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To: Publius

I tried 3 times to read Atlas Shrugged. I failed.
I did however read The Fountainhead ... twice!


7 posted on 07/24/2014 7:35:22 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Liberty Valance; Billthedrill
Buy the book that Billthedrill and I wrote -- Who is John Galt? -- and read it at the same time as Atlas Shrugged. It's an exceptional companion to the book. By the time you're done, you will understand it.
9 posted on 07/24/2014 7:37:34 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: Liberty Valance

Here are the cliff notes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbI7gxxbYpo


27 posted on 07/24/2014 8:20:36 PM PDT by GraceG (No, My Initials are not A.B.)
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To: Liberty Valance

Right there with you. Atlas Shrugged is a horrible diatribe, poorly written, and pompously pedantic. My guess is that most of those who proclaim it the greatest work of literature ever have never gotten as far as you or I did.


36 posted on 07/24/2014 9:53:43 PM PDT by Benito Cereno
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To: Liberty Valance

“The Fountainhead”....liked the book and the movie with Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal (the latter...va va voom!). Started reading “Atlas Shrugged”.....started snoozing after three pages. Haven’t seen the movie yet.


60 posted on 07/25/2014 3:05:38 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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