Anne Heller: "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)

Anne Heller: "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)

A new biography of the Russian-born philosopher whose mid-20th century novels, "Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged", extol the virtues of individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism and still spark debate today.

A new biography of the Russian-born philosopher whose mid-20th century novels, "Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged", extol the virtues of individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism and still spark debate today.

Guests

Anne Heller

A magazine editor and journalist.

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