Although the political aspects of atlas shrugged are not its central theme nor its main purpose, my attitude toward these aspects during the years of writing the novel was contained in a brief rule i had set for myself. It is the story of a manthe novels herowho says that he will stop the motor of the world, and does. One of her earlier works, anthem, is a dystopian vision of a world in which self has been abolished and people have become nothing more than parts of a greater collective. Atlas shrugged is a book by the russian american writer and social philosopher ayn rand. Interesting book minus the hussie who sleeps with every man in the book. Mar 27, 2009 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 the astounding story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the worldand did. Atlas shrugged by ayn rand audio book simply audiobooks. This is the third time ive listened to the audio book in the last 10 years. 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 colorado. The book clearly states that francisco lived all over the world and had no discernible accent of spain his ancestors or chile where his mines were. For sale is a brand new facsimile reproduction dust jacket for the 1st edition of atlas shrugged by ayn rand. Can anyone recommend a good audio book version of this.
Atlas shrugged should be required reading for all americans. Ayn rand 19051982 was born in russia, graduated from the university of leningrad, and came to the united states in 1926. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. With the publication of the fountainhead in 1943, she achieved a spectacular and enduring success, and her unique philosophy, objectivism, gained a worldwide following. It is a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller. Atlas shrugged is the second most influential book for americans today after the bible, according to a joint survey of five thousand people conducted by the library of congress and the book of the month club in 1991. There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteenyearolds life. In a scrap heap within an abandoned factory, the greatest invention in history lies dormant and unused.
The book is extremely long and does get become unnecessarily long and repetitive at points, but is still a good read nonetheless. 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. The purpose of this book is to prevent itself from becoming prophetic. Atlas shrugged part discs 35 thru 48 blackstone audio books. I know the fountainhead is her more popular book, but atlas shrugged had more of a story. 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. And that rands capitalist heroes represent something. Atlas shrugged is absurd but strangely compelling books. Atlas shrugged is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the worldand did. Atlas shrugged simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. May 02, 2011 atlas shrugged is the second most influential book for americans today after the bible, according to a joint survey of five thousand people conducted by the library of congress and the book of the month club in 1991. 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.
In a scrap heap within an abandoned factory, the greatest invention in history li. 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. Atlas shrugged by ayn rand overdrive rakuten overdrive. In a regimented world, where the word i no longer exists, one defiant man rediscovers the meaning of individualism. In a scrap heap within an abandoned factory, the greatest.
Atlas shrugged is the second most influential book for americans today after the bible, according to a joint survey of five thousand people. She explores the ramifications of her radical thinking in a world that penalizes human intelligence and integrity. Atlas shruggedstructure wikibooks, open books for an open. Of course, i have not read the novel in several years so i could be mistaken, and as for the audio book, i have not listened to it in 20 years, but i remember being impressed by the narration. Peopled by largerthanlife heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, atlas shrugged is ayn rands masterpiece. Book summary the story of atlas shrugged takes place in the united states at an unspecified future time. Part mystery, part thriller, part philosphical inquiry, part volatile love affair, atlas shrugged is the book that confirmed ayn rand as one of the most popular novelist and most respected thinkers of the 20th century. This is the story of a man who said that he would stop th. It was with the publication of the fountainhead 1943 and atlas shrugged 1957 that she achieved her spectacular success. Im inclined to believe that atlas shrugged is a kind of comic book after all. Atlas shrugged is the second most influential book for americans today after the bible, according to a joint survey conducted by the library of congress and the book of the month club. Atlas shrugged is divided into three parts, with ten chapters in each part. It was rands longest book and the last fiction book she wrote before writing nonfiction. No book is included in this listing, however we may have the original book available for sale in our store under a different listing.
That is why i thought it would be great to pick up this audio book and listen to it on a recent road trip. It was first published in 1957 in the united states. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. 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. The atlas shrugged book club begins, polarized but polite. The epic struggle for individualism and passion for freedom from an ever more corrupt government forces one to look critically at the contemporary state of political economy in the u. Atlas shrugged is one of those books that divides its readers. Ayn rand is best known for her classics atlas shrugged and the fountainhead. It is a mystery, not about the murder of a mans body, but about the murderand rebirthof mans spirit.
Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies but against those who needed him mostand his hardest battle against the woman he loved. Atlas shrugged, audiobook from audible galts gulch. Atlas shrugged by ayn rand best 100 novels top 100 novels. Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, atlas shrugged stretches the boundaries further than any book you have ever read. As she awakens, she looks up at the face of a man kneeling by her side a face that shows no sign of pain or fear or guilt.
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