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A recent poll showed 43% of Americans think more socialism would be a good thing. What do these people not know? Socialism has killed millions, but it’s now the ideology du jour on American college campuses and among many leftists. Reintroduced by leaders such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria...

After the publication of Atlas Shrugged in 1957, Ayn Rand occasionally lectured in order to bring her philosophy of Objectivism to a wider audience and apply it to current cultural and political issues. These taped lectures and the question-and-answer sessions that followed added not only an eloquent new dimension to Ayn Rand's ideas and beliefs, but a fresh and spontaneous insight into Ayn Rand herself.

In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned collection of essays, Ayn Rand throws new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Once again, she demonstrates her bold originality and her refusal to let conventional ideas define her sense of the truth. Rand eloquently asserts that one cannot create art without infusing it with one's own value judgments and personal philosophy - even an attempt to withhold moral overtones only results in a deterministic or naturalistic message.

Betrayed by his father, Prince Kuresh earns his Highland name (Kai MacKay) and position as captain of the guard through loyal service and unshakable love for his new homeland. But now that he has found happiness in a new place, there's only one thing he needs to feel complete - the heart of fiery Miran MacKay.

Ayn Rand’s dystopic science fiction novella takes place at some unspecified future date. Mankind has entered another dark age as a result of what Rand saw as the weaknesses of socialistic thinking and economics. Technological advancement is now carefully planned -- when it is allowed to occur at all -- and the concept of individuality has been eliminated.

Ayn Rand discusses how a writer combines abstract ideas with concrete action and description to achieve a unity of theme, plot, characterization, and style, the four essential elements of fiction. Here, too, are Rand's illuminating analyses of passages from famous writers, rewrites of scenes from her own works, and fascinating rules for building dramatic plots and characters with depth.

Alex MacKay has roamed the world as a mercenary, trying to forget his shattered past. But when he's summoned by his brother to defend clan lands, the very man who betrayed him and married the woman he loved, he's surprised to learn that the spirited Keely not only abandoned his brother on their wedding night, but never returned.

In a world shrouded by conformity, where the word "I" is forbidden and individuality is a crime, one man dares to defy the collective. In Ayn Rand's gripping dystopian novella Anthem, Equality 7-2521, a curious and bold thinker, embarks on a perilous journey of self-discovery in a society that demands absolute obedience.

Dr. Rand McClain takes a fresh approach to genetics, natural aging, and proactive medical treatments. He is the founder and head of the Regenerative and Sports Medicine Clinic, a leading practitioner of alternative and cutting-edge treatments. In Cheating Death, he shares the best drugs and supplements, treatment methods, and devices-approaches that are backed by extensive research as well as McClain's own work with his patients. McClain shows how you can get access to these therapies and jumpstart your body's regenerative processes.

Toran is happy with his life the way it is. As a Highland noble, he has wealth and status, his sons are grown, and his late wife long gone. When he gets the opportunity to travel to the deep past to solve an old family mystery, he seizes it. But his passionate feelings for the lovely witch Kensa take him by surprise, bringing forth a desire and need he's never felt before.

Charlotte Kingston lever et dobbeltliv på college. Da det går op for Charlie, at hun har chattet med to flotte ishockeyspillere fra Briar, bliver det hurtigt hedt. Snart er Charlie, Will og Beckett tvunget til at træffe nogle svære valg, som sætter deres egne ønsker, og hvad andre ønsker for dem, på spil.

Practical advice from a spiritual perspective to help women over 50 embrace who they are, so they can lead boldly and shine their light in the world. Hosted by Gloria “Grace” Rand, Midlife Empowerment Guide & Self-Love Cultivator, the podcast will show you how to live fully, love deeply, and engage authentically in your life and business. For more inspiration, grab Gloria’s book, “Live. Love. Engage. – How to Stop Doubting Yourself and Start Being Yourself” at https://gloriarand.com/book.

An investigation of how Moses was deceived and murdered by his father-in-law, Reuel Shows how the magician Reuel staged the Burning Bush that spoke to Moses and assumed Moses’ identity after his murder Explains how early scribes edited the Exodus story to cover Moses’ assassination...

Jamie MacKay has spent a lifetime serving as the right hand to the Laird of the MacKays. Now that he possesses his ancestral home again, he has his own plans for the future, including the ambition to start a new branch of the MacKays. Lady Helen Sutherland has lived to please her father and honor the family name. But when her sire forces her into a betrothal with a man who is a known murderer, she finally finds the courage to say no. Helen flees to the one place where she knows she'll find sanctuary.

Den kvikke forretningskvinde Tilly Logan og sportsadvokaten Santino Rossi plejede at have en aftale – sådan en uden forpligtelser. Partypigen og playeren: Det burde have været ukompliceret. Ingen af dem forudså den katastrofe, som tvang Tilly til at forlade London og vende hjem til Skotland.Fem år senere er Tilly tilbage i byen. Hun har fået sit liv tilbage på sporet og vil holde sig langt væk fra Santino. Men da de to pludselig står ansigt til ansigt igen, er en ting sikker: Tiltrækningen mellem dem er stadig eksplosiv.

In a dystopian world where individuality is forbidden and conformity reigns supreme, Anthem by Ayn Rand explores the power of free will, the pursuit of knowledge, and the defiance of oppressive control. This gripping novella follows Equality 7-2521, a man who dares to challenge the collective by discovering the forbidden truths of science and self. Through his journey, Rand presents a timeless celebration of human potential and the triumph of individual thought over societal oppression.

“It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil.” Deep issues of conscience are explored in Ayn Rand’s dystopian tale of a man who dares to fight against a system that invades his very mind and identity.

Ayn Rand presents her views of the world, politics, and human thought.

A luminous debut about the search for belonging, the tension between departure and return, and the legacy of migration, Tangerinn is a novel of memory, a stirring meditation on culture, identity, and inheritance set between London and the windswept beaches of southern Italy.

"Ideas are the greatest and most crucially practical power on earth," wrote Ayn Rand. In the title essay of this collection, Leonard Peikoff applies this principle to the world of business. He shows that certain philosophic ideas, such as reason, egoism, and individualism, are needed to defend and protect the freedom of businessmen, while the opposite ideas, such as mysticism, altruism, and collectivism (which dominate our universities), destroy that freedom.