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Synopsis
"This is the story of a man who says he will stop the engine of the world - and does. Is he a destroyer or the greatest liberator of all time? Why must he fight his battle not against his enemies, but against those who need him most, and his hardest battle even against the woman he loves? What is the engine of the world - and the driving force of every human being? You will discover the answers to these questions when you get to the bottom of the mysterious events that turn the lives of the characters in this story upside down. This opulent novel fans out an astonishing panorama of human life, from the productive genius who degenerates into a good-for-nothing playboy, to the great steel magnate who unknowingly contributes to his own destruction, the philosopher who becomes a pirate, the composer who gives up his career on the night of his breakthrough, the woman who runs a transcontinental railroad company, to the lowliest track worker in the underground corridors of her terminal. When you read this novel, you must be prepared to rethink every premise of your beliefs. This crime novel is not about the murder of a human being, but about the murder of the human spirit and its rebirth. It is a philosophical revolution in the form of a radical, brilliant, breathtaking action thriller. You think that's impossible? That's the first of your premises to examine." (© Kai John, 2012)
About the Russian author, Ayn Rand (b.1905)
Ayn Rand was born on February 2, 1905 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her book Atlas Shrugged was published in 1957.