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Narrated by:
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Scott Brick
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Ayn Rand
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Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Atlas Shrugged is the "second most influential book for Americans today" after the Bible, according to a joint survey of five thousand people conducted by the Library of Congress and the Book of the Month Club in 1991.
In a scrap heap within an abandoned factory, the greatest invention in history lies dormant and unused. By what fatal error of judgment has its value gone unrecognized, its brilliant inventor punished rather than rewarded for his efforts?
This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world—and did. In defense of those greatest of human qualities that have made civilization possible, he sets out to show what would happen to the world if all the heroes of innovation and industry went on strike. Is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he have to fight his battle not against his enemies but against those who need him most? Why does he fight his hardest battle against the woman he loves? The answers will be revealed once you discover the reason behind the baffling events that wreak havoc on the lives of the amazing men and women in this remarkable book.
Tremendous in scope and breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus, which launched an ideology and a movement. With the publication of this work in 1957, Rand gained an instant following and became a phenomenon. Atlas Shrugged emerged as a premier moral apologia for capitalism, a defense that had an electrifying effect on millions of readers (and now listeners) who had never heard capitalism defended in other than technical terms.
©1985 Eugene Winick, Paul Gitlin and Leonard Peikoff (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
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If you wish to be cured of a tolerance for interior whining or whining amongst your fellows this is an extraordinary cure. It is the literary equivalent of a John Buchan novel mixed with Barbara Cartland and some very dubious right wing philosophical ideas. Endless dialogues that can literally go on for hours but hey it passes the time and whining is now completely intolerable. Thanks Ayn Rand
Whining and the super race
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Would you consider the audio edition of Atlas Shrugged to be better than the print version?
Having never read the print version of this book I can only give comments on the audio version and would say well written, read and would recommend a listen of this book to any body that might have an anti capitalist view.What other book might you compare Atlas Shrugged to, and why?
I have not experienced a book like this one before.What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?
Scott Bricks performance was excellent.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I found on several occasions finding my self arguing with Ayn Rands philosophy. Though the foundation of the theory which holds the story together does work well here and can be compared to current times and our corruption in political positions, I do think and believe the people would act and survive if this situation did ever occur.Any additional comments?
before I read this book I was an anti capitalist, this book has made me think how we are all human beings dealing with life in the best way our intellect allows us. It has not made me pro capitalist but has made me rethink how we can work together and rethink other options.Interesting theory eloquently put into a story
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What a (rail)ride!
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Good plot, but sanctimonious
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outstanding
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Fantastic
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The obok everyone should read
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Any additional comments?
Atlas shrugged is first and foremost Original. it follows no standard story arch or character model, but to enjoy it you have to treat it as an inspirational novel rather than as a philosophical treatise.Characters are larger than life and it is obvious who are the heroes and who are the villains. But this starkness only adds to the grandeur of the novel; it is more like Lord of The Rings than Game of Thrones. However, the villains aren't really villains as such. The people that the protagonists struggle against aren't like 'the party' in 1984. They aren't so clearly evil (from the reader's perspective). instead, little by little, they subvert the world all in their genuinely stated aim of 'the common good,' and this subversion is believable. Indeed, it's more believable that the world could progress as Atlas Shrugged describes, little by little, all in the name of supposed altruism, than it is believable that the hyperbolically authoritarian world of 1984 should come about. The current price controls imposed in Venezuela, and the resultant shortages, may well have described the United States in Rand's Novel.
there are lots of speeches, and in between the progression of the storyline, you will hear familiar platitudes. the style of pronouncements is just like that of Thus Spoke Zarathrustra, and I recommend absorbing it as a poetic philosophical emotions, rather than a serious philosophical work. so long as you do this, the speeches will just add to the larger than life character of the protagonists (though it may be useful to increase the speed).
The story itself was my favourite bit. It foreshadowed itself effectively, maintaining connection between the earlier and later parts of the book. It wasn't completely predictable, but it hinted at what would happen next. The core concept had never, to my knowledge, been explored before, and even if you disagree with Rand's descriptions, it is worth asking yourself what would happen if industrialists disappeared. As stated earlier, the direction of national policy is perhaps the most relatable element of the story, whereas the characters are aspirational. listening to them overcome can be quite a boost to your own morale. The only part of the story I was a little perplexed with was the not too infrequent dive into Rand's sexual machinations, but hey, that's not necessarily bad.
Don't treat it as a work of philosophy, and you'll be inspired by an epic story.
1984 and Thus Spoke Zarathrustra have a child
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Very deep.
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