Who is John Galt?

If this question means anything to you then you’re part of a group of readers who

  1. are willing to tackle philosophical treatises imbedded in fiction,
  2. relate to stories that challenge man, mind, machine, and technology,
  3. enjoy long sagas, with character driven plots, suspense, heroes and villains,
  4. are curious about why books are “cult classics” or “must reads in a lifetime”,
  5. are willing to think, question, and challenge one’s own premises of existence,
  6. are willing to read over 1,000 pages in small print, in paperback format!

Have you read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand?  If you have, what did you think of it?

If you haven’t read Atlas Shrugged, or started it but never got past page 100 or never finished it, then consider picking it up one more time.

Follow my blog posts over the next few weeks as I share my comments about the book and join in with your comments and questions, too!

What is my motive?  Who is John Galt?

Baen offers Free Fantasy and Science Fiction ebooks

Baen Books is now making available — for free — a number of its titles in electronic format. They’re calling it the Baen Free Library. Anyone who wishes can read these titles online — no conditions, no strings attached. (Later they may ask for  an extremely simple, name & email only, registration. ) Or, if you prefer, you can download the books in one of several formats. Again, with no conditions or strings attached. (URLs to sites which offer the readers for these format are also listed. ) They currently offer 120 ebooks by 23 authors. Author Eric Flint serves as their librarian.  This may serve as a nice supplement to our own Ohio eBook Project.

Most downloaded books in American libraries for February 2011

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Here at Clermont County Public Library, you can download ebooks, audiobooks, and more from Ohio’s Ebook Project, managed for us by Overdrive. 

Overdrive’s Most Downloaded Books from the Library lists are organized by subject and format, and compiled based on activity at more than 13,000 libraries in the OverDrive global network.

According to Overdrive, in the US, the upcoming movie release of Water for Elephants helped the book stay on the eBook adult fiction list at No. 9. The juvenile audiobook section housed educational memoirs like Night by Elie Wiesel and Anne Frank, showing that students enjoy using the books they need on the devices they love.

Interested in downloading but not sure how?  Call your local branch or

get started here: