"Part two of Ayn Rand's groundbreaking novel ... The global economy is on the brink of collapse. Brilliant creators, from artists to industrialists, continue to mysteriously disappear. Dagny Taggart, Vice President in Charge of Operations for Taggart Transcontinental, has discovered what may very well be the answer to a mounting energy crisis--a revolutionary motor that could seemingly power the world. But, the motor is dead-- there's no one left to decipher its secret-- and, someone is watching. It's a race against the clock to find the inventor before the motor of the world is stopped for good"--Container.