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The book of Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, turns 50. According to Amazon.com’s bestsellers list, the book is one of the top 500 best sellers – note: that’s despite the criticisms received.

The 1200-page book continues to capture the hearts of CEOs. John Allison, the chief executive of BB&T says the book offers ideas of principles that apply to business and life in general. Both Mark Cuban, the owner of Dallas Mavericks and John P. Mackey, the chief executive of Whole Foods considered Ayn Rand a great influence to their success. Even the former chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan admires Ayn Rand.

Who really is Ayn Rand? She’s the author whose fiction and non-fiction works emphasizes her philosophy: Objectivism.