FREE book copy of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (Amazon has it for $14.54) 6/30 ONLY

As an FYI, you will probably get hit with insane amounts of political solicitation until the end of eternity after your address gets sold/shared. Political lists get passed around like you wouldn't believe.

Thank you!

riznick said:   From what I've heard, the events in Greece are mimicing events in this book.

I've yet to read the book, but the Greece comment stirred my curiosity.

If you mean in the sense that it was the opposite of Rand's view and greed and anarchy run amok, you are correct.

Greece was able to join the European Union and then systematically cook their books to make it look like they had no inflation, no significant debt, and no long term problems. By doing that, they were able to borrow at rates they had never enjoyed before, with the implicit backing of the EU. And borrow they did, with no complaints from the populace because for the most part everyone was in on the scam. With the help of Goldman Sachs (for which Goldman received huge fees) they were able to create securitized debts on future receipts that they promptly sold, and then spent the money. It is a direct analogy to the larger problem of CDO's and credit default swaps that caused the US and then global financial crisis in the 2003-2009 years (in which Goldman Sachs was also apparently complicit).

When the borrowing well ran dry (just as when the CDO and CDS markets dried up) the game was up.

LifeAsISeeIt said:   As an FYI, you will probably get hit with insane amounts of political solicitation until the end of eternity after your address gets sold/shared. Political lists get passed around like you wouldn't believe.
S'okay.

I will forward these to the NRA and those from the NRA to these yoyo's. I am an equal opportunity non-contributor!

They would have to pay me money to read this book. Free isn't good enough.

thanks!

Ayn Rand must be turning in her grave. Irony.

There are two novels that can transform a bookish 14-year-old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish daydream that can lead to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood in which large chunks of the day are spent inventing ways to make real life more like a fantasy novel. The other is a book about orcs.
— Raj Patel (from The Value of Nothing)

Thanks.

steveeb said:   What is everyone putting in "STREET 2" field?

Like for your apartment number.

steveeb said:   What is everyone putting in "STREET 2" field?Some people use Suite #1, #2, #3, etc. when they want to create different addresses for the same place and the post office person will just ignore this if it does not really apply to anything

What right do we have to free load and read Ayn Rand's book? She advocates that all works should be valued and paid for in full. I actually enjoyed the book (and her other similar ones like "The Fountainhead") but find that it is being given away for free to be quite ironic.

MarkVI said:   
I'm certainly left of center, but despite your patronizing post I've read this book and The Fountainhead (among many, many, other books). Atlas Shrugged is absurd, it takes things to a silly extreme. I've read many longer books that seemed much shorter. Rand belabors her point over and over again. The speech near the end was mind numbing, she had made all of her points earlier in the book.

The Fountainhead was a great book, I highly recommend it. Atlas Shrugged is one I can do without.

It could well be possible that I don't correctly understand the definition of 'patronizing' as I am unsure how it applies to my post. My views are all over the board and I have watched politicians from all end of the spectrum fail me, so I have no political ties.Otherwise, I feel like you and I are on the same page though as we both noted that Rand took her ideology to extremes and of the redundancy of Galt's speech. I will definitely take your recommendation for The Fountainhead. I would still recommend Atlas Shrugged to everyone, I would hate for anyone to miss Francisco D'anconia's speech regarding money being the root of all evil, which I think is a brilliant piece of writing; politics aside it's an interesting story too.

I have found it worthwhile to read both sides of ideological views. I haven't read this book, but I tend to think any book that people actively try to demonize is probably worth reading.

I actually read this book many years ago before I lived in the United States, and long before I had heard of Rush Limbaugh. I found it to be a confusing, rambling rant. Atlas Shrugged? Atlas Vomited more like.

Ayn Rand spent her last years on government program to avoid using up her savings for health care. Didn't want people to know so use alternate name. Great role model to learn from.