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A Lodging of Wayfaring Men
Instantly named Freedom Book of The Month and a major influence in the Cyber-underground, A Lodging of Wayfaring Men is the story of freedom-seekers who create an alternative society on the Internet - a virtual society, with no possibility of oversight or control. It grows so fast that governments and "leaders" are terrified, and fight to co-opt this cyber-society before it undermines the power of the governing elite.
The main body of the book is followed by a set of essays and a supplemental narrative that were composed as the book was being written.
For those of you who may not have read the marvelous A Lodging of Wayfaring Men, I strongly encourage you to do so.
-- Capital Reward Blog
The novel leads us through a clever plot where the principles of freedom and individuality lead to a free market, one not controlled by governments or by tax men. The narrative is gripping. The reader cannot lay the book down.
-- Dr. Thomas Dorman
As full as my reading schedule is, I plan to make time to return to A Lodging of Wayfaring Men in order to glean the most from this interesting, thought-provoking tale.
-- Sunni Maravillosa,
Of the twenty five or so people I worked with last fall, all of them revered A Lodging of Wayfaring Men as a bible. They referred to the house and their community effort as a Lodge. We all felt it was modeled on the Free Souls.
-- HW, underground programmer
One of the most thought-provoking books to hit the information highway in recent times.
-- David MacGregor, Sovereign Living
The main body of the book is followed by a set of essays and a supplemental narrative that were composed as the book was being written.
For those of you who may not have read the marvelous A Lodging of Wayfaring Men, I strongly encourage you to do so.
-- Capital Reward Blog
The novel leads us through a clever plot where the principles of freedom and individuality lead to a free market, one not controlled by governments or by tax men. The narrative is gripping. The reader cannot lay the book down.
-- Dr. Thomas Dorman
As full as my reading schedule is, I plan to make time to return to A Lodging of Wayfaring Men in order to glean the most from this interesting, thought-provoking tale.
-- Sunni Maravillosa,
Of the twenty five or so people I worked with last fall, all of them revered A Lodging of Wayfaring Men as a bible. They referred to the house and their community effort as a Lodge. We all felt it was modeled on the Free Souls.
-- HW, underground programmer
One of the most thought-provoking books to hit the information highway in recent times.
-- David MacGregor, Sovereign Living
330 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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January 3, 2019
Ayn Rand in the 21st century, just as poorly written as other libertarian screeds with the “characters” mouthpieces for the same old talking points. I can see why small minds love this stuff, but not worth the time investment to go through it.
October 8, 2018
A most extraordinary way of viewing the world!!!
Men (and by this I mean man and woman) are most free when they release fear of the unknown and stop looking for someone else to tell them what to think, feel, and do. The most freedom and reward achievable in life is when Men take responsibility for their own actions and their own life. This truly sets them free to create wealth, life, and liberty.
Expecting someone or some group to do it for you sets you up to be a prisoner of that society and the death of self-actualization. You will never experience true freedom or achieve your highest self this way.
Men (and by this I mean man and woman) are most free when they release fear of the unknown and stop looking for someone else to tell them what to think, feel, and do. The most freedom and reward achievable in life is when Men take responsibility for their own actions and their own life. This truly sets them free to create wealth, life, and liberty.
Expecting someone or some group to do it for you sets you up to be a prisoner of that society and the death of self-actualization. You will never experience true freedom or achieve your highest self this way.
April 2, 2017
Great read!
Would be a 5 star if it wasn't for all the weird religious, mystic and "cultural" passages... besides that, the book is really amazing!
Would be a 5 star if it wasn't for all the weird religious, mystic and "cultural" passages... besides that, the book is really amazing!
December 7, 2023
Pretty good. I like the concepts discussed and the philosophy put forward, but the story itself left a bit to be desired. The build up the final scene was wrought with anticipation but the ending left me a bit disappointed.
Characters are interesting and are well developed. Story structure is a bit hectic but you can still follow things pretty easily.
The concepts and philosophies are excellent but I feel like there could have been a bit more excitement throughout.
Characters are interesting and are well developed. Story structure is a bit hectic but you can still follow things pretty easily.
The concepts and philosophies are excellent but I feel like there could have been a bit more excitement throughout.
March 20, 2020
Food for thought
Not exactly objectivitism but many similarities. This book gives the reader so much to contemplate. With government using so many rules and threats I yearn for gamma. In our community the rules to put a sign in front of a business consists of 40 pages. Let us alone and allow people to become their best selves.
Not exactly objectivitism but many similarities. This book gives the reader so much to contemplate. With government using so many rules and threats I yearn for gamma. In our community the rules to put a sign in front of a business consists of 40 pages. Let us alone and allow people to become their best selves.
July 28, 2025
I totally agree with Les’s comments of 6 years ago. I liked the basic freedom concept of the novel, but the novel itself was really poor. Ayn Rand did a far better job of writing novels which conveyed her messages. I give this 2 stars because of the concept. It is an awful tedious read. And the version that I read published by Vera Verba was terribly proofread.
August 31, 2025
Some interesting ideas hidden in probably the worst prose imaginable. The dialogue and the characters are laughably poor. and the story arc is so predictable and boring.
I wish an actual author could try to do something with these ideas, but where they get some actual development.
I actually had to force myself to finish this, just so I could write this review.
I wish an actual author could try to do something with these ideas, but where they get some actual development.
I actually had to force myself to finish this, just so I could write this review.
November 29, 2022
Having just finished this book i finally understand how it could have inspired something like The Silk Road website.
June 6, 2025
Too slow for me
February 6, 2020
Even better the second time around
Being his earliest work, this is the first book of Mr. Rosenberg's that I chose to read a couple of years ago. As I was new to his writings and ideasat the time, I read it primarily as a story and missed many of the lessons within it. I have since read all of his other works and many of his subscriber letters. Now, upon revisiting 'A Lodging of Wayfaring Men', I can see plainly so many of the ideas he has expounded upon in his other writings here in this seminal work. I should not be surprised at all to find that I get more out of this book on every subsequent reading of it. I have found no other author like Mr. Rosenberg and find myself deeply indebted to him for guiding me along the paths that he has. I highly recommend his works to anyone finding themselves asking the question, "What is true Liberty?"
Being his earliest work, this is the first book of Mr. Rosenberg's that I chose to read a couple of years ago. As I was new to his writings and ideasat the time, I read it primarily as a story and missed many of the lessons within it. I have since read all of his other works and many of his subscriber letters. Now, upon revisiting 'A Lodging of Wayfaring Men', I can see plainly so many of the ideas he has expounded upon in his other writings here in this seminal work. I should not be surprised at all to find that I get more out of this book on every subsequent reading of it. I have found no other author like Mr. Rosenberg and find myself deeply indebted to him for guiding me along the paths that he has. I highly recommend his works to anyone finding themselves asking the question, "What is true Liberty?"
June 30, 2012
Not near as good as I had hoped. I will not be buying this one. The pace was way to slow and the switching back and fourth between place and characters with no lead in or lead out from one to the other was a bit out putting. The plot was not as well thought out or put together as a book with this sort of press should of had. I only gave it two stars because of the orthogonality the plot did show.
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