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Books and politics: Conservatives like ‘Atlas Shrugged,’ liberals pick David Sedaris
United Press International
Atlas Shrugged |
The next time you’re browsing the popular picks aisle at Borders (or clicking around on Amazon), the book you take home may say more about you than just your preference for paperback romances or historical non-fictions. The latest infographics by Engage, using data gathered from Facebook via the Trendsetter app, parses popular book choices and compares them with political leanings. Among the most highly engaged voters on either side of the spectrum Noam Chomsky’s Failed States (liberal) and Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged (conservative) are the most popular.
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