Atlas Shrugged

by Rand, Ayn; Peikoff, Leonard

• ISBN13: 9780452011878
• ISBN10: 0452011876
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

"Who is John Galt?" is the immortal question posed at the beginning of Ayn Rand's masterpiece. The answer is the astonishing story of a man who said he would stop the motor of the world?and did. As passionate as it is profound, "Atlas Shrugged" is one of the most influential novels of our time. In it, Rand dramatizes the main tenets of Objectivism, her philosophy of rational selfishness. She explores the ramifications of her radical thinking in a world that penalizes human intelligence and integrity. Part mystery, part thriller, part philosophical 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.

Author Biography

Ayn Rand's first novel, We the Living, was published in 1936. With The Fountainhead in 1943 she achieved spectacular and enduring success. Rand's unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION TO THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION	ix
PART I NON-CONTRADICTION	3	(336)
I THE THEME	3	(24)
II THE CHAIN	27	(17)
III THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM	44	(20)
IV THE IMMOVABLE MOVERS	64	(25)
V THE CLIMAX OF THE D'ANCONIAS	89	(38)
VI THE NON-COMMERCIAL	127	(35)
VII THE EXPLOITERS AND THE EXPLOITED	162	(55)
VIII THE JOHN GALT LINE	217	(36)
IX THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE	253	(39)
X WYATT'S TORCH	292	(47)
PART II EITHER-OR	339	(362)
I THE MAN WHO BELONGED ON EARTH	339	(40)
II THE ARISTOCRACY OF PULL	379	(44)
III WHITE BLACKMAIL	423	(38)
IV THE SANCTION OF THE VICTIM	461	(35)
V ACCOUNT OVERDRAWN	496	(36)
VI MIRACLE METAL	532	(35)
VII THE MORATORIUM ON BRAINS	567	(41)
VIII BY OUR LOVE	608	(25)
IX THE FACE WITHOUT PAIN OR FEAR OR GUILT	633	(21)
X THE SIGN OF THE DOLLAR	654	(47)
PART III A IS A	701
I ATLANTIS	701	(51)
II THE UTOPIA OF GREED	752	(64)
III ANTI-GREED	816	(48)
IV ANTI LIFE	864	(45)
V THEIR BROTHERS' KEEPERS	909	(54)
VI THE CONCERTO OF DELIVERANCE	963	(37)
VII "THIS IS JOHN GALT SPEAKING"	1000	(70)
VIII THE EGOIST	1070	(56)
IX THE GENERAT0R	1126	(21)
X IN THE NAME 0F THE BEST WITHIN US	1147