Rand questioned her about American history and politics during their many meetings, and gave Paterson ideas for her only non-fiction book, The God of the Machine.
ɹˈænd kwˈɛstʃənd hɜːɹ ɐbˌaʊt ɐmˈɛɹɪkən hˈɪstɚɹi ænd pˈɑːlətˌɪks dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɛɹ mˈɛni mˈiːɾɪŋz, ænd ɡˈeɪv pˈæɾɚsən aɪdˈiəz fɔːɹ hɜːɹ ˈoʊnli nˈɑːnfˈɪkʃən bˈʊk, ðə ɡˈɑːd ʌvðə məʃˈiːn.