I posted these links elsewhere in the thread, but I think they'll be of special interest to HN readers, who might want to know about the more technical aspects of her philosophy.

An index of her thoughts on many topics: http://aynrandlexicon.com/book/conceptual.html

A graduation speech which summarises her views on philosophy in general: http://fare.tunes.org/liberty/library/pwni.html

Her most technical work, her theory of concept-formation (and the book that sold me on her ideas): https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Objectivist-Epistemology...