Re: Brin on privacy

Kennita Watson (kwatson@netcom.com)
Mon, 23 Dec 1996 01:27:37 -0800


John S. Novak, III writes:
> Ayn Rand strikes me as the type of author (ie, a cult
> looking for a place to happen) much like Heinlein who must be read
> while one is young and impressinable to _truly_ take root.
> I am still in the data collection stage regarding Rand.

Excellent sources of data:

_Judgement Day: My Years with Ayn Rand_, by Nathaniel Branden
_The Passion of Ayn Rand_, by Barbara Branden

These were instrumental in my recovery from my Objectivist
upbringing -- my mother _did_ read _Atlas Shrugged_ while she
was young and impressionable.

Kennita

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