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About Ayn Rand
Russian-American writer and philosopher
Ayn Rand, born Alice O'Connor, was a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing Objectivism, the philosophical system she named. Her work brought together storytelling and philosophy, and she became closely associated with a body of ideas that she presented as Objectivism. Her writing is known for combining fiction with arguments about reason, individualism, and the role of philosophy in life.
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- “We made a commitment to making diverse stories with diverse characters brought to life by diverse artists.”Travis Knight
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- “Punk's influence on music, movies, art, design and fashion is no longer in doubt. It is used as the measureme…”Malcolm Mclaren
Explore Time
- “I remember the first time I held my book, my first book in my hands. I cannot tell you how it moved me.”Jan Karon
- “I unwrapped my love for her like one might unwrap leftovers. Gotta eat up the old stuff first, as a cannibal…”Dark Jar Tin Zoo
- “Life’s much more pleasing when you don’t have to spend all of your time thinking.”David Eddings
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Books by Ayn Rand
Anthem
1995
Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed. HC)
1992
The Fountainhead
2004
We the living
2009
For the New Intellectual
1963