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Atlas Shrugged

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

1957

Ayn Rand’s magnum opus, a mystery story on a global scale that centers not on the murder of one man’s body, but on the murder — and rebirth — of man’s spirit, all unfolding from the enigmatic question with which the novel begins: “Who is John Galt?”

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The Fountainhead

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

1943

The story of Howard Roark, an innovative architect who breaks with tradition, recognizes no authority but that of his own independent judgment, and struggles for the integrity of his creative work against every form of social opposition.

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Anthem

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

1938

The story of one man’s rebellion against a future dystopia in which independent thought is a crime, science and technology have regressed to primitive levels, and collectivism is so ingrained that the very word “I” has been erased from the language.

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We the Living

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

1936

Ayn Rand’s poignant story of a young woman who struggles to live and love in a collectivist dictatorship that suffocates the spirits of its best citizens.

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The Objectivist Newsletter (Paperback)

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

2021

The Objectivist Newsletter is a 224-page volume that contains penetrating, philosophical dissection of events and ideas dominating our culture. Among its contents: an elucidation of the two political issues with which the practical fight for freedom should begin; a moving tribute to Marilyn Monroe; illuminating reviews of books by authors as diverse as Victor Hugo and Mickey Spillane; and replies to questions about Objectivism in the "Intellectual Ammunition Department."

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The Objectivist (1969-1971) (Paperback)

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

2021

From 1966–1971, Ayn Rand produced the monthly journal The Objectivist on the theory and application of her philosophy Objectivism. Volumes 8–10 (1969–1971) consists of the second half of the journal and covers a fascinating range of subjects, from her scathing critique of the Progressive education system in her essay "The Comprachicos" to her reverent reflection on the triumph of "Apollo 11."

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The Objectivist (1966-1968) (Paperback)

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

2021

From 1966–1971, Ayn Rand produced the monthly journal The Objectivist on the theory and application of her philosophy Objectivism. Volumes 5–7 (1966–1968) consists of the first half of the journal and covers a fascinating range of subjects, from tackling the "Roots of War" to her unique perspective on "Basic Principles of Literature."

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The Ayn Rand Letter (Paperback)

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

2024

Why did Ayn Rand say that "the pre-condition of inflation is psycho-epistemological"? What philosophical lessons did she draw from America's disastrous involvement in Vietnam? Her superlative ability to untangle the intellectual significance of world events is displayed in full force in this 400-page volume.

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Personal (1938 - 1950)

Previously Unpublished Ayn Rand Letters (#4)

Author

Ayn Rand

This is the fourth and final installment featuring previously unpublished Ayn Rand letters selected by Michael S. Berliner, editor of Letters of Ayn Rand, and grouped by topics: Hollywood, fiction, nonfiction (including political activism), and personal correspondence.

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Nonfiction & Activism (1941 – 1961)

Previously Unpublished Ayn Rand Letters (#3)

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

2019

This is the third of four installments featuring previously unpublished Ayn Rand letters selected by Michael S. Berliner, editor of Letters of Ayn Rand, and grouped by topics: Hollywood, fiction, nonfiction (including political activism), and personal correspondence.

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Fiction (1935 – 1980)

Previously Unpublished Ayn Rand Letters (#2)

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

2019

This is the second of four installments featuring previously unpublished Ayn Rand letters selected by Michael S. Berliner, editor of Letters of Ayn Rand, and grouped by topics: Hollywood, fiction, nonfiction (including political activism), and personal correspondence.

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The Virtue of Selfishness

Author

Ayn Rand

Published

1964

Essays expounding Ayn Rand’s “new concept of egoism,” a morality of rational selfishness that rejects all forms of sacrifice — both the sacrifice of others to self (the typical brutish concept of “selfishness”) and the sacrifice of self to others (the conventional morality of altruism).

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