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A towering philosophical novel that is the summation of her Objectivist philosophy, Ayn Rand''s 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.

Opening with the enigmatic question ''Who is John Galt?'', Atlas Shrugged envisions a world where the ''men of talent'' - the great innovators, producers and creators - have mysteriously disappeared. With the US economy now faltering, businesswoman Dagny Taggart is struggling to get the transcontinental railroad up and running. For her John Galt is the enemy, but as she will learn, nothing in this situation is quite as it seems. Hugely influential and grand in scope, this story of a man who stopped the motor of the world expounds Rand''s controversial philosophy of Objectivism, which champions competition, creativity and human greatness.

Ayn Rand (1905-82), born Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, emigra

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 2 January 2007
      ISBN-13 9780141188935
      978-0141188935
      ISBN-10 0141188936
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A towering philosophical novel that is the summation of her Objectivist philosophy, Ayn Rand''s 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.

      Opening with the enigmatic question ''Who is John Galt?'', Atlas Shrugged envisions a world where the ''men of talent'' - the great innovators, producers and creators - have mysteriously disappeared. With the US economy now faltering, businesswoman Dagny Taggart is struggling to get the transcontinental railroad up and running. For her John Galt is the enemy, but as she will learn, nothing in this situation is quite as it seems. Hugely influential and grand in scope, this story of a man who stopped the motor of the world expounds Rand''s controversial philosophy of Objectivism, which champions competition, creativity and human greatness.

      Ayn Rand (1905-82), born Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, emigra

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