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Ayn Rand

Plume, 1985

Several quick reads as an Ayn Rand Appetizer or a dessert after The Fountainhead
The stories in this book all have the same qualities as the books Ayn Rand wrote during her mature years: that life can and should be an adventure ("Good Copy"), that men have a great capacity for heroism ("Red Pawn"), that no man can escape the consequences of his philosophy ("Think Twice"). If you've been curious about Ayn Rand but hesitant to take on reading one of her large books (Atlas ...

We the Living

130 reviews
Ayn Rand

Signet, 1996

Dawn of Red
In the early days after the Russian Revolution, one might have easily slipped into the false idea that communism was a passing fad and life would soon return to normalcy. This is the backdrop for the masterful novel by Ayn Rand which follows three young adults as they learn about themselves and the ways of the embryonic communist government. "We the Living" is a world loosely held together, but ...

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

75 reviews
Leonard Peikoff

Dutton Adult, 1991

Finally, a Philosophy One Can Understand
For people who have read Ayn Rand's novels and want to learn more about her ideas, Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand is the book to read. For people who have not read Ayn Rand's novels, this is still the book to read. One unique feature of Ayn Rand's novels We the Living, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged is that they help to express her very original philosophical ideas, which she ...

The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers

27 reviews
Ayn Rand

Blackstone Audiobooks, 2004

The missing chapters from "Romanitc Manifesto."
"In regard to precision of language I think I myself am the best writer today." (P. 10) OK-this is Ayn Rand, so you either love her or hate her. But you do have to admit that she is one the world's clearest thinkers. She not only knows what she believes, but she also knows how to explain it, and explain it very well. This is exceptional when you consider that English is a second language. ...

The Fountainhead

959 reviews
Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff

Signet, 1996

Ayn Rand's The Fountanhead
I havent read a great deal of books on my own during my 18-years of life. Most of the novels I've read have been requirements for school, with the stuff I read on my own being things like Michael Jordan's bio and Mark Bowden's "Black Hawk Down." With that said, The Fountainhead is easily, and I stress *easily*, the best book I've ever read. I'm not even finished yet, as I'm around page 506 of ...

The Ominous Parallels

46 reviews
Leonard Peikoff

Plume, 1983

History As It Should Be Written
The Ominous Parallels is a history book written the way history should be written. Leonard Peikoff focuses on the main cause driving the events behind Hitler and the popularity of Nazism: ideas. He rightly dismisses economic or deterministic causes. He instead traces the philosophical ideas entrenched in Germany by the early 1900s showing how these ideas made Germany rife for the takeover of a ...

Anthem

433 reviews
Ayn Rand

Plume, 1999

Excellent Book
If you read only one book this year, read this one. Thought provoking, moving, soul stirring.

Atlas Shrugged: 35th Anniversary Edition

1506 reviews
Ayn Rand

Dutton Adult, 1992

Brilliant
Extremely well written, this is the sort of book I wish I could construct and write myself.

The Objectivism Research CD Rom: The Works of Ayn Rand

7 reviews
Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff

Oliver Computing, 2001

The Complete Ayn Rand Reference
This CD is a complete compotation of all of Ayn Rand's published works, her writing courses, as well as excerpts from her private journals and letters. In addition, it includes Dr. Leonard Peikoff's groundbreaking "Objectivism, The Philosophy of Ayn Rand." The interface is solid, although I would prefer a more Google-like approach to advanced searches, which this interface lacks. In addition, cut ...

Ayn Rand Reader

6 reviews
Ayn Rand

Plume, 1999

Excellent Introduction to Ayn Rand
For those of you who are honestly interested in learning about Ayn Rand, I fully recommend this book as an introduction to her philosophy. It's very disheartening to see that Ayn Rand detractors have overwhelmed most of the review boards for her books. If you read this book, please keep in mind several things that its detractors have not: 1. Ayn Rand's philosophy is an integrated system of ...

The Early Ayn Rand

8 reviews
Ayn Rand

Dutton Adult, 1984

If you love idealism, you love her[Ayn Rand].
I read this book as if it were the last one she had written. I savored the stories, the characters, the sometimes enevitable plots. I grew up with Ayn. First I read Anthem, then The Fountainhead, and then Atlas Shrugged.(These over the course of my teen years.) I believed that what she said was true. Yes, I have matured and realized life is not quite so perfect as I wished it could be as ...

Ominous Parallels

7 reviews
Leonard Peikoff

Signet, 1983

"It Could Happen Here"
"The Ominous Parallels" by Dr. Leonard Peikoff is a brilliant study uniting philosophy and history to identify the fundamental cause of the rise of Hitler and Nazism, and more broadly, of fascism. Dr. Peikoff's theme is that actions follow from ideas. With passionate dedication to truth he quotes from the writings and speeches of the principle architects of Nazi Germany to show the ethical ...

Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology: Expanded Second Edition

45 reviews
Ayn Rand

Plume, 1990

Read these reviews carefully
So many of these reviews complain that 'Ms. Rand claims that she has solved the problem of universals, but universals are a problem of metaphysics, not epistimology' Imagine a group of doctors standing around a patient, trying to figure out what is wrong with the patients nose, because he has complained that he has a problem breathing. They've examined his nose, looked up inside it, probed ...

Letters of Ayn Rand

13 reviews
Ayn Rand

Dutton Adult, 1995

Spectacular!
Ayn Rand is the author of numerous philosophical works, fiction and non-fiction alike. She is best known as the founder of her unique Objectivist philosophy, which is essentially concerned with individual men acting in their own rational self-interests, coupled with a strong moral defense of free-market Capitalism. Her ideas are very complex, yet easily grasped by the interested reader. ...

The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought

10 reviews
Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff

Dutton Adult, 1989

This is the voice of reason.
Ayn Rand applies reason to a variety of significant matters with stunning and convincing effect. A must read for any person who has been raised on pablum in public/private schools and the media and who desires a true, meaningful educational experience. Jim

The Journals of Ayn Rand

10 reviews
Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff

Dutton Adult, 1997

An essential take on the evolution of Ayn Rand!
I agree with Stephen Cox, who writes on The Daily Objectivist website: "One of its best features is the large amount of plain good writing that one discovers here, much more than one might expect to find in an author's working notes. Rand does very well in the medium of brief and (as she thought) temporary comments. The volume contains many shrewd observations, vital expressions of ...

Why Businessmen Need Philosophy

20 reviews
Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff, ...

Ayn Rand Institute, 1999

Businessmen Need Philosophy but Don't Know It
Business people find themselves under continual assault from government regulations, threats of lawsuits and under-appreciation of their positive role. The media, activists, politicians and even many religious officials cling to the cliché of business people as greedy, selfish or operating at the expense of others. The positive virtues of business people-self-sufficiency, responsibility and ...

Anthem: 50th Anniversary Edition

5 reviews
Ayn Rand

Signet, 1995

Powerful Novelette
Follow the struggle of a man as he finds the one word that his society has lost. And think about what your mental state would be if you did not have that word...

Philosophy (The Ayn Rand Library)

40 reviews
Ayn Rand

New American Library, 1992

What Can One Person Do?
This is the title of Chapter 17. Chapter 1 is that one that got me hooked on this book as it offered a clear structure of philosophical concepts and practical applications of them that we all experience. My father complains that he doesn't have the vocabularly to debate the socialists we all have to endure. I suggested to him that he has the vocabulary, but not the structure and gave him this ...

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