Pietertje: Although the book has more than 1200 pages it really kept me going. I read this book to get a better understanding of the ideology of some republicans. Fun read.

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hirundo: It clarifies the moral benefit of a selfish honest creative pursuit of money. It seriously improves your workday to feel faintly heroic about it.

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djkrudy: For its dogged adherence to finding out and practicing a morality. ...

f1gm3nt: A book I revisit every few years. It's taught me to be honest with myself even if the social norms aren't in alignment with I'm doing. It's also gave me a deeper understanding of my fellow man and why some are fine with handouts from others.

smaddox: [...] because they showed me how human systems break, and they provided human models for how to see and live in, through, and past those broken systems.

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navyad: I like idea of 'I' itself which can shrug the belief(s) of social norms.

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8x8squares: These two books taught me the importance of being true to one's values and not sacrificing them under any circumstances. They introduced me to Individualism and Objectivism which have profoundly impacted the way I look at the world.

tomjen3: I have read Atlas Shrugged twice now, and it is a really nice treatment of guilt, especially unearned guilt.

megaman22: Atlas Shrugged is one of those books that is often life-changing. Whether that is positive or not depends wildly upon the reader and their situation.

tschlossmacher: A long one, but very very good also.

Necromant2005: Classic book of objectivism , self proud and wealth

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fcolombo56: I read this for the first time during the summer I graduated from college and was backpacking through South America. It struck me like a thunderbolt, putting into words principles that I strongly believed in but had not seen in print elsewhere.

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tiglionabbit: I like this book because it attempts to show how things some people think are virtuous can be bad, and visa versa. The protagonists have a sort of honor code to them that defies common ideas of morality.

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chrisBob: Beware of the elite who think that the country is there to serve them and that it is criminal how the government demands taxes to help those who were not born into wealth and privilege.

rayalez: Controversial, I know, a lot of people here hate it for some reason, but it was incredibly influential on me, inspired my passion for entrepreneurship and science and philosophy. Still is one of the best books I am aware of.

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