About the book
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.
Editions of Atlas Shrugged
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780525934189
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780525948926
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- ISBN 9780451191144
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780451017024
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- ISBN 9780451028235
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- ISBN 9780451031709
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- ISBN 9780451044440
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- ISBN 9780451062765
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- ISBN 9780451069801
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- ISBN 9780451075710
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- ISBN 9780451091352
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- ISBN 9780451110091
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- ISBN 9780451116765
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- ISBN 9780451132154
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- ISBN 9780451157485
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- ISBN 9780451168283
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- ISBN 9780451171924
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- ISBN 9780452011878
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- ISBN 9780452286368
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101137192
Read an Excerpt
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Atlas Shrugged about?
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Atlas Shrugged?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Atlas Shrugged?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780525934189
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Atlas Shrugged?
Ayn Rand
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Atlas Shrugged is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780525934189) and hardcover(ISBN 9780525948926) and paperback(ISBN 9780451191144) and paperback(ISBN 9780451017024) and paperback(ISBN 9780451028235) and paperback(ISBN 9780451031709) and paperback(ISBN 9780451044440) and paperback(ISBN 9780451062765) and paperback(ISBN 9780451069801) and paperback(ISBN 9780451075710) and paperback(ISBN 9780451091352) and paperback(ISBN 9780451110091) and paperback(ISBN 9780451116765) and paperback(ISBN 9780451132154) and paperback(ISBN 9780451157485) and paperback(ISBN 9780451168283) and paperback(ISBN 9780451171924) and paperback(ISBN 9780452011878) and paperback(ISBN 9780452286368) and ebook(ISBN 9781101137192)
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