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Getting MESSAGE OUT

Posted by Freedom2 9 months ago to Politics
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I have probably directed 100 people to read Atlas -- all say they are interested, but never had any come back to talk to me about it -- of course some people I mention it to are customers or clerks in stores. I first STARTED to read it when it first came out [I was 10 abd big on Greek Myths] my father was a big reader and he had bought a paperback. I saw it and started to read it thinking it was about Olympus! Stopped at about page 100 -- but got back to the whole thing when I was in U of Chicago Graduate School with Milton Friedman and others. My wife tried it, but gave up after maybe 50 pages, and constantly asked mt WHO IS JOHN GALT!

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  • Posted by KRUEG 9 months ago
    Recently watched the three movies. Started a re-read of the book! Atlas and 1984 seem to be used by the democratic party as training models!
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  • Posted by Freedom2 9 months ago
    I agree. Audio book gets everything out there and you do not get bored at reading a particular section, I can not remember who read what I listened,, but whoever it was, he was not bad but not particularly great either. On the other hand, i just finished listening to Wiliam Shatner's latest book, and his voice is good and very entertaining. Which makes me think of one of the first audio books I listened to, The Ragman's Son, the story ofKirk Douglas, and read by him BEFORE he had the stroke and his voice changed so much, What I found in that case was a whole new medium, in the sense that Douglas's voice is so unique, it was like he was in my house, sitting on a chair next to me and telling me about his life. You would not get that by reading the book or watching it as a movie -- check readers when you can, as the man who read the Green Mile made the story BETTER than the movie or reading the book. [Makes me wonder if some great voice might be enticed to read Atlas and give it a whole new audience! -- tis could b much more effective than just sending copies of the book to schools -- maybe cheaper too!]
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  • Posted by alunde 9 months ago
    Download the unabridged version from Audible.
    2. Schedule a 2 week cross country road trip by yourself.
    3. Know how to stop the engine of the world.
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  • Posted by diessos 9 months ago
    I recommend the unabridged audio book. Great for people who commute or just don't have the time to sit and read a long book.
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