This is a collection of Ayn Rand letters to friends and professionals edited by a member of the Ayn Rand Institute (We are warned in the introduction to pay no mind to any conflicts with her publicly published statements). Bear in mind that most of these letters do not include the answering correspondance, so many of them display Ayn giving her side of an argument without the context of the other thinker involved. It is still a treat to see such an intellect in action, but this is more of a corellary to her novels.

Discover the "personal" Ayn Rand in this wondrous collection of her letters. Read what she wrote to an amazing array of people—from Barry Goldwater, Frank Lloyd Wright and Mickey Spillane, to Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Stack and Cecil B. DeMille. Whether she is writing to philosophers, artists, Hollywood celebrities, family members, captains of industry or her admiring fans, her unmistakable style and character are always in evidence.