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argive99 said: I would recommend that you read them in sequence, 1st-8th. The flow from book to book is extremely tight. The beginning of the third was eight hours after the end of the second (correct if I'm wrong, but it's been awhile). He does recap quite a bit though, so you wouldn't be completely confused. So my final answer would be to read them in order. His early books are so good, you won't want to miss them, and by the time you get to the eight book, you will be rooting for them from start to finish. argive99 said: If you can't read them all then go ahead and read Faith of the Fallen. It is the most philosophically challenging of his books. argive99 said: The only thing he 'copied' is the heroic nature and there love for life. The concepts that made Rand's characters so great are similar to Terry's but that is not plagiarizing.

Remember though that Gmail is still in it's testing periods. I think there is a good chance that more additions will be added to the final product. Which shows how much potentiality it has even at the alpha/beta level.

It looks like a heavy amount of reading. Are notes needed or should any other steps be taken through the process; to insure an understanding of Objectivism? Normally in school there would be tests, essays, etc. That's why I ask.

There are so many books written by Ayn Rand and Leanord Peikoff, that I'm not sure where to start. What books would you Objectivists feel is appropriate to begin with? Thanks.