Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen
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Book Reviews of Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
Book Review: The _Library Journal_ must be in dire straits
Summary: 5 Stars
To Mark Pumphrey, who wrote the editorial review: You should read the book rather than listen to the cassette version; this would be a good way for you to polish your reprehensible grammar and punctuation skills. And the Shakespere reference goes "thou doth protest too much," not "protesteth too much." Have you been listening to audio versions of the Bard as well? Ayn Rand's ideas are certainly not out of date; look at California. Mr. Good Government and the greenie weenies prevented power companies from building new plants. And gee, look what happened--blackouts! And Gray "that 70s show" Davis has hired a bunch of spin doctors to demonize the entire energy industry. Oh no, we could all learn quite a bit from Ms. Rand.Book Review: Excellent Source of Information
Summary: 5 Stars
After taking an Intro to Business class in college and having learned only about communism and socialism and that capitalism was the root to all evil, I started to question a lot of things. If the US is founded on capitalism, does that mean that the US is the root of all evil? Of course the answer is no! If you're interested in learning some of the facts about what capitalism is and should be, this is the book you want to pick up. This book should be required reading in college business, law, and all government classes. Ayn Rand covers all aspects of capitalism in a very organized, logical way. This book is very easy to understand and is clearly and concisely written. It is a must have if you want to pick up anything about capitalism.
Book Review: Outrageously Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of Ayn's best works! Atlas Shrugged and the Fountainhead may be more FUN to read, but once you've read them you won't want to stop there so keep on moving and READ CAPATILISM (whoops oh, my spelling!, oh dear) THE UNKNOWN IDEAL. It is great! Also reccomended: We the Living, Anthem, Philosophy Who Needs It, The Virtue of Selfishness, The Romantic Manifesto, For The New Intellectual, The New Left: Return of The Primitive, or if you can get it.. The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution, and finally The Voice of Reason (this one is a collection of essays) Remember: Atlas Shrugged is probably the greatest book you will EVER read .. and the Fountainhead is a close second if not an exact tie.Book Review: Clearest Definition of Capitalism I've Read
Summary: 5 Stars
Why didn't I read this in high school? Probably because I went to a government school. It is such a shame that so many people in the US know virtually nothing about capitalism and why it is the ONLY moral basis for a government.In school I was taught that FDR was the savior of the United States in the 30's. If you want to know what REALLY happened to cause the Great Depression read this book (hint: the government did it!).
The fact that our government *allows* capitalism to exist in any form is the only reason we have such a high standard of living in the US. Read this book and you'll begin to see how much better off we'd be with Laissez-Faire capitalism.
*sigh*
Book Review: I Didn't Know!
Summary: 5 Stars
For the longest time I was against Capitalism. I had it all wrong. This book opened my eyes. I thought it was based on greed, but now I know it is based on competition. Now I see that this is what our forefathers were going for, and now I can understand why. But our Capitalist country has been taken away from us, bit by bit, starting with Roosevelt's New Deal. We voted for all the wrong things, and our representatives never stopped to explain to us that we were wrong. They liked the power. Now we have given them the power to be fascists. I just wish Ayn had written a book to teach us how to take back the mess we've made for ourselves. Sigh.