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I've been trawling through the forums while waiting for the news in regards to my application, and though there is one "recommended books" thread, it's rather outdated (~1 year) and the author doesn't request any specific book.. I hope that fact ensures my thread won't be considered a duplicate!

Hopefully some of you guys (and girls) can suggest some introductory reading to Ayn Rand and Objectivism, as I have no familiarity with either outside some Wikipedia articles and this site. From what I've read, I think my foray into Objectivism (and hopefully wormholes, on that note) shall be an interesting one.

Thanks guys!

I recommend "virtue of selfishness" and "capitalism: the unknown ideal" as two non-fiction books that do a very good job of explaining objectivism. VOS would be the first read.

I highly recommend reading Atlas Shrugged. Besides being a great novel, it will give you a broad overview and make you start thinking about Objectivist ideas. Then approach the non-fiction. The important ones to read would be Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, Virtue of Selfishness, and Capitalism: An Unknown Ideal.