and its Instruments
- A designer or printer XXIX Security Features, XXX The Developer and Auditor Book, XXXI The Press of the Nation
Tap a line to find its books on the shelves. Read Book I first: every other book assumes it.
How a book is cited and checked
Every book has one number. Its Mohawk Publication Number, in the Nation’s own three blocks, on page 2 and on its page at the Register. The ISBN of a printed edition sits beside it.
Every edition has a fingerprint. Its SHA-256 hash, on page 2 and on the Nation’s Ledger. A copy that differs is not the published edition.
To cite a book: its title, the edition, Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat, the year, and its number.
Every book shares the same parts: a page 2 that names its edition, its number and its posters; worked examples; the standards it follows; how it compares with the world’s leaders; and the questions an expert or a critic would ask, answered.
The posters that go with the books
- The Four Instruments with Books I and II
- The Three Villages with Book IV
- Mark of Honour with Book VI
- The Line of Honour with Book VI
- How to Check a Document of the Nation with Book XXVI
- The Passport and the Credentials with Book XVI
- The Grand River Dollar with Book XXIII
- The Tract, and What Is Left of It with Book IV
- The Million Acre Wall with Book IV
- The Posterity: Unascertained with Book VI
Each has its record in the Register, its ISBN, a sheet to print, and a web edition that moves.
The printed poster
Download the poster as printed, A3, full quality: the-national-books.pdf