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<div>Please list the title, author, and year (if known) of the book. Optionally, add a '''1'''-'''5''' rating, where '''5''' is a timeless must-read classic, and '''1''' is a book of passing interest. <br />
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== Non-Fiction ==<br />
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''Objectivism: the Philosophy of Ayn Rand'' ([[OPAR]]} - [[Leonard Peikoff]] '''5'''<br />
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''The Ominous Parallels'' - Leonard Peikoff '''4'''<br />
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''Study Methods and Motivation'' - Edwin Locke '''3'''<br />
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''Moral Armor'' -Ronald E. Springer 2004 '''5'''<br />
---"The world's first fully-integrated moral code based on the Nature of Man."<br />
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''The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism'' - Ayn Rand '''5'''<br />
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''Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology'' - Ayn Rand '''4'''<br />
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''Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal'' - Ayn Rand '''4'''<br />
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''The Romantic Manifesto'' - Ayn Rand '''4'''<br />
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''The Case for Israel'' - Alan Dershowitz '''4'''<br />
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== Historical Non-Fiction ==<br />
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''A History of the United States and Its People'' - Edward Eggleston<br />
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''The Rise of the Roman Empire'' - Polybius<br />
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''Cicero'' -Anthony Everitt<br />
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''The War with Hannibal (Book XXI-XXX)'' - Livy<br />
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''The Coming Battle'' - M.W. Walbert<br />
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''Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation'' -Joseph J. Ellis 2002 *4* ---Our philosophy departments teach Marx. What about moral men?<br />
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== Fiction ==<br />
"Breakfast of Champions" Kurt Vonegut<br />
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"Slaughterhouse 5" Kurt Vonegut<br />
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''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' Ayn Rand '''5'''<br />
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''[[The Fountainhead]]'' Ayn Rand '''5'''<br />
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''[[Anthem]]'' Ayn Rand '''4'''<br />
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''[[We the Living]]'' Ayn Rand '''4'''<br />
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''One Lonely Night'' Mickey Spillane<br />
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''Gates of Fire'' -Steven Pressfield<br />
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''A Town Like Alice'' - Nevil Shute<br />
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''Trustee From the Toolroom'' - Nevil Shute<br />
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"The Deluge" "With Fire and Sword" - Henryk Seinkeiwicz<br />
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The Sword of Truth Series - Terry Goodkind '''3'''<br />
- "Wizard's First Rule" Book 1<br />
- "Stone of Tears" Book 2<br />
- "Blood of the Fold" Book 3<br />
- "Temple of the Winds" Book 4<br />
- "Soul of the Fire" Book 5<br />
- "Faith of the Fallen" Book 6<br />
- "Pillars of Creation" Book 7<br />
- "Naked Empire" Book 8<br />
- "Chainfire" Book 9<br />
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"Les Miserables" - Victor Hugo 5<br />
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"A Handmaid's Tale" <br />
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"1984"</div>Dwwoelfel