Ayn Rand
1) Anthem
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Language
English
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Equality 7-2521 lives in the Dark Ages of the future, where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, all traces of individualism have been wiped out. But the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in Equality 7-2521, a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, he dares to stand forth from the herd -- to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love...
Author
Language
English
Description
In a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious disappearance of leading innovators and industrialists, the decisions of a few industrial leaders shake the roots of capitalism and reawaken man's awareness of himself as a heroic being.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 53
Language
English
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Description
The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her immediate worldwide acclaim.
This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed...
This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
With an oppressive government attempting to seize control of a global economy on the brink of collapse, Taggart Transcontinental executive Dagny Taggart discovers the existence of a revolutionary motor that could solve the world's energy crisis and put power back into the hands of the people.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
The controversial classic work of one individual's will versus the subjugation of society-now available as a compelling graphic novel.
In all that was left of humanity there was only one man who dared to think, seek, and love. He, Equality 7-2521, would place his life in jeopardy. For his knowledge was regarded as a treacherous blasphemy. He had rediscovered the lost and holy word..."I".
In all that was left of humanity there was only one man who dared to think, seek, and love. He, Equality 7-2521, would place his life in jeopardy. For his knowledge was regarded as a treacherous blasphemy. He had rediscovered the lost and holy word..."I".