Who is John Galt? This famous rhetorical question rings through Ayn Rand's best-selling novel as the people's anthem of despair in depressed economic times. Set in the future, the novel follows capitalist magnates as they battle looters, strikers, and the impending ruin of the United States' economy. The romantic and intellectual relationship ...
For the millions of readers who love Ayn Rand's novels and who seek to understand her revolutionary philosophy of Objectivism, there has not been available a simple and concise introduction to her thought. "Objectivism in One Lesson" is that book. In layman's terms, using vivid examples, Andrew Bernstein clearly explains the brilliant ideas that ...
The novel that made Ayn Rand famous, The Fountainhead is perceived as a modern classic. Taking place in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s, it chronicles the efforts of architect Howard Roark to achieve success on his own terms. It is Rand's first book to carry forth her anti-communist ideals, that individuals should think and believe ...
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. "CliffsNotes on Anthem" is an excellent introduction to Ayn Rand's ...
Revolutionary in theology, traveller of heaven and hell, champion of the spiritual world, king of the mystical realm, clairvoyant unique in history, scholar of incomparable vigour, scientist of penetrating intellect, gentleman free of worldly taint: all of these combined into one make "Swedenborg".
"The Capitalist Manifesto" defends capitalism as the world's most moral and practical social system. This book is written for the rational mind, whether the reader is a professional intellectual or an intelligent layman. It makes the case for individual rights and freedom in terms intelligible to all rational men.
Ever since the lazy hare lost the Great Race, he's had trouble getting any kind of respect. Meanwhile, the champion tortoise can't stand the amount of attention he is getting. He just wants to return to his quiet life at the shell station. It seems that a second race would benefit both parties. Full color.
This new, multi-contributed book is a comprehensive yet highly practical guide to the critical issues pertaining to prehospital, preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative pain management. It contains detailed and clear instructions on how to perform techniques, as well as highlighting the advantages, disadvantages and pitfalls associated not ...
The combined expertise of Art Bermstein and Andrew Jackman make this book a special one, more than just another guidebook. The authors are naturalists, long time observers of nature in the Pacific Northwest. Art Bernstein's warm and down to earth style conveys to the readers the authors' knowledge of the flora, fauna, geology, and local history, ...
From "Gourmet" to "Esquire" to the "Wall Street Journal," Bernstein has drawn widespread acclaim for her passionate reinterpretations of the Latin dishes of her childhood. In her first cookbook, she introduces this exciting food.
The eleven chapters in this volume explore the process of carving out, in discourse and in practice, the boundaries delineating the state, the civil sphere, and the family in Japan from 1600 to 1950. One of the central themes in the volume is the demarcation of relations between the central political authorities and local communities. The early ...
In Imperial Japan, as elsewhere in the modernizing world, funerals, burials, and other mortuary rites had developed over the centuries with the aim of building continuity in the face of loss. As the Japanese coped with the economic, political, and social changes that radically remade their lives in the decades after the Meiji Restoration (1868), ...
Attempts to gain some historical perspective on the diverse modern conflicts between the "moral" and the "aesthetic" by examining the role of each in three major and widely influential thinkers of the 18th century: Shaftesbury, Rousseau, and Kant. Also examined are the traditions, which, in turn, influenced the philosophers both positively and ...
With 250 color photos and personal commentaries, this book highlights the players, the action, the events, and the behind-the-scenes activities that have helped propel the NBA to its current national and international status. No NBA fan should be without this officially licensed NBA publication. Introduction by Magic Johnson. Foreword by NBA ...
Ayn Rand, author of the best-selling novels, The" Fountainhead "and "Atlas Shrugged," is beloved by millions of readers, and equally hated. Her novels and her revolutionary philosophy of Objectivism have acquired a world-wide following. They have also created a world-wide legion of frustrated readers who find it difficult to permeate her lengthy ...
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