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  1. The Romantic Manifesto by Ayn Rand, 1971-10-01
  2. Letters of Ayn Rand by Ayn Rand, 1997-02-01
  3. Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology: Expanded Second Edition by Ayn Rand, 1990-04-26
  4. The Passion of Ayn Rand by Barbara Branden, 1987-09-18
  5. Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (The Ayn Rand Library, Volume 6) by Leonard Peikoff, 1993-12-01
  6. The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought (The Ayn Rand Library) by Ayn Rand, 1990-06-30
  7. The Early Ayn Rand: Revised Edition: A Selection From Her Unpublished Fiction by Ayn Rand, 2005-04-05
  8. Three Plays by Ayn Rand, 2005-04-05
  9. The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z (Ayn Rand Library) by Ayn Rand, 1988-01-01
  10. Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged: A Philosophical and Literary Companion by Edward W. Younkins, 2007-11-01
  11. Who is Ayn Rand? by Nathaniel Branden, 1968
  12. Metaethics, Egoism, and Virtue: Studies in Ayn Rand's Normative Theory (AYN Rand Soc Philosophical Stu)
  13. It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand by Jerome Tuccille, 2007-11-05
  14. The Early Ayn Rand: A Selection from Her Unpublished Fiction (The Ayn Rand Library, Volume 2) (v. 2) by Ayn Rand, 1986-12-02

21. Salon | Ayn Rand: A Resource Guide
The credo of Russianborn American novelist-cum-philosopher ayn rand, founder of Objectivism, is neatly summed up by the title of her seminal collection of
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A Y N R A N D : A R E S O U R C E G U I D E T Like libertarianism, Objectivism is represented on thousands of Web sites. The Ayn Rand Foundation is the official repository of teachings, commentaries, and documents perpetuating her philosophy. During most of her professional career, Rand mentored Nathaniel Branden, but the two had a nasty public falling-out late in the author's life. One result was a fair amount of emnity between Rand followers and those who sympathized with Branden (and his wife Barbara, also a Rand acolyte). A good deal of this dispute leaks over to the Web, including frequent references to Barbara Branden's surprisingly saccharine Rand biography, "The Passion of Ayn Rand." In a public letter in October 1968, Rand explained at great length the reasons for the split. You can read the Brandens' answers from links provided at Russel Hanneken's informative site One of the most relevant sites to the discussion of Objectivism and Libertarianism is Peter Saint Andre's essay , "Why I Am A LIbertarian," which first appeared in the magazine "Full Context" and which you can read online. Here is a sampling of other Web sites put together by friends and enemies of Objectivism. Two good Rand jumpstations (collections of links that will take you to other sites) are at http://www.mtsu.edu/~m_c_000b/objmat.html and http://www.uccs.edu/~kmfreckl/objectivism.html.

22. The Sociology Of The Ayn Rand Cult By Murray N. Rothbard
If the glaring inner contradictions of the Leninist cults make them intriguing objects of study, still more so is the ayn rand cult, which, while in some
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The Sociology of the Ayn Rand Cult
by Murray N. Rothbard Written in 1972, this was the first piece of Rand revisionism from the libertarian standpoint. It should be clear at this point in history that an ideological cult can adopt the same features as the more overtly religious cult, even when the ideology is explicitly atheistic and anti-religious. That the cults of Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Trotsky, and Mao are religious in nature, despite the explicit atheism of the latter, is by now common knowledge. The adoration of the cult founder and leader, the hierarchical structure, the unswerving loyalty, the psychological (and when in command of State power, the physical) sanctions are all too evident. The Exoteric and the Esoteric Every religious cult has two sets of differing and distinctive creeds: the exoteric and the esoteric. The exoteric creed is the official, public doctrine, the creed which attracts the acolyte in the first place and brings him into the movement as a rank-and-file member. The quite different creed is the unknown, hidden agenda, a creed which is only known to its full extent by the top leadership, the "high priests" of the cult. The latter are the keepers of the Mysteries of the cult.

23. Critiques Of Libertarianism: Criticisms Of Objectivism (or Ayn Rand).
ayn rand was a truculent, domineering cultleader, whose Objectivist pseudo-philosophy attempts to ensnare adolescents with heroic fiction about righteous
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NEW Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature
Greg S. Nyquist provides perhaps the most extensive criticism of Rand. He finds that her assumptions about human nature do not match scientific knowledge of human nature. A book that is also available online.
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Daniel Barnes has started a blog for the discussion of Greg Nyquist's 'A.R.C.H.N' and other criticisms of objectivism.
The Heirs Of Ayn Rand: Has Objectivism Gone Subjective?
Scott McLemee provides a charitable overview of the history, major factions, and controversies of Objectivism. Useful background for understanding criticisms, without fawning.
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Kelley L. Ross' Friesian School biography of Rand, which is strongly critical of some of Rand's philosophical errors.
Mrs Logic And The Law: A Critique Of Ayn Rand's View Of Government.

24. American Writers: Ayn Rand
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26. Ayn Rand Biographical FAQ
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27. The Journal Of Ayn Rand Studies
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28. Quotations From Ayn Rand [1905-1982]
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