Ayn Rand & Atlas Shrugged: The Life and Legacy of the Author and Book
ISBN: 9781494224233
*Includes a full length biography of Ayn Rand that examines her life, works, philosophy, and legacy.
*Includes a primer on Atlas Shrugged that will quickly bring readers up to speed on the plot, characters, themes, symbols, and philosophy of Rand’s classic novel.
*Includes pictures of Rand and important people in her life.
*Includes many of Rand's most famous quotes from Atlas Shrugged and other works.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
"Government ‘help’ to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.” – Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was born in St. Petersburg, Russia to Jewish parents on February 2, 1905 as Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, and she lived through the turbulence and transformation of early 20th century Russia. Her first exposure to reading came after she taught herself how to read at age six, and she decided at nine years old to become a writer after a chance encounter with the books of Victor Hugo, the writer she admired most.
*Includes a primer on Atlas Shrugged that will quickly bring readers up to speed on the plot, characters, themes, symbols, and philosophy of Rand’s classic novel.
*Includes pictures of Rand and important people in her life.
*Includes many of Rand's most famous quotes from Atlas Shrugged and other works.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
"Government ‘help’ to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.” – Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was born in St. Petersburg, Russia to Jewish parents on February 2, 1905 as Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, and she lived through the turbulence and transformation of early 20th century Russia. Her first exposure to reading came after she taught herself how to read at age six, and she decided at nine years old to become a writer after a chance encounter with the books of Victor Hugo, the writer she admired most.