Atlas Shrugged
by Rand, Ayn
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- good
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0452011876
- ISBN 13
- 9780452011878
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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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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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- 0452011876-11-1
- Title
- Atlas Shrugged
- Author
- Rand, Ayn
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0452011876
- ISBN 13
- 9780452011878
- Publisher
- NAL
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- August 1, 1999
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.