The Passion of Ayn Rand

The 2013 edition of the * New York Times bestseller with an important new introduction by the author. *The Passion of Ayn Rand was the first full-length Ayn Rand biography ever published and this eBook edition is the most comprehensive biographical study of Rand available. Barbara Branden was a personal friend of Ayn Rand from 1950 to 1968 and wrote the only authorized biographical essay about her, * Who Is Ayn Rand? * To write this book Branden drew from over 40 hours of taped interviews with Rand and interviewed more than two hundred other people, including Rands sister, aunt and cousins, in-laws, associates from her days in Hollywood, and early conservative and libertarian friends. Who was Ayn Rand? asked George Gilder in the Washington Post Book Review . The answer emerges at last in a superb biography written with much of the sweep, drama and narrative momentum of the great works of Ayn Rand herself. This biography begins with Rands early life in Russia, where she was born and grew up amid the nightmare of the Communist revolution. The reader then travels with her to America, where eventually the Ayn Rand nation would make her a bestselling writer, avidly reading everything she wrote about objectivism, capitalism, Russian radicalism and moral philosophy. Rand wrote thirteen books, including the novels Atlas Shrugged , The Fountainhead and Anthem . A stunning biography, wrote Roy A. Childs, Jr., rich in revelations that will add substance to a hidden life, and depth to an enigmatic genius who strode across the world's stage. ** From the Publisher This bestselling biography of one of the 20th century's most remarkable and controversial writers is now available in paperback. Author Barbara Branden, who knew Rand for nineteen years, provides a matchless portrait of this fiercely private and complex woman. From the Inside Flap ling biography of one of the 20th century's most remarkable and controversial writers is now available in paperback.Author Barbara Branden, who knew Rand for nineteen years, provides a matchless portrait of this fiercely private and complex woman. Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : amazon:B00G3IL0ZW, goodreads:40065, isbn:9780385243889 Single Author : Barbara Branden Original Source : New_Files_08_09B Sorted Author by LN, FN: Branden, Barbara Title Length : 023 Title Parm D : The Passion of Ayn Rand Title Parm G : The Passion of Ayn Rand Num of Aut : 1 Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 3993 Uncomma Author : Barbara Branden Title Parm A : The Passion of Ayn Rand

This bestselling biography of one of the 20th century's most remarkable and controversial writers is now available in paperback.  Author Barbara Branden, who knew Rand for nineteen years, provides a matchless portrait of this fiercely private and complex woman.

Library Journal

Whether or not one subscribes to Rand's right-wing philosophy, this book is likely to make a lasting impression. Branden, a close friend of Rand in the 1950s and 1960s, offers us an intimate portrait, using printed sources, memories, and interviews as she eases back and forth between Rand's professional and private selves. Though occasionally marred by purple prose and the exuberance of a faithful disciple, this book nevertheless achieves a rare balance between engaged reminiscence and critical appraisal of this important conservative thinker. Michael Edmonds, State Historical Soc. of Wisconsin Lib., Madison