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 by Ayn Rand avg rating 3.84 — 37,870 ratings — published 1943 56 editions |
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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand avg rating 3.90 — 25,961 ratings — published 1957 60 editions |
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Anthem by Ayn Rand avg rating 3.57 — 12,016 ratings — published 1938 82 editions |
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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 by Ayn Rand avg rating 3.50 — 1,402 ratings — published 1964 27 editions |
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Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged, the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand avg rating 4.11 — 993 ratings — published 1995 2 editions |
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Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand avg rating 3.73 — 554 ratings — published 1967 13 editions |
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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 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 by Ayn Rand avg rating 3.40 — 452 ratings — published 1940 11 editions |
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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)
— 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
— Ayn Rand
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