Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394415760
- ISBN 13
- 9780394415765
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Synopsis
Ayn Rand in her most controversial book yet, depicts a dystopian United State. A world of private businesses that are increasingly penalized and weighted through laws and regulations, stepping over the people who carry out that labor. As a mysterious figure, John Gault appears on the scene; the country’s top banker, an oil producer, a professor, a composer, and a distinguished judge disappear without a trace, abandoning their professions and loved ones. In turn a revolution begins, creating a new society based on the ‘philosophy of selfishness’ in efforts to be dismissed from the exploitation of those with authority and power. Atlas Shrugged “is a mystery story, not about the murder of a man’s body, but about the murder — and rebirth — of man’s spirit.” -Ayn Rand
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Reviews
Atlas Shrugged is perhaps the greatest, most revealing novel ever written. It is larger than life, and a truly philosophical, dramatic, exalting, and suspenseful read.
A life changimg read.
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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- AWARDWINNINGBOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1324
- Title
- Atlas Shrugged
- Author
- Ayn Rand
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394415760
- ISBN 13
- 9780394415765
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957-10-12
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