Atlas Shrugged
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Atlas Shrugged is the story of a world that has grown tired of Capitalism. It is no longer a place where achievement or work is rewarded. Instead, Capitalism and business are looked upon as a necessary evil (Sound Familiar?). One by one, the greatest Capitalists remaining begin to disappear to leave the world to fend for itself...
Atlas Shrugged
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Atlas Shrugged
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Published in 1957 and topping off at over 640,000 words, Atlas shrugged is one of the longest books ever written in the English Language.
Atlas Shrugged examines self-interest and the moralities that can be attached to it by society.
"If you don't love Capitalism now, you will after reading this book!"
Who is John Galt?
Is John Galt a part of everyone? or no-one?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byJohn Galt is a part of everyone
John Galt is no-one
Which character in Atlas Shrugged can you Most Identify With?
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
John Galt - Atlas Shrugged
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Ayn Rand and Objectivism Links and Resources
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- Ayn Rand Quotes - The Quotations Page
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- The Atlas Society--the world's most respected independent source of information about Ayn Rand (author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead) and her philosophy, Objectivism.
A brief Biography of Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand (, - March 6, 1982), born 'Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum' (), was a Russian-born American novelist, philosopher,"Perhaps because she so eschewed academic philosophy, and because her works are rightly considered to be works of literature, Objectivist philosophy is regularly omitted from academic philosophy. Yet throughout literary academia, Ayn Rand is considered a philosopher. Her works merit consideration as works of philosophy in their own right." (Jenny Heyl, 1995, as cited in playwright, and screenwriter. She is widely known for her best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged'', and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism.
Rand advocated rational individualism and laissez-faire capitalism, categorically rejecting socialism, altruism, and religion. Her influential and controversial works have attracted significant philosophical and literary criticism and have remained popular for decades following publication.
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