Synopses & Reviews
The year 2005 marks Ayn Rand's Centennial Year. The astounding story of a man that said that he would stop the motor of the worldand did. Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is unlike any other book you have ever read.
"A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly."
The New York Times
Synopsis
The story of a man who said he would stop the motor of the world--and did. This novel is the setting for the author's philosophy of Objectivism.
About the Author
'Born February 2, 1905, Ayn Rand published her first novel, We the Living, in 1936. Anthem followed in 1938. It was with the publication of The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Ms. Rand\'s unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in the nonfiction books Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, The Virtue of Selfishness, and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal.'