Debi Ghate

Its intended audience might find much of value in this book, if they can get past the first few chapters, which are of somewhat mixed quality (as is John Allison's introduction). And for some reason, the editors left out some of the best essays from the original edition (such as Binswanger's "'Buy American' is Un-American") and retained some of the weaker ones (such as Leonard Peikoff's, which is not his best work, though it is the title essay). To give credit where credit is due, however, show more the essays by Yaron Brook on the history and morality of money-lending and by Onkar Ghate on Atlas Shrugged as "America's Second Declaration of Independence" are excellent, as are those by Harry Binswanger, Keith Lockitch, and of course Ayn Rand. John Ridpath's and Peter Schwartz's contributions are also good. show less

After the two fictions, Ayn Rand should have stopped. For those who didn't understand her philosophy from Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, there is nothing you can do. So, writing more books on Objectivism is just like skinning a dead cat (or whatever the phrase).
This book takes her philosophy over the top. The philosophy, which is great, is not practical in today's world. It is utopic, but not practical. Here's why - http://wp.me/p2F8dg-bl (my business blog).
If you have read the two show more fictions, save your time and admiration for something else. show less