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Atlas Shrugged turns 50!

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.

This entry was posted on Saturday, October 13th, 2007 at 1:05 pm and is filed under Biographies and Memoirs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Atlas Shrugged turns 50!”

  1. shirley Buxton Says:
    December 12th, 2007 at 12:03 pm

    I favor another of Ayn Rand’s books over Atlas. Have you read the Fountainhead? It is a marvelous book.

    While certainly not agreeing with all of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, I find her a rare and talented writer.

    Blessings

  2. Bie Says:
    January 15th, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    Haven’t read the Fountainhead, yet, but I’ll take your word for it. I’ll read it one of these days.

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts…

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