LETTERS OF AYN RAND. Edited By Michael A. Berliner. Introduction By Leonard Peikoff

Rand, Ayn

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Published by NY. June 1995. Dutton / Penguin Group, 1995

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tan & black 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective brodart book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. as new. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing so stated (& #1 in # line). xxi+681p.+ colophon. chronology. appendix. index. american literature. philosophy. autobiography. memoirs. architecture. frank lloyd wright. communism. politics. literary criticism. ~ The publication of the letters of Ayn Rand is a cause for celebration, not only among the countless millions of Ayn Rand admirers the world over, but among all those interested in the key political, philosophical, and artistic issues of our century. For there is no separation between Ayn Rand the vibrant, creative, impassioned woman and Ayn Rand the intellectual dynamo, the piercingly rational thinker, and the passionately committed champion of individual freedom. These remarkable letters cover more than fifty~five years of Ayn Rand's extraordinary life, work, and thought. They begin in 1926, with a note from the twenty~year~old Ayn Rand newly arrived in Chicago from Soviet Russia, an impoverished unknown determined to realize the promise of a land of opportunity. They move through her struggles and successes as a screenwriter, a playwright, and a novelist, her sensational triumph as the author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and her eminence as founder and shaper of Objectivism, one of the most challenging and important philosophies of our time. They are written to such famed contemporaries as Cecil B. DeMille, Frank Lloyd Wright, H. L. Mencken, Alexander Kerensky, Barry Goldwater, and Mickey Spillane. There are letters to philosophers, priests, publishers, and political columnists; to her beloved husband, Frank O'Connor; to her intimate circle of friends and her growing legion of followers; and to the readers who sent her their questions about and appreciations of her work, and were rewarded with letters of wisdom, sympathy, and brilliance. Her letters range in tone from warm affection to icy fury, and in content from telling commentaries on the events of the day to unforgettably eloquent statements of her philosophical ideas. Presented chronologically, with explanatory notes by Michael S. Berliner that identify the recipients of the letters and provide relevant background and context, this collection fills an essential gap in our knowledge and understanding of this towering literary genius and seminal thinker. It is a reading experience as enjoyable as it is essential, a chronicle that captures the inspiring drama of an amazing life. …

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LETTERS OF AYN RAND. Edited By Michael A. Berliner. Introduction By Leonard Peikoff
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Rand, Ayn
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NY. June 1995. Dutton / Penguin Group
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1995
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Hardcover
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