{"product_id":"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.\"--\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","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026008785136,"sku":"9780787945138","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780787945138_p0.jpg?v=1763666235","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780787945138","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}