Atlas Shrugged

The book is really of a good quality.

A must read book for the present days where everyone want reservation for everything

Done! 1097 pages! And for the second time! I bet there must be like 50 masochists in the world who've done this. And a 100 who've even finished it once 😊. Select company guaranteed. Anyway, here's the review for 4 stars. As a creative fiction book: + Unforgettable characters + Sublime passages (see my highlights) + Skill to hold the story for over 1000 pages + The story ‐ Syrupy hero worship by Dagny As a philosophy: + The primacy given to science + The deep appreciation, almost instinctive, of the value of self-interest + The viewpoint that it serves no one to aid and abet the unproductive + The acceptance of teaming as vital to both self-interest and general success - The almost total repudiation of the weaknesses inherent in life for productivity and self-understanding; and her lack of wisdom in not making allowances, to avoid madness and as DNA can always mix out better in the next generation, being why the species tolerates reproduction of even the weakest - Her thoughts on the nature of existence (ontology) are undeveloped. On how we can know (epistemology) her idea of 'Objectivism' is derivative. In the end, we ask ourselves if it was worth reading. For me, the answer is yes. It (contiguous with The Fountainhead), has been one of the three books that have deeply influenced me in life towards dedication to the Quality of Thinking, which is our supreme treasure. ------------------- First review When it takes two nights of reading to progress 1%, I know it's a big book :-). Probably larger than Moby Dick and Gone With the Wind. How much time and speed I must have had when young to read this effortlessly! Still, it's gripping, pacy, and worth it for the story, and the absolute conviction of the purity of science, industry, and wealth.

Kindle version and good

For the love of life, read this book! Its a literary masterpiece!! and this book brings you to the life. Dont attempt to read this book with a preconceived perception on Ayn Rand's works. To understand her philosophical thoughts of "Objectivism", you MUST read this book and read it twice or thrice.. Till that point, you might not be able to comprehend the concept of "objectivism". As some one said, "They have Ayn Rand. But we don't ". This book must be read by everyone during their graduation. That essentially adds and enriches your life with a code of Moral Values. And ofcourse, this has heightened my appreciation of my life!! my Employers!! my fellow human beings!! Here are few excerpts from the book which need to be inscribed on everybody's mind. At least, I did, after reading this book: What is Morality? "Judgement to distinguish right and wrong, Vision to see the truth, Courage to act upon it, Dedication to that which is good, Integrity to stand by the good at any price " "In order to live, man must act; in order to act, he must make choices; in order to make choices, he must define a code of values; in order to define a code of values, he must know what he is and where he is—i.e., he must know his own nature (including his means of knowledge) and the nature of the universe in which he acts—i.e., he needs metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, which means: philosophy. He cannot escape from this need; his only alternative is whether the philosophy guiding him is to be chosen by his mind or by chance." "Money is the barometer of the society's virtue. Money is so noble a medium that it does not compete with guns and it doesn't make terms with brutality. It will not permit a country to survive as half-property, half-loot. Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity , but your talent to their reason; it demands that you buy , not the shoddiest they offer, but the best that your money can find " "To the glory of mankind, there was , for the first and only time in history, "a country of money"-- and I have no higher or more reverent tribute to pay to America,for this means: a country of reason, justice, freedom, production, achievement. For the first time, man's mind and money were set free, and there were no fortunes-by-conquest, but only fortunes-by-work, and instead of swordsmen and slaves, there appeared the real maker of wealth, the greatest worker, the highest type of human being--the self-made man--the American industrialist. If you ask me to name the proudest distinction of Americans, I would choose--because it contains all the others --the fact that they are the people who created the phrase 'to make money'. No other language or nation have ever used these words before; men had always thought of wealth as a static quantity--to be seized , begged, inherited, shared, looted or obtained as a favor. Americans were the first to understand that wealth has to be created. The words 'to make money; holds the essence of human morality." "There is no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted--and you create a nation of lawbreakers --and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, that's the game. "

Brilliant novel.You just get lost in it as one of the characters.

Started with this book but the font size is way too small ( may be owing to the book big size) . Don't know if it becomes double in size (2000 pgs) if the font size increased.

Hardcover is just a dust jacket with a black hard cover which is annoying

Fabulous Book However this copy font too small

Muy bueno

Embora escrito há mais de 50 anos, o mundo não aprendeu nada. A leitura de 'Atlas Shrugged' é sensacional ! Dizem que Ayn Rand era feminista, mas acho que é só porque ela colocou como heroína da história uma mulher. Mas uma mulher bem feminina. E isso é o de menos, diante da preocupação de todos de um mundo se corrompendo. Os muçulmanos uma vez disseram que iriam dominar o mundo e sem dar um tiro, porque achavam que o mundo ocidental iria se implodir. E o livro mostra os países americanos e europeus morrendo, o que estamos vendo hoje. Tentei assistir ao filme, mas o livro de 10 a 0, nos seus detalhes sobre pensamentos e filosofias de vida, que são cortados do filme.

this book will change you more than any other event in your life. There are my years before Atlas Shrugged and my years after. I shouldn't have picked-up this book when I did. I should have been revising for exams. I couldn't put it down for two days. I was crying for more as I finished the 1,100 pages and have been revelling in Rand's mass of other works ever-since. I've never experienced an intelligence such as hers before. Rand is probably the most spiritual writer of the century and the most rational. She builds a temple to human greatness and shows you how to worship. She challenges every idea you ever held to make you 'check your premises'. It is a work of philosophy set in a fast-paced novel with the grandest characters. How many characters can you remember from the last novel you read? You'll remember at least fifty, superbly drawn, heroes and villains from this one. Rand never writes in grey, only black and white. Because Rand was an ardent moralist, she was a capitalist. Never heard that combination before? There's a thousand other contradictions to riddle with. The contradictions are yours not hers. If you're a socialist, this book will offer the most serious case against your philosophy. Don't read it unless you want to be seriously challenged. You'll probably hate her, but you will admire her and won't be able to ignore the power of her arguments. It's a great read. It will be an education too. It will change your life more than any other book you've ever picked up. That's why this book still sells 100,000's of copies every year, even 50 years after its publication.

Don’t suggest buying this version, the font size is too small.