Search By:

Advanced Search

Learn More
Audible on Twitter and Facebook Audible for Blackberry is here Free Mp3 Player | Audible.com

Product Details

Sample
Atlas Shrugged
Unabridged
By
Ayn Rand
Narrated by
Christopher Hurt
Regular Price:
$48.97
Special Offer Price: $7.49
(Learn More)

Two ways to buy!

Get this for
$7.49
Learn More
Get this for
$48.97
Add to Cart
Program Type
Audiobook (Fiction)
Publisher
Length
52 hrs and 19 mins
Audible Release Date
01-18-07
Audio Formats About Formats
2 3 4
Customer Rating

4.32 based on 1178 ratings
 

Publisher's Summary

Atlas Shrugged is the "second most influential book for Americans today" after the Bible, according to a joint survey conducted by the Library of Congress and the Book of the Month Club.

This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world - and did. Is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he fight his hardest battle not against his enemies, but against the woman he loves?

Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus and launched an ideology and a movement. With the publication of this work in 1957, Rand gained an instant following and became a phenomenon. Atlas Shrugged emerged as a premier moral apologia for capitalism, a defense that had an electrifying effect on millions of readers (and now listeners) who had never heard capitalism defended in other than technical terms.

©1957 Ayn Rand, ©1985 renewed Eugene Winick, Paul Gitlin, and Leonard Peikoff, Introduction ©1992 Leonard Peikoff; (P)1991 Blackstone Audio Inc.

More from the same...

Author

Narrator

Category

Customer Reviews

Showing: 1-5 of 130
Previous12...26Next
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "fantastic experience"
By: David (USA)
November 18, 2009
If you can only listen to or read one book this year, make it this one. The book is truly a masterpiece, and every page (and hour) is worthwhile and valuable. The story alone is enough to keep a listener's rapt attention, but there is also a beautifully conveyed ideology that will keep one thinking and evaluating modern life and society. The writing is exquisite, especially pertaining to descriptions of characters physical traits and reactions as well as their inner strengths and weaknesses. Finally, the narrator ties it all together and does justice to this masterpiece. I listened to the sample from the other narrator available on Audible, and it sounded awful. Hurt will keep you focused and intrigued with his masterful interpretation and character-specific voices.

This book is a classic, but I think it holds special importance in America today. It is one of those that everyone should read, and when you do, you'll agree. And I think you'll agree that listening to this version is the way to do it.
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "the best!!!"
By: Kate (Wyomissing, PA, USA)
November 07, 2009
This is a great listen
Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0 "Thought provoking and magical..."
By: Haleh (Woodbridge, CT, USA)
October 29, 2009
A must read. Ayan Rand defends "only" those productive and honest members of capitalist society that make a positive difference in their own life and, inevitably, in the life of the society they live in. I find this book a direct attack on all world corrupt governments (whether capitalists, socialists,etc...), where false moral arguments are constantly used to fool the public into justifying war and poverty. Loved Christopher Hurt narration.
Rating 3.0Rating 3.0Rating 3.0Rating 3.0Rating 3.0 "More Philosophy than Literature"
By: Susan (Columbus, OH, USA)
October 19, 2009
There's something strangely appealing and timely about this book. However, if you are looking for a good novel, you might want to look elsewhere. In order to appreciate the story, you have to remember that Ayn Rand was primarily a philosopher, and her books showcased her theories. Hence, you have to suspend belief and well as endure a lot of preachiness before you finish the book. But for some reason, I kept listening, and I honestly enjoyed it.

I can't tell you how many people have told me they read this in high school. I find that amazing - they must have spent the entire year on just this book, and had parents and teachers who were not uncomfortable with the many steamy passages. Although not clinical, this is not a book for prudes!

Worth the time for the patient and erudite listener.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "It speaks more truth than fiction"
By: Randall (USA)
September 25, 2009
A must read!! Well written and a frightening warning of what American would/can come to if the government's socialistic tendencies and heavy appetite for growth,reach, and dominance are not kept in check. It is one of my favorite books of all time, not because of it's literary style, but because of the lessons that are taught.
Previous12...26Next
Prices subject to VAT and sales tax where applicable
Recommendations powered by: loomia
© Copyright 1997 - 2009 Audible, Inc. Legal Notices Privacy Policy