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I Am John Galt
- Today's Heroic Innovators Building the World and the Villainous Parasites Destroying It
- By: Donald Luskin, Andrew Greta
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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John Galt, the fictional character from Ayn Rand's best-selling novel Atlas Shrugged has come to embody the individualist capitalist who acts in his own enlightened self interest, and in doing so lifts the world around him. Now, in I Am John Galt (2011), inspiring stories are gathered with the keen insight and analysis of well-known market commentator Donald Luskin and business writer Andrew Greta.
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connecting today to Atlas Shrugged
- By DrewL on 03-05-24
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I Am John Galt
- Today's Heroic Innovators Building the World and the Villainous Parasites Destroying It
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 07-09-20
- Language: English
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