Im happy when people dont laught when you tell them about it. Somebody beeing 'more than a bit skeptical' is quite a step up.

I would point you to everything by David Friedman and Peter Lesson. I think they have done the best work in that area.

Edit: If you have questions, the reddit Anarcho Capitalist Subreddit is quite civil as far as reddit goes. So if you have questions you might want to ask there, r/anarcho_Capitalism.