From the back cover:
“Written in 1921, We
On the front cover:
“A new translation…”
Ordinarily I would not even pick up a book written in 1921 translated from its original Russian, but it was recommended by a friend. That was not enough though until I was told that Ayn Rand was influenced by this book. After finishing the novel, I have to admit that I did not really see the influence in Rand’s work although there were some common threads.
It had been quite a few years since I read George Orwell’s
A number of my recent book reviews were written decades ago. The odd thing about all of them has been how pertinent they are to the world we live in. Economics In One Lesson, written in 1946, seemed as if it was written to address our current economic woes. The 5000 Year Leap was written in 1981, but is based on teachings from the 1970′s and unveils the glories of our Constitution for many of us who learned very little about our founding documents other that memorizing a few pages.
