The Atlas Shrugged

The Atlas Shrugged is a book by the American writer Ayn Rand. The book is based on a viewpoint of what if the leading minds and the most prominent businessmen of the United States would just give up under the pressure of the growing economic regulation and collectivism. The story follows Dagny Taggart and Henry "Hank" Rearden as the main characters as they seek to keep up their business under impossible odds. The book promotes Rand's philosophy of Objectivism.