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The Voice of Reason

Essays in Objectivist Thought

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The Voice of Reason

By: Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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 In the years between her first public lecture in 1961 and her last in 1981, Ayn Rand spoke and wrote about topics as different as education, medicine, Vietnam, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. In The Voice of Reason, these pieces are gathered together in book form for the first time. Written in the last decades of Rand's life, they reflect a life lived on principle, a probing mind, and a passionate intensity. With them are five essays by Leonard Peikoff, Rand's longtime associate and literary executor. The work concludes with Peikoff's epilogue, "My Thirty Years with Ayn Rand: An Intellectual Memoir," which answers the question "What was Ayn Rand really like?" Important reading for all thinking individuals, this collection communicates not only Rand's singular worldview, but also the penetrating cultural and political analysis to which it gives rise.©1989 the Estate of Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government Socialism Capitalism Thought-Provoking Liberalism Soviet Union Social justice Morality Russia

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"Persuasive...well-articulated...prime Rand!" ( Kirkus Reviews)
"Thirty-one entirely provocative essays." ( Charleston Evening Post)
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Nice long series of increasingly complex
explorations of her thoughts and theories, a great introduction.

Brilliant explanations concise and detailed

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The clarity of thinking displayed by the writers of these essays is superbly clarifying, thank you!

Excellent book

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This is Ayn Rand... whether you love her or hate her... Reality is impervious to mere opinions.

Essential Ayn Rand

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