{"product_id":"9781250022318","title":"Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America's Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty years after her death, Ayn Rand's ideas have never been more important. Unfettered capitalism, unregulated business, bare-bones government providing no social services, glorification of selfishness, disdain for Judeo-Christian morality—these are the tenets of Rand's harsh philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow with a new afterword on Rand, Paul Ryan, and the 2012 presidential election, \u003ci\u003eAyn Rand Nation \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the people and institutions that remain under the spell of the Russian-born novelist. Gary Weiss provides new insights into Rand's inner circle in the last years of her life, with revelations of never-before-publicized predictions by Rand that still resonate today. Lastly, Weiss provides a strategy for a renewed national dialogue, an embrace of the nation's core values that is needed to deal with Rand's pervasive grip on society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Fountainhead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/i\u003e to Rand's lesser-known and misunderstood nonfiction books, Gary Weiss examines the impact of Rand's thinking across our society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030347530480,"sku":"9781250022318","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250022318_p0.jpg?v=1763701257","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250022318","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}