{"product_id":"the-journals-of-ayn-rand-paperback","title":"The Journals of Ayn Rand - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAyn Rand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeonard Peikoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Harriman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRarely has a writer and thinker of the stature of \u003cb\u003eAyn Rand\u003c\/b\u003e afforded us access to her most intimate thoughts and feelings. From \u003cb\u003eJournals of Ayn Rand\u003c\/b\u003e, we gain an invaluable new understanding and appreciation of the woman, the artist, and the philosopher, and of the enduring legacy she has left us.Rand comes vibrantly to life as an untried screenwriter in Hollywood, creating stories that reflect her youthful vision of the world. We see her painful memories of communist Russia and her struggles to convey them in \u003cb\u003eWe the Living\u003c\/b\u003e. Most fascinating is the intricate, step-by-step process through which she created the plots and characters of her two masterworks, \u003cb\u003eThe Fountainhead\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/b\u003e, and the years of painstaking research that imbued the novels with their powerful authenticity. Complete with reflections on her legendary screenplay concerning the making of the atomic bomb and tantalizing descriptions of projects cut short by her death, \u003cb\u003eJournals of Ayn Rand\u003c\/b\u003e illuminates the mind and heart of an extraordinary woman as no biography or memoir ever could. On these vivid pages, \u003cb\u003eAyn Rand\u003c\/b\u003e lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn February 2, 1905, \u003cb\u003eAyn Rand\u003c\/b\u003e published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eWe the Living\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1936. \u003ci\u003eAnthem\u003c\/i\u003e followed in 1938. It was with the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Fountainhead\u003c\/i\u003e (1943) and \u003ci\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/i\u003e (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Rand's unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Objectivist Epistemology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Virtues of Selfishness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCapitalism: The Unknown Ideal\u003c\/i\u003e. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, \u003ci\u003eThe Romantic Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.64 x 9.01 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700655689824,"sku":"9780452278875","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-journals-of-ayn-rand-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}