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Atlas Shrugged
By Ayn Rand
The incomparable novel about the men of the mind on strike against the creed of self-sacrifice.
Ayn Rand's epochal novel, first published in 1957, has been a continual bestseller as well as an
intellectual landmark. It is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the
world—and did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of liberators? Why did he have to fight his
battle, not against his enemies but against those who needed him most—and his hardest battle
against the woman he loved? What is the world's motor—and the motive power of every man?
Tremendous in its scope, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life—from
the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy, to the great steel industrialist who does not
know that he is working for his own destruction, to the philosopher who becomes a pirate, to the
composer who gives up his career on the night of his triumph, to the woman who runs a transcontinental
railroad, to the lowest track worker in her Terminal tunnels.
Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil,
Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's masterpiece. It is a philosophical revolution told in the form
of an action thriller … more
Available formats:
Paperback Centennial Edition: $8.99 $7.95
Softcover: $19.00 $13.25
Softcover Centennial Edition: $25.00 $15.95
Hardcover Centennial Edition: $39.95 $23.95
Also available: CD Audiobook and
MP3 CD Audiobook.
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The Ayn Rand Bookstore is intensifying its clearance sale on all audiocassette products published by the Ayn Rand Bookstore, while supplies
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In order to clear out our existing audiocassette supplies, we are now discounting prices to $3.95 per cassette (the previous clearance price
was $4.95 per cassette). A single-cassette item will be $3.95; a two-cassette product will sell for $7.90; and so on.
Sale prices will remain effective until all of our audiocassette products are sold out. Audiocassette products will later
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Clearance Sale on Ayn Rand Merchandise
Sale prices available while supplies last
Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary Merchandise
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Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary Lapel Pin
1" x 3/4" lapel pin with full-color Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary graphic and epoxy dome.
$6.95 $3.95
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Men's Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary T-Shirt
100% cotton high-quality T-Shirt in "Denim Blue" for men featuring full-color Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary graphic.
Available sizes:
Small $14.95 $10.95
Medium $14.95 $10.95
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Women's Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary T-Shirt
100% cotton high-quality T-Shirt in "Bimini Blue" for women featuring classic tapered fit and full-color
Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary graphic.
Available sizes:
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Men's Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary Stitched Fashion T-Shirt
100% ring-spun cotton premium Stitched Fashion 'T' for men in "Pine Green" with "Pebble Gold" color contrast-stitching
featuring the full-color Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary graphic. Slightly more fitted than the standard men's
T-Shirt. Note: Sizes for the Fashion 'T's run small. We recommend that you choose a size larger than you normally
would if you do not want the shirt to be tightly-fitted in style.
Available sizes:
Small $19.95 $12.95
Medium $19.95 $12.95
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Women's Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary Fashion Ringer-T
80% cotton–20% polyester premium Stretch Ringer-T for women in "Heathered Blue" with Navy Blue trim featuring
the full-color Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary graphic. Short-length, youth-inspired shaped fit. Note: Sizes
for the Fashion 'T's run small. We recommend that you choose a size larger than you normally would if you do not want
the shirt to be tightly-fitted in style.
Available sizes:
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Ayn Rand Centenary Merchandise
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Ayn Rand Centenary Lapel Pin
1" x 3/4" lapel pin with full-color Centenary graphic and epoxy dome.
$6.95 $3.95
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Ayn Rand Centenary Coffee Mug
11-ounce white stoneware coffee mug with full-color Centenary graphic and ARI logo on reverse.
$9.95 $5.95
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Ayn Rand Centenary T-Shirt
100% pre-shrunk cotton, high-quality white t-shirt with full-color Centenary graphic hand-silk-screened on
front and small ARI logo in black on sleeve.
Available sizes:
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Looking Up to Sinclair Lewis: Ayn Rand's Admiration for It Can't
Happen Here
By Shoshana Milgram
Ayn Rand, who rarely praised contemporary literature, made an exception for It Can't Happen Here (1935). In it,
vicious ideas—allied with physical force—threaten American freedom: "the men of ritual and the men of
barbarism are capable of shutting up the men of science and of silencing them forever." After receiving an inscribed
copy, she wrote to the author: she worshipped him, she said, as a hero. She cherished the chance, at the dawn of her
career, to look up to Sinclair Lewis.
This course focuses on Ayn Rand's respect for the book, along with its colorful history: Lewis's decision to write an
antitotalitarian novel (after his wife, a crusading journalist, interviewed Hitler); the nationwide production of the
stage adaptation (opening simultaneously in twenty-two cities); and the suppression of the screen adaptation (deemed
too controversial for release) … more
(4 hrs., 54 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 4-CD set: $67.95
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The Renaissance (Part 1): 1300–1450
By Andrew Lewis
The Renaissance stands in most people's minds as a period of glorious intellectual accomplishment and artistic achievement.
In fact, the period was transitional. This course contrasts the highlights of the increasing secularism and rationality of
intellectual endeavors with the decaying, but still influential, legacy of the Middle Ages: 1000 years of mysticism, the
increasingly corrupt Catholic Church and violent feudal politics … more
(4 hrs., 36 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 4-CD set: $62.95
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Russian Short Stories
By Lisa VanDamme
In this course Miss VanDamme demonstrates the deep, personal, selfish value that can be gained from reading philosophically
corrupt works of literature, through the analysis of three brilliant and influential Russian short stories: "The Cloak," by
Nikolai Gogol; "Father Sergius," by Leo Tolstoy; and "First Love," by Ivan Turgenev. She shows that though the plots are
dark, the characters flawed and the themes objectionable, these stories can actually be a profound pleasure to
read … more
(4 hrs., 25 min., with Q & A)
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Audio CD; 6-CD set: $60.95
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Motivation and Pedagogy: Facilitating the Childhood Choice to Know
By Ray Girn
Ray Girn examines the nature of motivation in education. Appealing to both his own in-class experience and theoretical material
from educators and psychologists, Girn draws conclusions about the relationships between motivation and intellectual development,
motivation and free will, motivation and hierarchy, motivation and effective teaching methodology, and about motivation in
today's cultural context … more
(4 hrs., 14 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 6-CD set: $57.95
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How Ayn Rand Managed Her Publishers and Literary Agents
By Richard Ralston
Ayn Rand was a vigorous manager of publishing. She never left pitching her work to publishers in the hands of her agents,
or left the marketing, advertising, and publicizing of her works in the hands of her publishers. This lecture reviews her
promotion of "Red Pawn," Night of January 16th, and her novels as she ensured that her works, once published, would
come to the attention of anyone she considered to be "my kind of
reader" … more
(87 min., with Q & A)
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Two, Three, Four and All That: The Sequel
By Pat Corvini
This course continues Dr. Corvini's exploration of the objectivity of mathematics, tying together and building on ideas
introduced in her earlier courses. The result is an integrated approach to number and infinity, and a solid basis for
evaluating the modern theories of number that figure so prominently in modern philosophy and in popular attacks on
reason … more
(4 hrs., 21 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 6-CD set: $59.95
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Ayn Rand contra Friedrich Nietzsche
By John Ridpath
Since the appearance of The Fountainhead in 1943, Ayn Rand has repeatedly been characterized by intellectuals as
a follower of Nietzsche. In fact, she is the 20th century's greatest opponent of Nietzsche. This lecture addresses the
reasons offered for this false association, which, despite Ayn Rand's repeated denials in the 1960s, continues to this day.
Given that the most commonly asserted basis for characterizing Ayn Rand as a Nietzschean is that they both admire the
strong "sovereign individual," the man of "noble soul," this lecture culminates in the grotesque contrast between
Nietzsche's vision of the man of "noble soul" and Ayn Rand's
vision … more
(89 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 2-CD set: $21.75
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The Triumph and Tragedy of the Oil Industry
By Alex Epstein
"The Triumph and Tragedy of the Oil Industry" tells the story of how scientists, inventors, engineers and, above all,
businessmen transformed black glop into black gold—into the fuel that would power man's transportation by car,
boat, truck, airplane, space shuttle. It tells the story of how this glorious achievement has been undercut by bad
philosophy and bad politicians cashing in on its spoils. Finally, it chronicles the oil industry's own role in its
destruction, and how it has managed to keep producing and profiting despite huge regulations against
it … more
(4 hrs., 24 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 6-CD set: $60.95
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The Ayn Rand Photo Series Set 12:
Ayn Rand and the Neutra House
As the latest installment from the Ayn Rand Photo Series, the Ayn Rand Bookstore presents "Ayn Rand and the Neutra
House," a set of four historic prints available for purchase for the first time.
This set of four high-quality images from the Ayn Rand Archives shows Ayn Rand's home in Chatsworth, California,
where she lived with her husband, Frank O'Connor, from 1944 to 1951. Each photo includes a caption description and
historical anecdotes, written by Michael S. Berliner.
These prints are carefully scanned and are reproduced in high resolution on
high-quality photographic paper. They are suitable for either framing or collecting in a special Ayn Rand Photo Series
Collector's Album, also available from the Ayn Rand Bookstore.
More info:
Photo Set 12: Ayn Rand and the Neutra House: $19.95
» View complete list of available photo sets
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Ayn Rand's Novels and the Metaphysics of Values
By Tore Boeckmann
In Ayn Rand's words, "what is important is not the message a writer projects explicitly, but the values and view of life he
projects implicitly."
Mr. Boeckmann discusses some of the values implicit in Ayn Rand's fiction, especially those relating to romance and productive
work. These and other personal values of hers suffuse her novels—a fact which in itself projects underlying metaphysical
premises relating to individual freedom of choice … more
(88 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 2-CD set: $21.75
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Now available in softcover
We the Living
By Ayn Rand
How the collectivist state crushes those who most passionately value life. Now available in a
high-quality softcover edition … more
Softcover; 450 pages: $17.00 $11.45
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Essays on Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"
Edited by Robert Mayhew
This is the first scholarly study of Atlas Shrugged, covering in detail the historical, literary, and philosophical
aspects of Ayn Rand's magnum opus. Topics explored in depth include the history behind the novel's creation, publication, and
reception; its nature as a romantic novel; and its presentation of a radical new
philosophy … more
Softcover; 536 pages: $26.95
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Ayn Rand's Conception of Valuing
By Greg Salmieri
This course sheds light on aspects of the Objectivist ethics, by considering Ayn Rand's idea that valuing is an activity
that one must know how to perform. The course traces the development of this idea from We The Living and Rand's
earlier notes through Atlas Shrugged and her non-fiction. Topics addressed include the objectivity of values and
the nature of the choice to live … more
(4 hrs., 24 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 6-CD set: $60.95
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Thales and the Birth of Philosophy in Ancient Greece
By Robert Mayhew
Philosophy emerged as a discipline in the 6th century BC in the ancient Aegean. This lecture begins by examining the
thought of the first philosopher, Thales of Miletus. It will become clear why Thales is great despite his errors and
the peculiar nature of what he held. Dr. Mayhew then turns to answering the question: What made the rise of
philosophy possible, and why did it first appear in
Greece? … more
(89 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 2-CD set: $21.75
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The Timelessness of The Scarlet Letter
By Kara Zavarella
At first glance, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter seems a novel one should ignore—what
value could there be in its gloomy depiction of a harsh colonial Puritan society fixated on guilt? Yet Ayn Rand
argued that this novel is one of the greatest works of Romantic literature, one of a select few not to be missed.
Why? Discover in this course why Hawthorne's masterpiece is a literary experience worth your passion and reading
effort … more
(4 hrs, 24 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 6-CD set: $60.95
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Now available in softcover!
The Prime Movers: Traits of the Great Wealth Creators
By Edwin A. Locke
Updated second edition
What enables the "Prime Movers"—businessmen like Andrew Carnegie, James Hill, Bill Gates—to create wealth on such a
vast scale? (Dr. Leonard Peikoff's speech "Why Businessmen Need Philosophy" is included as an appendix to this
book) … more
Softcover; 210 pages: $14.95
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Altruism vs. Principles
By Peter Schwartz
Altruists smear egoism as being a system of whim-worship, while they portray their own ethics as one that is based on
firm principle. But the opposite is true. It is altruism that repudiates moral principles—not merely principles
of egoism, but principles as such. This talk shows how the enshrinement of need as the standard is actually the
enshrinement of emotionalism. It explains why the code of altruism negates the entire idea of objective standards and,
therefore, of moral principles … more
(79 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD: $19.45
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Rome's Punic Wars: Three Victories and Their Lessons
By John Lewis
From 262 BC through 146 BC Rome fought three major wars with Carthage. These world-scale wars ended in different kinds
of victories. This course focuses on why the two powers fought—what cultural and political factors brought them
to such horrific violence? Why did the wars end as they did, which was the proper victory, and what lessons does this
hold for us today? … more
(4 hrs, 24 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD; 4-CD set: $60.95
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Cultural Movements: Creating Change
By Yaron Brook and Onkar Ghate
Among the cultural forces in ascendancy over the last few decades are "free" markets and the resulting globalization;
environmentalism; and religion. These three lectures examine the rise of global markets, environmentalism and religion
in the late-twentieth and early-twenty-first centuries. The lectures address questions such as: What steps did these
movements take to gain their success? How were they organized? What did they count on? What do they seem to be
planning for the future?
Having examined these movements, Dr. Brook and Dr. Ghate extract what we can learn from them in regard to changing a
culture. How can we as a movement organize and work most effectively to bring about the kind of world Ayn Rand's
philosophy equips us to create? … more
(4 hrs., 25 min., with Q & A)
More info:
DVD; 3-DVD set: $26.95
Audio CD; 6-CD set: $24.95
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Cultural Commentary Q & A
By Leonard Peikoff
In this riveting Q-&-A session, delivered at Objectivist Summer Conference 2008, Dr. Peikoff tackles questions
that include: Why are so few women involved in Objectivism? What were Ayn Rand's views on evolution? What
changes would he make to his book The Ominous Parallels if he were writing it today? Dr. Peikoff also
discusses his favorite memories of Ayn Rand and the status of his new
book … more
(72 min., with Q & A)
More info:
Audio CD: $19.95
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Objectively Speaking: Ayn Rand Interviewed
Edited by Marlene Podritske and Peter Schwartz
Half a century of print and broadcast interviews of Ayn Rand are included in Objectively Speaking. This collection
includes print interviews from the 1930s and 1940s, and edited transcripts of radio and television interviews from the
1950s through 1981. Ayn Rand's unusual and strikingly original insights on a vast range of topics are captured by prominent
interviewers in American broadcasting, such as Johnny Carson, Edwin Newman, Mike Wallace and Louis Rukeyser. A remarkable
series of radio interviews over a four-year period at Columbia University are also included. An appendix provides a
transcript of a radio program of Leonard Peikoff discussing Ayn Rand's unique intellectual and literary
achievements … more
(276 pages)
More info:
Softcover: $29.95
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Three new Spanish-Language Ayn Rand Titles!
Filosofía: Quién la Necesita
By Ayn Rand
This is the Spanish-language edition of Philosophy: Who Needs It. In this collection of essays, Ayn Rand sumarizes
her view of philosophy.
Hardcover: $24.95
El Manifiesto Romántico
By Ayn Rand
This is the Spanish-language edition of The Romantic Manifesto. A profoundly original presentation of a rational esthetics.
Hardcover: $22.95
Capitalismo: El Ideal Desconocido
By Ayn Rand
This is the Spanish-language edition of Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. A comprehensive defense of the only social system
consistent with man's requirements as a rational being: laissez-faire capitalism.
Hardcover: $26.95
Also available:
El Manantial (The Fountainhead)
Paperback: $14.95
Los Que Vivimos (We the Living)
Hardcover: $34.95
Himno (Anthem)
Paperback: $19.95
La Virtud del Egoismo (The Virtue of Selfishness)
Paperback: $28.95
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The Objective Standard
A Journal of Culture and Politics
Subscriptions are now available through the Ayn Rand Bookstore
From the publisher:
"The Objective Standard is a quarterly journal of culture and politics based on the idea that for every human
concern—from personal matters to foreign policy, from the sciences to the arts, from education to
legislation—there are demonstrably objective standards by reference to which we can assess what is true or
false, good or bad, right or wrong. The purpose of the journal is to analyze and evaluate ideas, trends, events,
and policies accordingly.
"We maintain that the standards of both knowledge and value derive from the facts of reality; that truth is
discovered only by means of reason, i.e., through observation and logic; that the factual requirements of man's
life on earth determine his moral values; that the selfish pursuit of one's own life-serving goals is virtuous;
and that individual rights are moral principles defining the fundamental requirements of a civilized society.
"We stand opposed to the notion that the standards of knowledge and value are not factual but subjective
(feeling-based) or other-worldly (faith-based); that truth is ultimately dictated by majority opinion or a
"supernatural" being's will; that democratic consensus or "God's word" determines what is moral; that sacrifice
for the common good or in obedience to "God's commands" is virtuous; and that rights are social conventions or
"divine decrees."
"In stark contrast to these philosophic approaches, ours is a philosophy of reality, reason, egoism, and laissez-faire
capitalism. In a word, we uphold Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, and it serves as our frame of reference
in analyzing the cultural and political issues of the day."
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