{"product_id":"9781400078936","title":"Ayn Rand and the World She Made","description":"A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003eFavorite Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAyn Rand’s books have attracted three generations of readers, shaped the Libertarian movement, influenced White House economic policies throughout the Reagan years and beyond, and inspired the Tea Party movement. Yet twenty-eight years after her death, readers know very little about her life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this seminal biography, Anne C. Heller traces the controversial author’s life from her childhood in Bolshevik Russia to her years as a Hollywood screenwriter, the publication of her blockbuster novels, and the rise and fall of the cult that worshipped her in the 1950s and 1960s. Based on original research in Russia and scores of interviews with Rand’s acquaintances and former acolytes, \u003ci\u003eAyn Rand and the World She Made\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and eye-opening portrait of one of the most significant and improbable figures of the twentieth century.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43085029113917,"sku":"9781400078936","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781400078936_p0.jpg?v=1775251586","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781400078936","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}