Ayn Rand - Hardcover

Britting, Jeffrey; Britting, Jeffery; Press, The Overlook

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585674060 ISBN 13: 9781585674060

Publisher: Abrams Press, 2004

Synopsis

Ayn Rand made a profound impact as both a philosopher who founded a school of social thought, Objectivism, and as a novelist of penetrating insight and vision. Her works are founded on heroic ideals, demonstrating the maxim that, ?man's ego is the fountainhead of human progress.?

The photos and illustrations in this volume have been hand-selected from the Ayn Rand Archives, and most have never been published. They include personal mementos of a Petersburg childhood, her family and their home on Nevsky Prospect; photos from her early years in America; personal papers, including her list of the twelve publishers who passed on "The Fountainhead"; original newspaper articles, film posters, notes, drawings, and much more.

In a recent poll conducted by the Library of Congress and the Book-of-the-Month Club, Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" was voted the novel most influential to American readers. This latest volume of the acclaimed Overlook Illustrated Lives series gives her legions of fans an unprecedented chance to better understand the author they adore.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Ayn Rand made a profound impact as both a philosopher and as a novelist of penetrating insight and vision. Her novels are founded on heroic ideals, demonstrating her famous maxim "man's ego is the fountainhead of human progress."

The photos and illustrations in this volume have been hand-selected from the Ayn Rand Archives, and most have never been published. They include mementos of a Petersburg childhood; photos of her family and their home on Nevsky prospect, Rand's Soviet passport, personal papers (including Rand's list of the twelve publishers who passed on The Fountainhead), original newspaper articles, first edition book jackets, film posters, notes, drawings, and many others.

This latest volume of the acclaimed Overlook Illustrated Lives series gives Rand's legions of fans an unprecedented chance to better understand the author they adore.

About the Author:

Jeffery Britting was associate producer of the documentary film Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life, which was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary. Since 1993, he has been archivist at the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1585674060
• ISBN 13: 9781585674060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144