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Russell Hasan

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Russell Hasan (any pronouns) is a writer and lawyer who lives in Connecticut. A graduate of Vassar College and the University of Connecticut School of Law, his distinctions include having written for the libertarian magazine Liberty at a time when its print edition was distributed to bookstores nationwide and being one of the pioneers in the field of self-published indie nonfiction, with his self-published nonfiction titles having sold 10,000 copies. His essay "A System of Legal Logic" continues to be one of the only books in the field seeking to apply symbolic formal logic to legal analysis and jurisprudence, and his essay "What They Won't Tell You About Objectivism" is regarded as one of the best essays on the subject. He has recently shi ...more

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	On Forgiveness 3.68 avg rating — 47 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A System of Legal Logic: Using Aristotle, Ayn Rand, and Analytical Philosophy to Understand the Law, Interpret Cases, and Win in Litigation (A Scholarly Monograph) 3.60 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What They Won’t Tell You About Objectivism: Thoughts on the Objectivist Philosophy in the Post-Randian Era 3.76 avg rating — 29 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Power of Objectivism: Ayn Rand and John Galt and Atlas Shrugged and The Morality of Life, Intelligence, Greed, Selfishness, Rationality, Individuality, Integrity, Capitalism, Desire, and Freedom 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Wand Trilogy (The Golden Wand #1-3) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 34 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manifestation 3.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Golden Rule Libertarianism: A Defense of Freedom in Social, Economic, and Legal Policy 3.68 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crystal of Light: An Epic Fantasy Romance Heist Thriller LitRPG Adventure 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Brief History of the Ideas of Western Philosophy: Sensations, Necessity, Knowledge, and God liked it 3.00 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Six Ways from Sunday: A Collection of 42 Poems 2.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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New author selfie! I ditched the beard and look years younger as a result, because my beard is naturally white but my mustache is naturally black (as of right now). I'm writing a new novel while I wait to hear back from literary agents on my epic fantasy series starter novel I blogged about before. I'm working on a YA magical realism literary-leaning fantasy novel-in-stories. For a

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