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( | Please list the title, author, and year (if known) of the book. Optionally, add a '''1'''-'''5''' rating, where '''5''' is a timeless must-read classic, and '''1''' is a book of passing interest. | ||
== Non-Fiction == | |||
''Objectivism: the Philosophy of Ayn Rand'' ([[OPAR]]} - [[Leonard Peikoff]] '''5''' | |||
''The Ominous Parallels'' - Leonard Peikoff '''4''' | |||
''Study Methods and Motivation'' - Edwin Locke '''4''' | |||
''Moral Armor'' -Ronald E. Springer 2004 '''5''' | |||
---"The world's first fully-integrated moral code based on the Nature of Man." | |||
''The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism'' - Ayn Rand '''5''' | |||
''Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology'' - Ayn Rand '''4''' | |||
''Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal'' - Ayn Rand '''4''' | |||
''The Romantic Manifesto'' - Ayn Rand '''4''' | |||
''The Case for Israel'' - Alan Dershowitz '''4''' | |||
== Historical Non-Fiction == | |||
''A History of the United States and Its People'' - Edward Eggleston | |||
''The Rise of the Roman Empire'' - Polybius | |||
''Cicero'' -Anthony Everitt | |||
''The War with Hannibal (Book XXI-XXX)'' - Livy | |||
''The Coming Battle'' - M.W. Walbert | |||
''Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation'' -Joseph J. Ellis 2002 *4* ---Our philosophy departments teach Marx. What about moral men? | |||
== Fiction == | |||
"Breakfast of Champions" Kurt Vonegut | |||
"Slaughterhouse 5" Kurt Vonegut | |||
''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' Ayn Rand '''5''' | |||
''[[The Fountainhead]]'' Ayn Rand '''5''' | |||
''[[Anthem]]'' Ayn Rand '''4''' | |||
''[[We the Living]]'' Ayn Rand '''4''' | |||
''One Lonely Night'' Mickey Spillane | |||
''Gates of Fire'' -Steven Pressfield | |||
''A Town Like Alice'' - Nevil Shute | |||
''Trustee From the Toolroom'' - Nevil Shute | |||
"The Deluge" "With Fire and Sword" - Henryk Seinkeiwicz | |||
The Sword of Truth Series - Terry Goodkind '''3''' | |||
- "Wizard's First Rule" Book 1 | |||
- "Stone of Tears" Book 2 | |||
- "Blood of the Fold" Book 3 | |||
- "Temple of the Winds" Book 4 | |||
- "Soul of the Fire" Book 5 | |||
- "Faith of the Fallen" Book 6 | |||
- "Pillars of Creation" Book 7 | |||
- "Naked Empire" Book 8 | |||
- "Chainfire" Book 9 | |||
"Les Miserables" - Victor Hugo 5 | |||
"A Handmaid's Tale" | |||
"1984" |
Revision as of 00:31, 5 January 2006
Please list the title, author, and year (if known) of the book. Optionally, add a 1-5 rating, where 5 is a timeless must-read classic, and 1 is a book of passing interest.
Non-Fiction
Objectivism: the Philosophy of Ayn Rand (OPAR} - Leonard Peikoff 5
The Ominous Parallels - Leonard Peikoff 4
Study Methods and Motivation - Edwin Locke 4
Moral Armor -Ronald E. Springer 2004 5 ---"The world's first fully-integrated moral code based on the Nature of Man."
The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism - Ayn Rand 5
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology - Ayn Rand 4
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal - Ayn Rand 4
The Romantic Manifesto - Ayn Rand 4
The Case for Israel - Alan Dershowitz 4
Historical Non-Fiction
A History of the United States and Its People - Edward Eggleston
The Rise of the Roman Empire - Polybius
Cicero -Anthony Everitt
The War with Hannibal (Book XXI-XXX) - Livy
The Coming Battle - M.W. Walbert
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation -Joseph J. Ellis 2002 *4* ---Our philosophy departments teach Marx. What about moral men?
Fiction
"Breakfast of Champions" Kurt Vonegut
"Slaughterhouse 5" Kurt Vonegut
Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand 5
The Fountainhead Ayn Rand 5
Anthem Ayn Rand 4
We the Living Ayn Rand 4
One Lonely Night Mickey Spillane
Gates of Fire -Steven Pressfield
A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
Trustee From the Toolroom - Nevil Shute
"The Deluge" "With Fire and Sword" - Henryk Seinkeiwicz
The Sword of Truth Series - Terry Goodkind 3
- "Wizard's First Rule" Book 1 - "Stone of Tears" Book 2 - "Blood of the Fold" Book 3 - "Temple of the Winds" Book 4 - "Soul of the Fire" Book 5 - "Faith of the Fallen" Book 6 - "Pillars of Creation" Book 7 - "Naked Empire" Book 8 - "Chainfire" Book 9
"Les Miserables" - Victor Hugo 5
"A Handmaid's Tale"
"1984"