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Russian born american novelist and philosopher ayn rand 19051982 is best known for her books the fountainhead and atlas shrugged. She sought to understand the interconnections among such disparate factors as culture, economics, social psychology, ethics, and epistemology. Her classics include, the fountainhead and atlas shrugged, both of which are available on audio. Pdf the new ayn rand companion download read online free. Anthem is a dystopic science fiction story taking place at some unspecified future date. These are the books in life that make a wonderful intellectual difference because they inspire thought on a. January 20 1905 march 6, 1982 was a russianamerican writer and philosopher. And what does it look like for an individual or a movement to implement these principles today in a world that resembles that of the.
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