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  Atlas Shrugged

  by Ayn Rand

  Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States. Rand's fourth and last novel, it was also her longest, and the one she considered to be her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. As indicated by its working title The Strike, the book explores a dystopian United States where leading innovators, ranging from industrialists to artists, refuse to be exploited by society. The... (more)
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  The Fountainhead

  by Ayn Rand

  Howard Roark is an architect whose genius and integrity will not be comprised. He has ideas that work against conventional standards.
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  Anthem

  by Ayn Rand

  Available for the first time in trade paperback--this provocative book is "an anthem sung in praise of man's ego"--from the legendary author Ayn Rand Anthem has long been hailed as one of Ayn Rand's classic novels, and a clear predecessor to her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. In Anthem, Rand examines a frightening future in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no... (more)
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  We the Living

  by Ayn Rand

  An exploration of the eternal human struggle between the human individual and the state offers the first installment of Rand's philosophy of Objectivism and features an introduction by the author's heir, Leonard Peikoff. Reissue.
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  The Virtue of Selfishness

  by Ayn Rand

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  The Romantic Manifesto

  by Ayn Rand

  Underlying this treatise is the objectivist philosophy which has placed Ayn Rand in the mainstream of American thought.
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  Capitalism

  The Unknown Ideal

  by Ayn Rand

  Expanded version of John Galt Speech from Atlas Shrugged, with the philosophy Ayn Rand expounds generally through her works. While her thinking is not complete, and does reflect partial nature of her knowledge and thought, it nevertheless is good at exposing altruism the veil over would be slavers' face and heart. To begin with she goes into the question of what precisely is money, and how it is seen,... (more)
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  For the New Intellectual

  The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

  by Ayn Rand

  Ayn Rand challenges the prevalent philosophical doctrines of our time and the "guilt", panic and despair they created. She was the proponent of a new moral philosophy - an ethic of rational self-interest - that stands in sharp opposition to the ethics of altruism and self-sacrifice. The fundamentals of this new morality are set forth in this book. The author also wrote "The Virtue of Selfishness", "Capitalism: the... (more)
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  Night of January 16th

  by Ayn Rand

  Night of January 16th leaves the answers to the mystery of an international magnate's death up to the reader. The play is a gripping drama about the rise and destruction of a brilliant and ruthless man, the suspense never letting up for a moment.
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  Philosophy

  Who Needs It

  by Ayn Rand

  The fundamentals of the author's philosophy, namely Objectivism, are set out in three of her other books: "For the New Intellectual", "The Virtue of Selfishness" and "Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal".
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  Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (The Ayn Rand Library, Volume 6)

  by Leonard Peikoff

  The definitive statement of Ayn Rand's philosophy, written by the preeminent Rand exponent and scholar. Illustrated with excerpts from her published works, complete with an abundance of new material that Rand communicated only in private conversation with Peikoff, this book illuminates Objectivism--and its creator--with brilliant clarity.
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  Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right

  by Jennifer Burns

  Worshipped by her fans, denounced by her enemies, and forever shadowed by controversy and scandal, the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was a powerful thinker whose views on government and markets shaped the conservative movement from its earliest days. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rand's private papers and the original, unedited versions of Rand's journals, Jennifer Burns offers a groundbreaking... (more)
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  Ayn Rand and the World She Made

  by Anne C. Heller

  Ayn Rand is best known as the author of the perennially bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged . Altogether, more than 12 million copies of the two novels have been sold in the United States. The books have attracted three generations of readers, shaped the foundation of the Libertarian movement, and influenced White House economic policies throughout the Reagan years and beyond. A passionate... (more)
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  The Passion of Ayn Rand

  by Barbara Branden

  Barbara Branden, who knew the legendary writer for 19 years, provides a consummate portrait of this private and complex woman. Highly perceptive and objective, this is the only existing biography of one of the 20th century's most remarkable and controversial figures.
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  Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology: Expanded Second Edition

  by Leonard Peikoff, Ayn Rand

  Today man's mind is under attack by all the leading schools of philosophy. We are told that we cannot trust our senses, that logic is arbitrary, that concepts have no basis in reality. Ayn Rand opposes that torrent of nihilism, and she provides the alternative in this eloquent presentation of the essential nature--and power--of man's conceptual faculty. She offers a startlingly original solution to the problem... (more)
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  The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z (Ayn Rand Library)

  by Ayn Rand

  A prolific writer, bestselling novelist, and world-renowned philosopher, Ayn Rand defined a full system of thought--from epistemology to aesthetics. Her writing is so extensive and the range of issues she covers so enormous that those interested in finding her discussions of a given topic may have to search through many sources to locate the relevant passage. THE AYN RAND LEXICON brings together all the key ideas... (more)
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  The Ayn Rand Cult

  by Jeff Walker

  A half-century after the publication of THE FOUNTAINHEAD, Ayn Rand's ideas remain both highly controversial and extremely influential. In THE AYN RAND CULT, Jeff Walker exposes the woman behind the ideas, questioning whether they are as original as her followers claimed. He looks at the devoted following she attracted in the 1940s and 1950s, how it was shaped by her volatile and domineering personality, and... (more)
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  The Early Ayn Rand

  by Ayn Rand

  This remarkable, newly revised collection of Ayn Rand's early fiction-including her previously unpublished short story The Night King -ranges from beginner's exercises to excerpts from early versions of We the Living and The Fountainhead .
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  Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged: A Philosophical and Literary Companion

  by Edward W. Younkins

  Since its publication in 1957 "Atlas Shrugged", the philosophical and artistic climax of Ayn Rand's novels, has never been out of print and has received enormous critical attention becoming one of the most influential books ever published, impacting on a variety of disciplines including philosophy, literature, economics, business, and political science among others. More than a great novel, "Atlas Shrugged" is an... (more)
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  Why Businessmen Need Philosophy

  by Ayn Rand

  A collection of essays to help today's businessman understand the crucial role of philosophy in free trade, free markets, health care and business ethics. The book includes a title essay by Leonard Peikoff and two essays by Ayn Rand never before p ublished in book form: "The Money-Making Personality" and "An Answer for Businessmen." Twelve additional essays by Leonard Peikoff and other contributors are included. (more)