Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
The book is in very good condition. Gilt title and lettering on spine and front board are full and intact. Minor surface wear to the cloth boards. Rippling on top edge of textblock. Previous owner's signature on front pastedown. Dust jacket is in very good condition and is the first issue dust jacket with the 10/57 date present on the lower front flap. Price-clipped. Moderate chipping to the extremities of the jacket, most noticeable along the top edge. Old tape stains on rear flap.
"Atlas Shrugged" is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand and includes elements of science fiction, mystery, and romance. Rand herself describes the theme of the book as "the role of man's mind in existence".
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Inventory # (K6-2).
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3675
- Title
- Atlas Shrugged
- Author
- Ayn Rand
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
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