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"Money is the barometer of a society's virtue." -- Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand (; born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum; — March 6, 1982), was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism.

Born and educated in Russia, Rand emigrated to the United States in 1926. She worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood and had a play produced on Broadway in 1935—1936. She first achieved fame in 1943 with her novel The Fountainhead, which in 1957 was followed by her best-known work, the philosophical novel Atlas Shrugged.

Rand's political views, reflected in both her fiction and her theoretical work, emphasize individual rights (including property rights) and laissez-faire capitalism, enforced by a constitutionally limited government. She was a fierce opponent of all forms of collectivism and statism, including fascism, communism, socialism, and the welfare state, and promoted ethical egoism while rejecting the ethic of altruism. She considered reason to be the only means of acquiring knowledge and the most important aspect of her philosophy, stating, "I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; and I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows."

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Total Books: 445
Anthem The Original 1938 Edition
2022 - Anthem the Original 1938 Edition [Booklover's Library Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781915582171
ISBN-10: 1915582172
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Red Pawn The Graphic Novel
2021 - Red Pawn the Graphic Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781734960532
ISBN-10: 1734960531
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
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A New Textbook of Americanism The Politics of Ayn Rand
2018 - A New Textbook of Americanism the Politics of Ayn Rand (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781724059567
ISBN-10: 1724059564
Genres: History, Politics & Social Sciences
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Anthem
2018 - Anthem (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781979120913
ISBN-10: 1979120919
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Anthem Annotated Student and Teacher Edition
2016 - Anthem Annotated Student and Teacher Edition (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781541351073
ISBN-10: 154135107X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Ideal
2015 - Ideal (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780451473172
ISBN-10: 0451473175
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
 3

Ideal The Novel and the Play
2015 - Ideal the Novel and the Play [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781504644051
ISBN-10: 1504644050
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

The Fountainhead
2015 - The Fountainhead (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781101990896
ISBN-10: 1101990899
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Unconquered With another earlier adaptation of We the Living
2014 - The Unconquered with Another Earlier Adaptation of We the Living (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781137428738
ISBN-10: 1137428732
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Politics & Social Sciences
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 2

Anthem
2014 - Anthem [Dover Thrift Editions] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780486492773
ISBN-10: 048649277X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Anthem A Short Science Fiction Novel
2013 - Anthem a Short Science Fiction Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781482549126
ISBN-10: 1482549123
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 2

A Nascente  Vol 1 e 2
2013 - A Nascente Vol 1 E 2 [Em Portugues do Brasil] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788580412178
ISBN-10: 858041217X
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 2

Anthem Study Guide and Book
2012 - Anthem Study Guide and Book (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781478173946
ISBN-10: 1478173947
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Reference
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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The Objectivist Ethics
2011 - The Objectivist Ethics (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781258115449
ISBN-10: 1258115441
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 3

La Greve
2011 - La Greve [Atlas Shrugged - Romans, Essais, Poesie, Documents - French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782251444178
ISBN-10: 2251444173
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Politics & Social Sciences
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We the Living
2011 - We the Living [75th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780451233264
ISBN-10: 0451233263
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 3

Notes On The History Of American Free Enterprise
2011 - Notes on the History of American Free Enterprise (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781258008390
ISBN-10: 1258008394
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 2

Ayn Rand's Anthem The Graphic Novel
2011 - Ayn Rand's Anthem the Graphic Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780451232175
ISBN-10: 0451232178
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 5

Ayn Rand Answers The Best of Her Q  A
2011 - Ayn Rand Answers the Best of Her Q A (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781433226489
ISBN-10: 1433226480
Genre: Nonfiction
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
 3

For the New Intellectual
2010 - For the New Intellectual (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780786191949
ISBN-10: 0786191945
Genre: Nonfiction
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 2

Capitalism The Unknown Ideal
2010 - Capitalism the Unknown Ideal (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780786191925
ISBN-10: 0786191929
Genre: Nonfiction
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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2010 - Atlas Shrugged [Library Edition] (Audio CD)Audio CD
2009 - Istochnik / the Fountainhead [komplekt iz 2 knig] (Hardcover)
2008 - La Vertu D'egoisme [Bibliotheque Classique de La Liberte - French Edition] (Paperback)
2006 - Himno/ Anthem [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2004 - El Manantial/ the Fountainhead [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
1996 - We the Living [Student Edition] (Paperback)
1994 - The Fountainhead [Classics on Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
1994 - Romantic Manifesto [Signet Shakespeare] (Paperback)
1992 - Philosophy [The Ayn Rand Library] (Paperback)
1990 - The Voice of Reason Essays in Objectivist Thought [The Ayn Rand Library, Vol V] (Paperback)
 
Rope of Sand [Mentor Books] (Paperback)
Virtue Selfishness [Signet Shakespeare] (Paperback)
Ayn Rand a Signet Gift Pack [Boxed Set of 4 paperbacks] (Paperback)
La Vertu D'gosme [Iconoclastes - French Edition] (Paperback)
Atlant Raspravil Plechi / Atlas Shrugged [kompekt iz 3-kh knig - 3 Volumes] (Hardcover)
Cntico [Em Portuguese do Brasil] (Paperback)