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Atlas Shrugged

by Ayn Rand

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Rand's 1200-page novel is a hymn of praise to the concept of rugged individualism, personified in John Galt. This polemic for Rand's philosophy of "rational self-interest" has been a steady seller since it was published in 1957.

Available editions of Atlas Shrugged

	9780452286368, Paperback, Plume, 2005 $10.00 (New) Other copies of 9780452286368

	9780786194018, MP3 CD, Blackstone Audio Inc, 2002 $183.40 (Very Good) Other copies of 9780786194018

	9780786161782, Compact Disc, Blackstone Audio Inc, 2007 None currently available

	9780525934189, Hardcover, Penguin Group USA, 1992 $36.00 (Good) Other copies of 9780525934189

	9780525948926, Hardcover, E P Dutton, 2005 $30.43 (NEW) Other copies of 9780525948926

	9781565114173, Compact Disc, Highbridge Co, 2000 $25.36 (NEW) Other copies of 9781565114173

	9780451191144, Paperback, Signet, 1996 $2.23 (Used - Acceptable) Other copies of 9780451191144

	9780452011878, Paperback, Plume, 1999 $12.50 (New ) Other copies of 9780452011878

	9780613357661, Prebinding, Bt Bound, 2001 $118.00 (Good) Other copies of 9780613357661

	9780786102341, Audio Cassette, Blackstone Audio Inc, 1991 None currently available

	9780786102334, Audio Cassette, Blackstone Audio Inc, 1991 $22.45 (Very Good) Other copies of 9780786102334

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	9781565111271, Audio Cassette, Penguin Group USA, 1995 $7.50 (Very Good) Other copies of 9781565111271

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	9781433256172, Compact Disc, Blackstone Audio Inc, 2008 $84.82 (NEW) Other copies of 9781433256172

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Media Reviews

"It would be pointless to discuss either the logic or the feasibility of the program Miss Rand so vehemently puts forth. What is important is the spirit in which the book is written. Like THE FOUNTAINHEAD, ATLAS SHRUGGED is a defense of and a tribute to the superior individual, who is, in Miss Rand's view, superior in every way--in body as well as mind and especially in his capacity for life. Its spirit, regardless of the specific doctrines it preaches, is calculated to appeal to those who feel that life could and should have more meaning than they have experienced. Loudly as Miss Rand proclaims her love of life, it seems clear that the book is written out of hate. How well ATLAS SHRUGGED....Perhaps most of us have moments when we feel that it might be a good idea if the whole human race, except for us and the few nice people we know, were wiped out; but one wonders about a person who sustains such a mood through the writing of 1,168 pages and some fourteen years of work."

Customer Reviews

on Dec 7 2004, Pazzo Books said:

"If you liked The Fountainhead but thought the philosophy took a back seat to character development and plot, Atlas Shrugged is great - not concerning itself with such outmoded details like characters who might exist and avoiding exposition, Atlas Shrugged is the most pedantic, two-dimensional book ever. Huzzah."

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