Shelf SleuthFictional characters. Real reading list.
Add a book
Cover of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Books · novel · 1957

Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand, 1957

Seen on screen 2 timesin 2 showsLast seen in The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, S1 E6

via Bookshop.org · ISBN 9780451191144

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf key artMad Men key art

Where it shows up

2 appearances · newest first
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf · S1 E6Sleuthed by @shelfsleuth

Quoted: Atlas Shrugged

At the sanctions talks, Cyrus tells the American side that the common bond between men is the exchange of goods, not the exchange of suffering. A US delegate asks if that's one of his philosophers or some famous Persian trader. Cyrus says it's Ayn Rand, and that he'd have thought she was required reading in the country that perfected capitalism. Atlas Shrugged runs over a thousand pages, which may be why the delegate skipped it.

Every book in The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

Mad Men · S1 E8Sleuthed by @shelfsleuth
Mad Men · S1 E8 · Bert Cooper

Bert's recommendation: Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand's 1957 novel, more than 1,000 pages of industrialists walking off the job. The book is long enough to count as a workout. Bert hands it over like a business card.

Every book in Mad Men

Seen it in another show? Add it and your handle goes on the entry.

On these lists

Every list
We may earn a commission when you buy through these links. Learn more ›