Ayn Rand






Ayn Rand

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born
February 02, 1905

died
March 06, 1982

gender
female

place of birth
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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genre
Literature & Fiction, Philosophy, Nonfiction

influences
Aristotle, John Locke, Thomas Aquinas, Friedrich Nietzsche, Victor Hugo, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ludwig von Mises, Isabel Paterson

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The Fountainhead The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand
avg rating 3.84 — 37,870 ratings — published 1943
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Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
avg rating 3.90 — 25,961 ratings — published 1957
60 editions
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Anthem Anthem
by Ayn Rand
avg rating 3.57 — 12,016 ratings — published 1938
82 editions
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We the Living: 60th Anniversar... We the Living: 60th Anniversary Edition
by Ayn Rand
avg rating 3.80 — 3,726 ratings — published 1936
12 editions
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The Virtue of Selfishness The Virtue of Selfishness
by Ayn Rand
avg rating 3.50 — 1,402 ratings — published 1964
27 editions
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Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged, the... Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged, the Fountainhead
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avg rating 4.11 — 993 ratings — published 1995
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Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
by Ayn Rand
avg rating 3.73 — 554 ratings — published 1967
13 editions
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The Romantic Manifesto The Romantic Manifesto
by Ayn Rand
avg rating 3.60 — 457 ratings — published 1971
11 editions
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For the New Intellectual: The... For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
by Ayn Rand
avg rating 3.48 — 450 ratings — published 1961
13 editions
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The Night of January 16th The Night of January 16th
by Ayn Rand
avg rating 3.40 — 452 ratings — published 1940
11 editions
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"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."
Ayn Rand
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"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours."
Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged)
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"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others."
Ayn Rand
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