From: Kennita Watson (kwatson@netcom.com)
Date: Mon Dec 23 1996 - 02:27:37 MST
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
Kennita Watson | The bond that links your true family is not one of blood,
kwatson@netcom.com| but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do
| members of the same family grow up under the same roof.
| -- Richard Bach, _Illusions_
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