Atlas Shrugged, Dr. Bernstein explains, is the greatest novel in history because of its matchless integration of complex issues on a grand scale. It presents epoch-making philosophical breakthroughs, dramatized by the events of a mystery story. Its plot-the men of the mind on strike-is both startlingly original and the perfect vehicle to carry the book's theme of the role of reason in human life. Dr. Bernstein's goal is to present this work's unprecedented scale of integration and thereby impart a deeper understanding of Ayn Rand's monumental achievement.