One of the centurys most towering novels of ideas, The Fountainhead champions the cause of individualism through the story of a gifted young architect who defies the tyranny of conformity.
In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned collection of essays, Ayn Rand eloquently argues that, because the moral influence of art is inescapable, art should always strive to elevate the human spirit.
In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned collection of essays, Ayn Rand throws new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Rand eloquently argues that because the moral influence of art is inescapable, art should always strive to elevate the human spirit.
Ayn Rand (1905-1982) published her first novel, We the Living, in 1936. With the publication of The Fountainhead in 1943, she achieved spectacular and enduring success. Through her novels and nonfiction writings, which express her unique philosophy, Objectivism, Rand maintains a lasting influence on popular thought.
We the Living portrays the impact of the Russian Revolution on three people who demand the right to live their own lives. At its center is a girl whose passionate love is her fortress against the cruelty and oppression of a totalitarian state. Ayn Rand said: It is as near to an autobiography as I will ever write.
In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned collection of essays, Ayn Rand throws new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Rand eloquently argues that because the moral influence of art is inescapable, art should always strive to elevate the human spirit.
The New Left movement of the 1960s and early 70s condemned everything America stood for and faced little opposition. In Return of the Primitive Ayn Rand identifies the essential evils of the New Left and their cause.
After the publication of Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand gave a series of lectures applying Objectivism to cultural and political issues. These sessions add fresh insight into Ayn Rand's ideas and beliefs as well as into Ayn Rand herself.
This remarkable, newly revised collection of Ayn Rand's early fiction includes the previously unpublished short story The Night King and excerpts from early versions of We the Living and The Fountainhead.
Published together for the first time are three of Ayn Rand's compelling stage plays. The courtroom drama Night of January 16th, a 1935 Broadway success famous for leaving the verdict to the audience, is presented here in its definitive, final revised text--a superb dramatization of Rand's vision of human strengths and weaknesses. Also included are two of Rand's unproduced plays: Think Twice, a clever philosophical murder mystery, and Ideal, a...
Published together for the first time are three of Ayn Rand's compelling stage plays. The courtroom drama Night of January 16th, a 1935 Broadway success famous for leaving the verdict to the audience, is presented here in its definitive, final revised text--a superb dramatization of Rand's vision of human strengths and weaknesses. Also included are two of Rand's unproduced plays: Think Twice, a clever philosophical murder mystery, and Ideal, a...
The New Left movement of the 1960s and early 70s condemned everything America stood for and faced little opposition. In Return of the Primitive Ayn Rand identifies the essential evils of the New Left and their cause.
This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the worldand did. Is he a destroyer, or a liberator? Why does he fight his hardest battle not against his enemies but against the woman he loves?
After the publication of Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand gave a series of lectures applying Objectivism to cultural and political issues. These sessions add fresh insight into Ayn Rand's ideas and beliefs as well as into Ayn Rand herself.
This remarkable, newly revised collection of Ayn Rand's early fiction includes the previously unpublished short story The Night King and excerpts from early versions of We the Living and The Fountainhead.
A new generation has discovered that Anthem, is more socially relevant today that it was when it was written sixty years ago.Anthem is the classic story about the consequences of social collectivism and the importance of individualism.Anthem was first published in hardcover by Caxton Press in 1953 and is now in its twelfth printing. Anthem has been described as "one of the most beautiful prose poems ever written.
In The Art of Fiction, Ayn Rand, the legendary author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, discusses how a writer combines abstract ideas with concrete action and description to achieve a unity of theme, plot, characterization, and style.
Rand's lectures take listeners step by step through the writing process. From preparing an outline to polishing a draft to mastering an individual writing style, this crucial resource introduces the ideas of one of our most enduring authors to a new generation.
