Atlas Shrugged

"Who is John Galt?" is the immortal question posed at the beginning of Ayn Rand's masterpiece. The answer is the astonishing story of a man who said he would stop the motor of the world and did.

As passionate as it is profound, Atlas Shrugged is one of the most influential novels of our time. In it, Rand dramatizes the main tenets of objectivism, her philosophy of rational selfishness. She explores the ramifications of her radical thinking in a world that penalizes human intelligence and integrity.

Part mystery, part thriller, part philosphical inquiry, part volatile love affair, Atlas Shrugged is the book that confirmed Ayn Rand as one of the most popular novelists and most respected thinkers of the 20th century.

©1957 Ayn Rand, renewed 1985 Estate of Ayn Rand (P)2000 HighBridge Company

Great performance

I struggled a bit during the first third, got back on the horse on the second and totally enjoyed the third.
The narration by Herr Herrmann is magnificent, and it made me stick with the book instead of an early drop. Very enjoyable to hear somebody mastering their task on the narration.

Best book ever!

I have listened to Atlas Shrugged many times & it never gets old! Ayn Rand was way ahead of her time !!

This is an edited version

The reading is superb.
Yes, trim John Galt’s speech
No, shouldn’t have cut other scenes

Spirit of America

This book inspires me time and time again. Whenever I need to remember that heroes do exist I listen. It should be required reading for every person who is privileged enough to call themselves an American.

In my top ten.

Performance is an all around great work. I actually started this and put it down twice before finishing. Starts out a bit slow but the build is necessary. I’d place this in my top 10.