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Ayn Rand and the World She Made - Anne C. Heller, Bernadette Dunne
Ayn Rand and the World She Made
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Ayn Rand is best known as the author of the perennially bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Altogether, more than 12 million copies of the two novels have been sold in the United States. The books have attracted three generations of readers, shaped the foundation of the... show more
Ayn Rand is best known as the author of the perennially bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Altogether, more than 12 million copies of the two novels have been sold in the United States. The books have attracted three generations of readers, shaped the foundation of the Libertarian movement, and influenced White House economic policies throughout the Reagan years and beyond. A passionate advocate of laissez-faire capitalism and individual rights, Rand remains a powerful force in the political perceptions of Americans today. Yet twenty-five years after her death, her readers know little about her life.In this seminal biography, Anne C. Heller traces the controversial author s life from her childhood in Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution to her years as a screenwriter in Hollywood, the publication of her blockbuster novels, and the rise and fall of the cult that formed around her in the 1950s and 1960s. Throughout, Heller reveals previously unknown facts about Rand s history and looks at Rand with new research and a fresh perspective. Based on original research in Russia, dozens of interviews with Rand s acquaintances and former acolytes, and previously unexamined archives of tapes and letters, AYN RAND AND THE WORLD SHE MADE is a comprehensive and eye-opening portrait of one of the most significant and improbable figures of the twentieth century.
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Format: MP3 CD
ISBN: 9781433271373 (1433271370)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Edition language: English
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3.0 A hideous woman with a wide-reaching “philosophy”
“Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world--to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage. I mean, what we really want.” ― Ayn RandThere are people I dislike at a visce...
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Jennavier rated it
I really enjoyed this biography. Atlas Shrugged has been on my to-read pile for forever. Somehow I got sucked into a biography on the author before reading any of her major works. It tells you something about me, that's for sure. Heller did a really good job with bringing Ayn Rand to life. It was ni...
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