Atlas Shrugged [First Printing]
by Rand, Ayn
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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Rapid River, Michigan, 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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- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022534
- Title
- Atlas Shrugged [First Printing]
- Author
- Rand, Ayn
- Illustrator
- Salter, George (Jacket Design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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