The novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was one of the most influential 20th century advocates of free market capitalism. Her work inspired Objectivism, a philosophical movement and former US Federal Re
Gladstein, a Rand and Steinbeck scholar, as well as an associate dean of liberal arts at the University of Texas, El Paso, links the biography of the high-priestess of individualism to the development
Best known as a novelist, Ayn Rand was the founder of the philosophic school of Objectivism and an influential advocate of free market capitalism. In this book, Gladstein (English and Theater Arts, Un
An essential guide to the life and works of Ayn Rand, the book chronicles and summarizes her writings, presents information about her national and global impact--and the response to it--and provides t
Once there was a place called Smeltertown, and it was known as the largest industrial city on the banks of the Rio Grande. The smokestacks of the American Smelting and Refining Company, which polluted
Widely considered one of the most important voices in the Chicano literary canon, Jose Antonio Burciaga was a pioneer who exposed inequities and cultural difficulties through humor, art, and deceptive
