- Paperback: 483 pages
- Publisher: Lathe Biosas Publishing (15 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0955929407
- ISBN-13: 978-0955929403
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.6 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,009,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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I know of no other book which evokes the same qualities of excitement and conviction. I enjoyed every bit of the reading…. an enthralling philosophical mystery story much along the lines of Atlas Shrugged, I would give it my highest recommendation --John Hospers, Philosopher, Los Angeles
a stunning achievement … so bursting with ideas it could spark a lively debate in a cemetery…. The opening is a grabber! All the action-adventure parts are very well done …. The alternation of the plot with the instruction seems very well paced ... well done, superbly done …. --Carol J. Stuart, teacher & critic, Toronto
Bravo! Quite delightful. Old Nick's Guide to Happiness is an engaging adventure on many levels: it captures the mind most of all, but weaves in suspense, diverse characters and humor as well. I enjoyed it immensely. --Peter Saint André, Monadnock Review
a stunning achievement … so bursting with ideas it could spark a lively debate in a cemetery…. The opening is a grabber! All the action-adventure parts are very well done …. The alternation of the plot with the instruction seems very well paced ... well done, superbly done …. --Carol J. Stuart, teacher & critic, Toronto
Bravo! Quite delightful. Old Nick's Guide to Happiness is an engaging adventure on many levels: it captures the mind most of all, but weaves in suspense, diverse characters and humor as well. I enjoyed it immensely. --Peter Saint André, Monadnock Review
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A modern mystery/adventure/love story set in the Highlands of Scotland and the USA. The story is combined with the vision of -- and philosophical basis for -- an ideal future society of sovereign individuals living together in freedom and mutual respect. Old Nick's Guide to Happiness is a book for readers who love a good novel -- with well-drawn characters and dramatic situations -- but who also like to be challenged by new ideas. And there are plenty of those, including the concept of sexuality as a major human virtue.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is the most satisfying philosophical read since Atlas Shrugged. It is also a gripping, insightful adventure - thoroughly enjoyable. JD.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was not entirely sure what to expect from this novel although I have met Mr Dykes several times - we were mutual friends with the late, much-missed Chris R. Tame - but I did know that Mr D. is an Objectivist, and a philosophical writer with an engaging prose style.
The books is excellent and engaging. It takes the approach of putting forward philosophical ideas in dialogues between a character - "Old Nick" - and a student. The latter arrives in a remote Scottish area during an expedition and meets Old Nick and his female compansion who are living in the area, and in the course of his stay, writes a book for Old Nick who wants to set down his thoughts.
The philosophy of Old Nick - realist, Objectivist, pro-liberty, pro-market - is pretty much the same as mine, so I did not have the jarring sensation of having someone preach a dislikeable set of views at me.
If you agree, mostly, with the ideas of the Russian-born novelist and thinker Ayn Rand, for example, or the Aristotelian tradition, then you will like this book, and you will really like the way Mr Dykes conveys the ideas in an engaging, very human way. Fiction is often a great vehicle for ideas when done right, as Rand herself proved. What is nice about this book is its genial, friendly tone.
I can certainly recommend this book to the philosophically inclined.
The books is excellent and engaging. It takes the approach of putting forward philosophical ideas in dialogues between a character - "Old Nick" - and a student. The latter arrives in a remote Scottish area during an expedition and meets Old Nick and his female compansion who are living in the area, and in the course of his stay, writes a book for Old Nick who wants to set down his thoughts.
The philosophy of Old Nick - realist, Objectivist, pro-liberty, pro-market - is pretty much the same as mine, so I did not have the jarring sensation of having someone preach a dislikeable set of views at me.
If you agree, mostly, with the ideas of the Russian-born novelist and thinker Ayn Rand, for example, or the Aristotelian tradition, then you will like this book, and you will really like the way Mr Dykes conveys the ideas in an engaging, very human way. Fiction is often a great vehicle for ideas when done right, as Rand herself proved. What is nice about this book is its genial, friendly tone.
I can certainly recommend this book to the philosophically inclined.
Format:Paperback
If you are a libertarian, or if you are that way inclined, you will love this book. You really care about the characters and it is hard to believe they aren't real. Buy it, you won't regret it.
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