About this title: Ayn Rand's radical view of capitalism is presented in one of her four non-fiction books. This collection of essays introduce a new and challenging perspective of the persecution of big business, the causes of war, and many other pressing issues of the day.
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: New American Library, [New York]
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Contains some underlining and notes. 349 p. Includes essays from the "Objectivist", mostly written by Rand, some by Alan Greenspan and others. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780451147950ISBN:0451147952
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1967
Description: Acceptable. Spine creasing, average to heavy cover & edge wear, marker line on outside edge of pages, clean inside, page tanning. read more
Description: New. 0451147952 Cover has very little shelf wear. No spine seams. No remainder mark. Pages are clean with no markings, no creases and no dog-ears. Paperback. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. Trade paperback-1967-clean text, tight binding, no writing, no marks, edgewear and cornerwear-heavy in places, sticker on front cover, creases on front-back-and spine, rubbing on front and back covers, front cover curls slightly. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Signet, New York
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780451092274ISBN:0451092279
Description: Good ++ Mass market paperback, later printing, 349 pages; gently read, but there is spine creasing and a faded water stain along the spine, text is clean and unmarked. See our other Rand titles. read more
"Read it! Read it! Read it! If you want to know why capitalism works read this book! This should be a must read for any public official or anybody who intends to venture into an intellectual debate about the virtues of the various economic systems. This book was the first purely economic book I ever read and started my leg-tingling love affair with studying the free market."
"Short, quick, and to the point. Rand doesn't let down. Objectivism has its flaws, and when extended to the realm of economics, also presents a few roadblocks. Regardless, Rand adquately points out that generally regulation is to blame when things "go wrong" with capitalistic environments.
This book galvanized my minarchist/anarcho-capitalistic leanings. A great read!"
"A collection of essays on laissez faire Capitalism as a way of political governance. It includes several texts by other authors such as Alan Greenspan about economics and some common misconceptions about what is Capitalism and how it works.
An important read for anyone interested in objectivism."
"This is a treatise basically detailing Rand's crushing love affair with high-achievers. In it she goes on at length about the moral superiority of capitalism (as compared to socialism or communism) as it is the only system to honor the primacy of the rational human mind. Just as every politician should be required to read The Constitution as their nightly bedtime story, every corporate executive should be required to read this book nearly as often. If capitalists today were truly as moral as Rand would have them be, we'd have a much different (dare I say better) economy right now."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
