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A towering philosophical book that is the summation of her Objectivist philosophy, Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is the saga of the enigmatic John Galt, and his ambitious plan to 'stop the engine of the world', released in Penguin Modern Classics.Starting with the enigmatic question 'Who is John Galt?', Atlas Shrugged envisions a global where the 'men of ability' - the great innovators, providers and creators - have mysteriously vanished. With the US market now faltering, businesswoman Dagny Taggart is attempting to find the transcontinental railroad ready to go. For her John Galt is the foe, but as she will learn, nothing in this situation is quite as it seems. Hugely important and grand in range, this account of a man who stopped the engine of the world expounds Rand's controversial philosophy of Objectivism, which champions competition, creative imagination and real human greatness. Ayn Rand (1905-82), blessed Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, emigrated to America with her family in January 1926, never to return to her native land. Her book The Fountainhead was released in 1943 and eventually became a bestseller. Still sometimes working as a screenwriter, Rand migrated to NEW YORK in 1951 and released Atlas Shrugged in 1957. Her novels espoused what came to be called Objectivism, a philosophy that champions capitalism and the pre-eminence of the average person. If you loved Atlas Shrugged, you may like Rand's The Fountainhead, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'A writer of great power ... she creates brilliantly, attractively, bitterly'The NY Times'Atlas Shrugged ... is a special event of life and happiness'Alan Greenspan
