After twelve years of suffering mysterious disappearances of society's most-productive individuals, the nation's economy is on the verge of collapse. As the government pursues policies imposing even greater brutality against those remaining, Dagny Taggart, Vice President of Taggart Transcontinental, must make a choice between saving the nation's collapsing infrestructure or the man she has come to love - the man who would stop the motor of the World.
"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. But, the motor is dead-- there's no one left to decipher its secret-- and, someone is watching.
The story of a gifted young architect, his violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him.
Set in a future world, one man defies the ideals of collectivism, makes his own decisions and personal choices, seeks knowledge, and ultimately becomes a target for death.
Presents the centennial edition of Ayn Rand's novel of that contains the story of a gifted young architect, his violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him.
In a technological civilization, people remain insecure and look to the government for protection, sacrificing theircreativity and independence in exchange. A copper tycoon and an inventor reject this philosophy and fight for the individualist.
