As American industry collapses under mounting collectivist regulation, railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel magnate Hank Rearden fight to keep their businesses alive while the country's most capable minds mysteriously vanish one by one.
Books mentioned in Atlas Shrugged (1)
Robin Hood: “"He died many centuries ago, but until the last trace of him is wiped out of men's minds, we will not have a decent world to live in." "What man?" "Robin Hood."”
Books that mention Atlas Shrugged (4)
Hitch-22 by Christopher Hitchens: “Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (so, nobody's perfect), from the bag of books taken to Iraq.”
11/22/63 by Stephen King: ““Atlas Shrugged?” Speaking just to Lee.”
The Art of Nonfiction by Ayn Rand: “"What would it suggest to you?" Then I said: "Atlas Shrugged." He looked as if a lightbulb had appeared over his head..." — an anecdote in Rand's own lecture voice about choosing the novel's title.”
The Art of Fiction by Ayn Rand: “The beginning of the chapter 'Account Overdrawn' in Atlas Shrugged is a montage...”