Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged

by Ayn Rand

25 mentors recommend this 1096 pages

The year 2005 marks Ayn Rand's Centennial Year.The astounding story of a man that said that he would stop the motor of the world-and did. Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is unlike any other book you have ever read.“A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly.”-The New York Times

ISBN: 9781433256172

🎯 Who Recommends This Book 25

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Entertainment

"One of Shah Rukh Khan's favorite novels."

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"@swasthi_cs bourne identity...atlas shrugged...douglas adams books...and artemis fowl"

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Travis Kalanick

Travis Kalanick

Business & Entrepreneurship

"Q. The Randian philosophy has come to bear on this situation, you would admit. T. K. - That’s probably true. I’d say there’s an uncanny resemblance, especially on the “Atlas Shrugged” side."

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Gabby Reece

Gabby Reece

Sports

"I read Atlas Shrugged when I was 15, and I gave it to a lot of people because it shifted how I looked at certain things."

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Peter Diamandis

Peter Diamandis

Business & Entrepreneurship

"Something I’ve read multiple times to get me in the mindset of not letting anything stand in my way"

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"Something I’ve read multiple times to get me in the mindset of not letting anything stand in my way"

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Russell Brunson

Russell Brunson

Business & Entrepreneurship

"It is so good!!!"

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"Been reading #AtlasShrugged for the last month and it is so good!!! Has anyone here read it? If not, DO IT!!! :)"

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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Technology

"Steve Wozniak said he thinks Steve Jobs mentioned this book and it really was a guide in his life."

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Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel

Business & Entrepreneurship

"When I first read [Ayn Rand's books] in the late 80s, it felt pretty crazy. And in the last decades, it's in many ways felt much more correct."

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Fred Wilson

Fred Wilson

Finance & Investing

"Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog."

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Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Politics & Government

"On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section."

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John Carmack

John Carmack

Technology

"If you can't see its archetypes in the world around you, you aren't paying attention."

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Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

Academia

"About a fantasy world whose unrealism can seriously warp your personality and outlook."

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Ev Williams

Ev Williams

Business & Entrepreneurship

"On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile."

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Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong

Business & Entrepreneurship

"Celebrate the creators in the world (even when they struggle). They may be more valuable than we think."

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Amelia Boone

Amelia Boone

Sports

"When I read Atlas Shrugged in my teens, Dagny Taggart’s character spoke to me on a level I’d never experienced with any other novel."

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Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban

Business & Entrepreneurship

"I'll read it again. So there goes another 3 weeks of me reading it for the tenth time."

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Patrick Bet-David

Patrick Bet-David

Business & Entrepreneurship

"Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website."

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Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio

Finance & Investing

"Regarding economics, if you haven’t read [this author] lately, I suggest that you do."

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