The best price on the market for signed atlas shrugged. Latest figures list sales of atlas shrugged at well over seven million copies including a boost during the beginning of the recent great recession that started in 2007. And that rands capitalist heroes represent something. Atlas shrugged peopled by largerthanlife heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, atlas shrugged is ayn rands magnum opus. In a recent library of congressbook of the month club survey, american readers ranked atlas shruggedher masterworkas second only to the bible in its influence on their lives.
Which of the two books encapsulates rands worldview and delivers her point more wholly. Peopled by largerthanlife heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil. I figured it might provide a parable of ayn rands philosophy that i could discuss. Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, atlas shrugged stretches the boundaries further than any book you have ever read. The story of atlas shrugged takes place in the united states at an unspecified future time. A must read for anyone interested in politics or economics. The parts and chapters are named, and the titles typically suggest multiple layers of meaning and implication. Aglialoro is in the movie business to make atlas shrugged, a book whose messagethat individuals do not owe their lives to the collectivezapped him, he says, when he first read it in the. Your secrets and dreams written in ink, or drawn in pencil, and hidden behind your favorite art. Rands fourth and last novel, it was also her longest, and the one she considered to be her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. High quality atlas shrugged inspired hardcover journals by independent artists and designers from around the world.
Atlas shrugged includes elements of romance,mystery, and science fiction. Atlas shrugged is a modern classic, a philosophical novel deeply rooted in ayn rands theories of. Books are shipped only to schools in the united states and canada. With one part of reason, one tries to reject the grim horror of the portrait she draws of the final bastion of the once free world falling into a new sort of dark ages. Atlas shrugged by ayn rand 1957, hardcover for sale online ebay. Ayn rand was all about meritocracyand yet the main characters in her book inherited everything. It is a mystery story, not about the murder of a mans body, but about the murder and rebirth of mans spirit. I feel like my arm is all warmed up and i dont have a game to pitch. A fine copy of the book in a slipcase with only marginal flaws.
Atlas shrugged 1957 is a mystery story, ayn rand once commented, not about the murder of mans body, but about the murderand rebirthof mans spirit. Topics about this book topics that mention this book. Great chunks of the book are given over to philosophical rants one particularly egregious radio broadcast clocks in at just under 100 pages. Atlas shrugged is a novel by ayn rand, first published in 1957 in the united states. Atlas shrugged is structured in three major parts, each of which consists of ten chapters. Atlas shrugged atlas shrugged hardcover aynrand on. The atlas shrugged book club begins, polarized but polite. The first paperback edition was published by new american library in july 1959, with an initial run of 150,000. As has happened with so many other people, reading the novel has changed my life.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Which is better, atlas shrugged or the fountainhead. Atlas shrugged is a terrible book, ayn rand a terrible writer and psedointellectual, objectivism a terrible philosophy. Atlas shrugged sparknotes literature guide sparknotes literature guide series book 17 sparknotes. Much of the books third division is given to his broadcast speech, which presents the authors philosophy of objectivism. Atlas shrugged includes elements of science fiction, mystery, and romance, and it contains rands most extensive statement of objectivism in any of her works of fiction the book depicts a dystopian united states. I was in the military and needed some reading material. For sale is a brand new facsimile reproduction dust jacket for the 1st edition of atlas shrugged by ayn rand. Atlas shrugged, a modern classic and rands most extensive statement of objectivismher groundbreaking philosophyoffers the reader the spectacle of human greatness, depicted with all the poetry and power of one of the twentieth centurys leading artists.
The book is atlas shrugged, ayn rands glorification of the right of individuals to live entirely for their own interest. But to understand the authors sense of urgency, we must have an idea of the context in which the book was written. I got interested in the book after seeing the two films. For decades, at scores of college campuses around the country, students have formed clubs to. One finds oneself virtually under an indefinable compulsion to keep reading once caught in the mesh of sheer story telling as ayn rand weaves the strands of her fantasy. It is a long book, but i would recommend it to serious readers. It is the story of a manthe novels herowho says that he will stop the motor of the world, and does. In atlas shrugged, she shows that without the independent mind, our society would collapse into primitive savagery. Atlas shrugged and ayn rand are incredibly complex and this book. Atlas shrugged, hardcover by rand, ayn, brand new, free shipping in the us. It looks just a little thick to me but i started reading, and reading and reading.
Im inclined to believe that atlas shrugged is a kind of comic book after all. There may be underlining, highlighting, and or writing. The best reason to read atlas shrugged is that it is culturally significant. Atlas shrugged is one of those books that divides its readers. A towering philosophical novel that is the summation of her objectivist philosophy, ayn rands atlas shrugged is the saga of the enigmatic john galt, and his ambitious plan to stop the motor of the world, published in penguin modern classics opening with the enigmatic question who is john galt. Atlas shrugged by ayn rand, first edition abebooks. Its this great moment of socialism defeating the pathetic capital oh, wait, thats lord of the ring, a book about people getting things done because its the right thing to do to help everyone, this is atlas shrugged, a book about people throwing tantrums if they arent making enough money off the labor of others.
One side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil. For years, rands message was attacked by intellectuals whom her circle labeled dogooders, who argued that individuals should also work in the service of others. Atlas shrugged by ayn rand and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. No book is included in this listing, however we may have the original book available for sale in our store under a different listing. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Dagny taggart, vice president in charge of operations for taggart transcontinental railroad, seeks to rebuild the crumbling track of the rio norte line that serves ellis wyatts oil fields and the booming industrial areas of. Atlas shrugged and millions of other books are available for instant access. In my humble opinion, atlas shrugged is the best book ever written. Atlas shrugged by ayn rand 2005, hardcover, anniversary. There are however people who take ayn rand even more seriously than comicbook fans take watchmen. Atlas shrugged sparknotes literature guide sparknotes literature guide series by rand, ayn, sparknotes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Synopsis atlas shrugged is the astounding story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world and did. I must have been a late bloomer or just unlucky, because i did not come across atlas shrugged until i was 20 years old. The story is set many decades in the past and focuses on a rail executive who finds herself in a world where business leaders are disappearing. This book should be required reading for everybody for a book published over half a century ago it it. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ayn rand books online. I am reading the entire book to compare the movie to the book.
The book also promotes rands philosophy of objectivism. Since first picking it up in 1983 at the age of 30, ive read the book more times than i can count. Hardback journals from redbubble are so very versatile and lucky for you theyre available in a ruled, graph or blank 90gsm paper. Atlas shrugged is an impassioned defense of the freedom of mans mind. Atlas shrugged by rand, ayn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rands fourth and final novel, it was also her longest, and the one she considered to be her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. The fountainhead and atlas shrugged will only be sent to 11th and 12thgrade classrooms. Atlas shrugged by ayn rand best 100 novels top 100. So states rands hero, john galt, and its a pronouncement that could be seen to sum up a great deal about atlas shrugged, both in terms of the books unapologetic pursuit of a singular philosophy, and how it has polarised readers since its publication. Book titles will only be sent to the appropriate grade levels. The sins of the power magnates are taking their toll. It continues to sell hundreds of thousands of copies a year, more than 50 years after it was published and more than 30 years after the death of its author.
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