Quote "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."
Ayn Rand
What is the book about?
Socialists come to power in the...
US, and the government takes a course toward "equal opportunity," deeming it fair to make the worthless and talentless rich at the expense of the talented and wealthy. Persecution of business leads to economic collapse, and one by one, talented individuals and top entrepreneurs begin to disappear under mysterious circumstances. The main characters of the novel, steel king Hank Rearden and vice president of a railroad company Dagny Taggart, desperately try to resist the tragic events. Instead of universal prosperity, society plunges into apathy and chaos.
This is a worldview-changing book; it shapes a holistic vision of the world and provides answers to questions about the meaning of human life and the societal significance of entrepreneurship.
According to a public opinion poll conducted in 1991 by the Library of Congress and the "Book of the Month Club" in America, "Atlas Shrugged" is the second book after the Bible that has led to changes in the lives of American readers.
This book made it to The New York Times bestseller list three days after its release and remained there for 21 weeks.
This is the most significant work in the life of the writer, for which she spent 12 years of her life working on.
Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was our former compatriot who became a cult American writer. She is the author of four bestselling novels and numerous articles. The creator of a philosophical concept based on the principle of free will, the primacy of rationality, and the "morality of rational self-interest."
Author: Айн Рэнд
Printhouse: Al'pina Pablisher
Age restrictions: 16+
Year of publication: 2024
ISBN: 9785961468595
Number of pages: 1136
Size: 212х145х43 mm
Cover type: soft
Weight: 850 g
ID: 206919
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