tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post115785993147288334..comments2024-03-27T05:47:21.295-07:00Comments on Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature: The Virtue of Sycophancy (1)Daniel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-1158146310036422052006-09-13T04:18:00.000-07:002006-09-13T04:18:00.000-07:00A problem with the book is that it is very poorly ...A problem with the book is that it is very poorly written, repitious, lots of silly cheerleading mixed in ("bullseye, Miss Rand", "Can you believe this guy?"), etc. that I don't think any publisher would publish it in its current form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-1158139585548237962006-09-13T02:26:00.000-07:002006-09-13T02:26:00.000-07:00Isn't 'insanity' publishing the more accurate term...Isn't 'insanity' publishing the more accurate term here?...;-)Daniel Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-1158114818519641522006-09-12T19:33:00.000-07:002006-09-12T19:33:00.000-07:00One strange thing about this book is that it was p...One strange thing about this book is that it was published by Durban House, which has a reputation as a subsidy press (essentially a vanity press). I don't know if Valliant's deal was a subsidy deal or not. Given Ayn Rand's (presumably) large following, and the fact that the book includes journal entries written by Rand that had never before been in print, I find it odd that he would not go with a more mainstream publisher. <BR/><BR/>If anyone's interested, I wrote a little about Durban House and Valliant's book<A HREF="http://michaelprescott.typepad.com/michael_prescotts_blog/2005/06/vanity_thy_name.html#comments" REL="nofollow"><BR/>here </A>.Michael Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963295565160636175noreply@blogger.com