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Ayn Rand 9 reviews Jeffery Britting, The Overlook Press
Overlook Hardcover, 2004
Well-written, succinct, accurate
+ Filling in the details
I approached this book with a bit of trepidation but was pleasantly surprised. Britting has written a succinct, accurate, and appropriately inspiring precis of Ayn Rand's life. His formula is pretty simple: he sticks scrupulously to the facts, and puts them in their proper perspective. You couldn't ...
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The Early Ayn Rand: Revised Edition: A Selection From Her Unpublished Fiction 1 review Ayn Rand
Signet, 2005
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 ...
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The Fountainhead 106 reviews Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal
Warner Home Video, 2006
Great memoies of how it was in the golden age.
+ Bad movie/Great movie! + The book was better?? + Nicely done
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The Romantic Manifesto 43 reviews Ayn Rand
Signet, 1971
Invaluable and irreplaceable
+ Complicated But Good + Entertaining and thought-provoking + More words to live by...thank you, Ayn Rand... + An analysis of art as a value
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Ayn Rand Reader 7 reviews Ayn Rand
Plume, 1999
Excellent Introduction to Ayn Rand
+ Must Read clarifies Barry Obama,s strategy + Excellent Synopsis of the Wisdom of Ayn Rand. + Excellent introduction to Ayn Rand's books
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The Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution 33 reviews Ayn Rand
Plume, 1999
People Mistake "Egoism" for being Anti-Love.
+ The only argument against "modern" political ideas, written 30+ years ago! + Beware of Chaos and Destruction in the Front Yard + A very insightful look at several aspects of our culture! + Communally shared confusion
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Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology: Expanded Second Edition 45 reviews Ayn Rand
Plume, 1990
Excellent and Incredible
+ A unique theory of abstraction that deserves to be studied. + Best book on epistemology + Quine and knowledge + Read these reviews carefully
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Three Plays 3 reviews Ayn Rand
Signet, 2005
Great plays
+ Exit Stage Left
Any Rand has been overlooked the past few years - she no longer appears on reading lists and I dont think her philosophy is covered in college courses. That is too bad - she is a great writer and her philosophies are worth exploring. I did not know she wrote plays, so I was surprised to find this ...
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The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers 27 reviews Ayn Rand
Plume, 2000
The missing chapters from "Romanitc Manifesto."
+ An excellent resource for the not-so-young writer. + If you want your fiction to change lives, ask Ayn Rand + Those who can - DO - Learn from them
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Anthem 8 reviews Ayn Rand
Boomer Books, 2007
Loved it
+ classic dystopian novel + It blew me away! + Easy read, great for travel or when you've got just a little time.
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The Passion of Ayn Rand 33 reviews Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz
Showtime Ent., 2001
Excellent character drama
+ The other side of Objectivism
Despite the hagiographic-sounding title, this film is not a work in praise of the novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand. Instead, it is a biopic, based on a book of the same title, written by Barbara Branden, an erstwhile close friend and high-ranking follower of Rand.
Two attractive young students, ...
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For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (Signet) 54 reviews Ayn Rand
Signet, 1963
A new philosophical highway vs. old philosophical cul-de-sacs
+ An introduction...
Ayn Rand presents her philosophy as an alternative to the two philosophical cul-de-sacs, which have dominated the field and every other branch of knowledge in modern times. This book opens with a fifty-page essay, which delineates the two most prevalent approaches in the history of western ...
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Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed. HC) 42 reviews Ayn Rand
Dutton Adult, 2005
This item is delectable
+ One of the finest books written in the modern era. + Solla Sollew + Atlas Shrugged + Best Book Ever Written
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We the Living: 60th Anniversary Edition 133 reviews Ayn Rand
Dutton Adult, 1995
Brutal, Sincere, and Maybe Rand's Best
+ When I was very young... + A must read to avoid this in the future + Theme Begins, A Window into Sweeping Reform
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Anthem Rand Ayn
Book Jungle, 2007
Rand was a Russian born American author who pioneered the philosophy of "objectivism". Anthem is a futuristic science fiction novella. Man is in a dark age, because of earlier socialistic values. Technology is carefully planned and rarely allowed to advance. Individualism has almost ceased to exist. The theme of individualism versus collectivism runs throughout the novella.
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The Passion of Ayn Rand 48 reviews Barbara Branden
Anchor, 1987
Barbara Branden's Passionate Biography of Ayn Rand
+ An inside look at a great woman, amazing novelist and a profound philosoper + Closure + Insiders View of Ayn Rand
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The Virtue of Selfishness 125 reviews Ayn Rand
Signet, 1964
The Liberal Journal?
+ Secret questions, pointedly answered. + An Excellent Collection of Essays on Objectivism + How Selfish
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Anthem 2 reviews Ayn Rand
Dutton Adult, 2005
A True Anthem
+ An Inspiring Tale of Individualism & Human Triumph
True to form, Ayn Rand uses words with an exact meaning. This short story presents the devotion/loyalty to the philosophy of Objectivism accurately.
Anthem is a great place to start when learning about Ayn Rand.
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Anthem 2 reviews Ayn Rand
Waking Lion Press, 2006
Rand is a great author
This is a short story, very easy to read, with a powerful message. A cross between Logon's Run and Brave New World. Highly recommend.
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The Art of Nonfiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers 14 reviews Ayn Rand
Plume, 2001
Clear as a bell
+ Seminal Text For Writers + You cannot stop a bandersnatch. + Excellent guide to writing + One For Your Library.
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