Atlas Shrugged
by Rand, Ayn
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/About Fine
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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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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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7551
- Title
- Atlas Shrugged
- Author
- Rand, Ayn
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- About Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1957
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