{"product_id":"ayn-rand-nation-9781250022318","title":"Ayn Rand Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty years after her death, Ayn Rand's ideas have never been more important. Unfettered capitalism, unregulated business, bare-bones government providing no social services, glorification of selfishness, disdain for Judeo-Christian morality--these are the tenets of Rand's harsh philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with a new afterword on Rand, Paul Ryan, and the 2012 presidential election, \u003ci\u003eAyn Rand Nation \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the people and institutions that remain under the spell of the Russian-born novelist. Gary Weiss provides new insights into Rand's inner circle in the last years of her life, with revelations of never-before-publicized predictions by Rand that still resonate today. Lastly, Weiss provides a strategy for a renewed national dialogue, an embrace of the nation's core values that is needed to deal with Rand's pervasive grip on society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Fountainhead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/i\u003e to Rand's lesser-known and misunderstood nonfiction books, Gary Weiss examines the impact of Rand's thinking across our society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250022318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.54w x 0.84d","brand":"Gary Weiss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41481129984181,"sku":"9781250022318","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d8d9448c-020b-4821-9760-78809e5783bc.jpg?v=1640728496","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ayn-rand-nation-9781250022318","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}