{"product_id":"my-years-with-ayn-rand-9780787945138","title":"My Years with Ayn Rand","description":"\u003cb\u003ePrevious Praise for Nathaniel Branden\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Relentlessly revealing. . . the myth of Ayn Rand gives way to a full-sized portrait in contrasting colors, appealing and appalling, potent and paradoxical. . . . it takes a special kind of nerve to write such a book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eNorman Cousins\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eHead First\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Healing Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAyn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century-its popular impact ranked second only to the Bible in a major poll. Millions know Rand as one of this century's great thinkers, writers, and philosophers, yet much about the private Ayn Rand remains shrouded in mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho was Ayn Rand?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Years with Ayn Rand\u003c\/i\u003e charts the course of the clandestine, tempestuous relationship between the enigmatic author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead and Nathaniel Branden-her young disciple and future pioneer of the self-esteem movement. In this book, discover the real Ayn Rand through the eyes of the man who became her soul mate and shared her passions and philosophical ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir tragic and tumultuous love story began with a letter written by Branden as an admiring teenage fan and Anded, more than twenty years later, with accusations of betrayal and bitter recriminations. \u003ci\u003eMy Years with Ayn Rand\u003c\/i\u003e paints an unforgettable portrait of Ayn Rand-whose ideas, even today, can generate a maelstrom of controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780787945138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.09w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/1999 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/25\/1999\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel Branden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38016599294133,"sku":"9780787945138","price":31.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c62df1ce-ab10-4e8e-a105-053195df7f0d.jpg?v=1609160034","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-years-with-ayn-rand-9780787945138","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}