Topic profile page for Atlas Shrugged.
This page has aggregated data from forum posts, threads, listings, online discussions, newsgroups, messageboards, and other online sources which contain user generated content for the term: Atlas Shrugged.
Topic "Atlas shrugged" was discussed 0 times on 0 sites in last 3 months
Started 21 hours, 57 minutes ago (2009-12-15 15:05:00)
by MinnesotaSmith
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/ Links in original. Atlas Shrugged ( 2011 ) More at IMDbPro ยป ใ advertisement Overview MOVIEmeter: ใ Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro . Writers: Ayn Rand (novel) and James V. Hart (adaptation) more Contact: View ...
Started 5 days, 21 hours ago (2009-12-10 16:00:00)
by docs1
but I never knew of the story in the novel before. Was Ayn Rand a prophet, or scapegoat? By JENNIFER BURNS The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.) Published: Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 - 5:19 am CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Ayn Rand is back. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the long-dead novelist and philosopher has become prophet and a ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-12-08 20:48:00)
by Louisiana1976
snip In case you havenยt read Atlas Shrugged, hereยs the plot. Except for America, every country in the world has been taken over by Commies. America is teetering on the edge, about to go Commie itself. Suddenly all the smart men start disappearing. Since these are the men who know how to build and operate the systems that make modern life possible, the world quickly ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-12-07 22:32:00)
by Thales
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged discussed by the BBC (on March 31, 2009). It's viewed as an "economic" novel, although the host doesn't think it's actually a "novel". Some people are very shallow philosophically and it seems that journalists are typically a cut below. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/news...iew/7 975404.stm They come across as somewhat humane to me....
Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-12-07 00:14:00)
by Louisiana1976
Edited on Mon Dec-07-09 12:14 AM by Louisiana1976 I think I was the only libertarian in the world who had never read Atlas Shrugged. I knew about the book, its reputation and its controversial author, of course. Through the same cultural osmosis that tells me more than I care to know about Jon and Kate, I knew the basic plot and philosophy and its status as the gateway ...
Started 13 hours, 42 minutes ago (2009-12-15 23:20:00)
by Ferris
Quote: Originally Posted by cyberiot Apologies for the photo--the poor man seems to be covered with tumors . . . Click image to enlarge: Attachment 2347 Somewhere on the Tree earlier theer was a post about too much skin being shown on Youtube... I did not actually think of anyone that ...
Paraphrase: "All the main characters are the same, blond with angular jaws. Quite Arian" Let's see... Dagny - brunette Roark - Brunette (? - could be wrong I don't specifically recall) Fransisco - brunette/South American (tall dark and handsome type) Galt - Blond --- see I told you they were all blond! What crap.
Started 2 days, 22 hours ago (2009-12-13 14:22:00)
by Uncle Max
Quote: gonzus ... I am not a native English speaker... Perhaps consider a dedicated language Forum; this corner is for " Questions and answers for learners of German, French and Italian, translation help"
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-12-08 05:04:00)
by Janedoe
Quote: Originally Posted by John Scott I think reading books of a theoretical nature requires a deep seated interest in the questions being asked and answered. Otherwise each page is cruel and unusual punishment. I agree. There was a time when I used to think that I should finish a book that I started reading. (To ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-12-07 18:02:00)
by Wharf Rat
Atlas shrugged. It wasn't the first time he had heard that speech. GOD NAMES NEXT "CHOSEN PEOPLE"; IT'S JEWS AGAIN "Oh Shit," Say Jews Jerusalem (SatireWire.com) Update โ Jews, whose troubled, 10,000-year term as God's "chosen people" finally expired last night, woke up this morning to find that they had once again been hand-picked by the Almighty. Synagogues across the globe declared ...
