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Rand's Atlas Shrugged

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.CliffsNotes on Atlas Shrugged is your guide to author Ayn Rand's masterpiece, an impassioned defense of the freedom of man's mind. She shows that without the independent mind, our society would collapse into primitive savagery.

Delve into the post-World War II historical context of Atlas Shrugged and the modern implications of its conclusions. Other features that help you study include


Character analyses of major players
A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
Critical essays
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Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides."

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 5,2000

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144 pages, Paperback
Published
June 5, 2000 by CliffsNotes
ISBN
9780764585562
ASIN
0764585568
Language
English

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Andrew Bernstein is an American philosopher. He is a proponent of Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, and the author of several books, both fiction and non-fiction.

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Omamori
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April 26,2025
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I found this to be a helpful reminder so many years after first reading the book. I'm listening to it again, unabridged. Quite the investment of time. Juat learned on PBS's "Frontline" this week that Alan Greenspan saw her as his mentor. Very interesting.
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WyllEmbers
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April 26,2025
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I was loaned a copy of the full novel of this from a relative who clearly expected me to read it and report back. Faced with wading through a nearly 1,100 page 600,000 word novel, versus a 142 page CliffsNotes version, it was an easy decision.

This excellent CliffsNotes provides a great chapter by chapter walk-through of the story, pointing out key incidents, overall themes and characters throughout. Even without reading the character narratives or taking the quizzes at the end, I felt like I'd gotten the key points of the book in less than 1/10th the time it would've taken to read the actual novel.


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Mellany
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April 26,2025
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A good reference and review of the real Atlas Shrugged.
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deleteme234
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April 26,2025
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I read the paperback version of this novel in 1971 on a road trip from L.A. to Seattle, Washington. It was a very trip and a very long book..I think John Galt's speech was at least 100 pages of the book. It was a book that subconsciously had a profound impact on me. I was prompted to read the Cliffs Notes after I heard there was a TV mini-series or a made for TV movie to be made from it. I couldn't imagine reading the complete book again...too many books-too little time. Then, I realized that after 1971 I subscribed to part of the philosophy of the book. I tried to be as competent as I could be in everything I did. To this day I think that if I take care to do my best and be considerate of others, then I have accomplished part of my purpose on this plane.
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s4raf
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April 26,2025
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I'm really glad I read this. With so much going on in the book, it's great to have this as a memory jogger. I especially liked the author's commentary about how the fictional America in ATLAS SHRUGGED had come to celebrate depravity. Damned if that's not already happened in the REAL America to a disturbing extent. I mean, look at who we make stars in this culture nowadays.
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PrettyOhana
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April 26,2025
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A great synopsis of the ideas of the book, but after reading the book, it leaves you feeling like it's a little incomplete.

The Cliff's Notes are a fantastic way to distill down the main points that are being made, however by doing so you miss out on:
-the story, the intrigue, the draw of the narritive.
-nuances of the characters and interactions that help you understand the symbolism and representations of each of the charactors.
-any good dialog. Granted some of the dialog is lengthy and somewhat repetative, however there were many places in an explanation where I stopped and thought, "I never considered that before," or "I never thought of it like that before." All these are missing from the cliff's notes.

Personally I would definately recommend reading these notes with or after you have read 'Atlas Shrugged' since it helps you to understand the meanings that were intended in a book who's length is such that you sometimes loose it, but don't miss the real thing for the cheap imitation.
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lainnvx
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April 26,2025
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Without Cliff Notes, reading Atlas Shrugged would have been even more laborious. As always, it helped me frame the story and show me what I should be concentrated upon.
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