Who is John Galt? Her other books are a good read as well, but this one
is really her summation. Read them all in college in the '60's. It may
even be a movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/maindetails
Now back to Healeys :-)
Bill Barnett
'53 BN1 #663
Randy Hicks wrote:
> Atlas Shrugged was a great book. I've read it 3 times and will again
> at some point.
>
> If you haven't read it, you should. Written in 1957, but so
> appropriate today.
>
> Wikipedia said:
> Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the
> United States. It was Rand's last work of fiction before concentrating
> her writings exclusively on philosophy, politics and cultural
> criticism. At over one thousand pages in length, she considered it her
> magnum opus.[1] Also, at approximately 645,000 words, Atlas Shrugged
> is one of the longest novels ever written in any European language.
> The book explores a number of philosophical themes that Rand would
> subsequently develop into the philosophy of Objectivism. According to
> a 1991 United States survey by the Library of Congress and the Book of
> the Month Club, Atlas Shrugged was voted the most influential book in
> readers' lives after the Bible.
>
> Randy
>
> Randy Hicks
> '56 100M
> '60 BN7 MkI (For Sale)
> '62 BN7 MkII
> '65 BJ8
> '53 MGTD
> Healey100M@gmail.com
>
> On Apr 7, 2008, at 9:46 AM, Jody Kerr wrote:
>
>> I find it interesting, something between this conversation and some
>> stupidity at work triggered me to reread Atlas Shrugged. It was a
>> weekend well spent. If you've never read it, go get yourself a copy.
>> If you have read it, then you'll understand.
>>
>> Between that, and the coffee strength I'm drinking should cause for an
>> interesting day at the office.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Jody
>>
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