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maxharris · Sep 5, 2013
Atlas Shrugged
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Those are the two to start with.
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maxharris · Jan 27, 2011
Atlas Shrugged
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
The Soul of A New Machine by Tracy Kidder
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maxharris · Sep 5, 2013
The Fountainhead
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Those are the two to start with.
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maxharris · Jan 27, 2011
The Fountainhead
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
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maxharris · Jan 27, 2011
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, by Ayn Rand
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard Feynman
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
Finally, Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand gives a comprehensive view of Rand's entire philosophy.
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
Philosophy: Who Needs It
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maxharris · Jan 27, 2011
The Double Helix, by James D. Watson
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist by Tara Smith (a philosophy professor at UT-Austin) is excellent
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James Watson
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maxharris · May 13, 2013
The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism, Philosophy: Who Needs It, and Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
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