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Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies, but against those who needed him most, and his hardest battle against the woman he loved? What is the worlds motor and the motive power of every man? You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the characters in this story. Tremendous in its scope, this novel presents an astounding...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Credited with influencing the philosophies of Nietzsche and Ayn Rand and the development of libertarianism and existentialism, this prophetic 1844 work challenges the very notion of a common good as the driving force of civilization. By examining the role of the human ego, author Max Stirner chronicles the battle of the individual against the collective - showing how, throughout history, the latter invariably leads to oppression. Stirner begins with...
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Series
Publisher
Signet Book
Pub. Date
[1964]
Language
English
Description
Ayn Rand set forth the moral principles of objectivism, the philosophy that holds man's life-- the life proper to a rational being-- as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with man's nature, with the creative requirements of his survival, and with a free society.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio, Penguin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back. Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples,...
Series
Criterion collection volume 494
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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A talented but self-involved downhill skier claims victory at the expense of emotional and family attachments.
8) The Steves
Author
Publisher
sourcebooks jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"When Steve meets Steve, neither can believe it. Surely one of them must be the first Steve, the best Steve, the Stevest Steves . . . The claims of each puffin become sillier and sillier as the argument descends into name-calling - until both Steves realize there's really no need to fall out over a name. The feuding puffins perfectly reflect the sort of silly arguments children have - and The Steves shows just how pointless they are."--Provided by...
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Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Here is a timely tale of a mouse who thinks he's a lot braver and better than anyone around him. Undaunted by extreme heights, wild animals, or angry birds, this mouse is determined to conquer every obstacle in his path. He climbs, dives, and does all that he can to prove how brave he is. "I am the mountain mouse!" he shouts when he summits his first not-quite-mountain. And this is usually the warning for his minions to take cover... because what...
10) One & everything
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Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Once there were many stories in the world. There were stories with sunsets and wonderful tales filled with fairies and dinosaurs. But one day, a story decided that it was the best, the most important story ever. It called itself the One and started to consume every other story it came across. The One ate stories made of seas and others full of dogs. Soon it seemed that the One was all there was . . . or was it? Inspired by the Endangered Alphabets...
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
Part two of Ayn Rand's groundbreaking novel. The global economy is on the brink of collapse. Brilliant creators, from artists to industrialists, continue to mysteriously disappear. Dagny Taggart, Vice President in Charge of Operations for Taggart Transcontinental, has discovered what may very well be the answer to a mounting energy crisis, a revolutionary motor that could seemingly power the World. It's a race against the clock to find the inventor...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
An analysis of the author's significant impact and influence on American culture and politics, including her 1950s "Collective," her effect on the Tea Party, and her inspiration to such figures as Rush Limbaugh and Alan Greenspan.
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