Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, published by National Geographic Books in August 1999, is a reprint edition comprising 1192 pages. This work presents a philosophical revolution through the lens of an action thriller, exploring profound questions of good and evil. The narrative revolves around the enigmatic figure of John Galt and the tumultuous events that disrupt the lives of remarkable individuals, inviting readers to ponder the implications of his declaration to “stop the motor of the world.”
In this edition, readers will encounter larger-than-life heroes and villains as they navigate a world where productivity and genius clash with societal expectations. The story delves into the struggles of a steel industrialist, a composer, and a woman who manages a transcontinental railroad, each facing their own existential dilemmas. With themes rooted in political and literary fiction, Atlas Shrugged serves as a comprehensive exploration of Rand’s Objectivism, offering insights into the nature of human greatness and the complexities of personal and societal conflict.
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Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Who is John Galt? When he says that he will stop the motor of the world, is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but against those who need him most? Why does he fight his hardest battle against the woman he loves?
You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men and women in this book. You will discover why a productive genius becomes a worthless playboy…why a great steel industrialist is working for his own destruction…why a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumph…why a beautiful woman who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with the man she has sworn to kill.
Atlas Shrugged, a modern classic and Rand’s most extensive statement of Objectivism—her groundbreaking philosophy—offers the reader the spectacle of human greatness, depicted with all the poetry and power of one of the twentieth century’s leading artists.
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