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Re: Favorite Authors
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Originally posted by BeyGon
I read my first Ayn Rand while in the USMC waiting to go to Vietnam. It was The Fountainhead, really liked it, then I found Atlas Shrugged and loved it. I think those books helped shape me/my thinking as I am today. I then read some shorts and Anthem, another great book. I have read Atlas Shrugged twice now and I am sure will read it again. It seems that only the names change.
My other favorite author is Hemmingway, I think I have read everything he published. Most were just great.
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+1 for Ayn Rand. James Mischner also comes to mind. I still read Atlas Shrugged every 5-10 years.
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