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My Years with Ayn Rand: The Truth Behind the Myths
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Ayn Rand's novels and philosophy have been the object of widespread popular interest since the 1950s. After her death in 1982, there was a spate of biographical and critical interest; her popularity continues with a U.S. postage stamp and a television documentary, both scheduled for this spring. These two books offer divergent perspectives on Rand, her followers, and the Objectivist movement. Branden (The Art of Living Consciously, LJ 3/1/97) offers a revised version of his 1989 memoir. A personal account of his intellectual and romantic relationship with Rand and their famous break, it is useful for its insider's view of the Objectivist movement and may appeal to those interested in gossipy details of the protagonists' lives. While objectivity isn't expected in an insider's account, this memoir nonetheless lacks critical distanceAeven after nearly 50 yearsAand is marred by plodding narrative and wooden dialog. Canadian journalist Walker makes a more valuable and original contribution to Rand studies. He analyzes the Objectivist movement, Rand's leadership role, and the politics of her inner circle in terms of the cult dynamic. This analytical perspective avoids the common extremes of hagiography and vilification that mark many accounts of Rand's schismatic movement. Walker also does a credible job of placing Rand's ideas in the context of philosophies that preceded and followed her, and it offers insightful chapters on three of her major followers: Branden, Leonard Peikoff, and Alan Greenspan. His account is well researched and clearly written, though it is sometimes weighed down by an unsynthesized accumulation of detail. A solid contribution to 20th-century intellectual history.AJulia Burch, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Dr. Branden's account of his complex relationship with the literary great . . . allows us a fascinating glimpse into the passions of their lives--intellectual and personal. . . . [It is] not only a memoir of a mythic woman . . . but a chronicle of a stirring intellectual commitment to a political morality that indivudally could only fail." (NAPRA ReView)
"What a story! It's heroic, romantic, deadly, horrifying, tender-and I couldn't put it down." (George Leonard, author of The Transformation and Education and Education and Ecstasy)
"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." (Norman Cousins, author of Head First and The Healing Heart)
"Non-stop theater. All the ingredients are there: conflict, colorful characters, suspense, and a Greek inevitability of tragedy born of hubris. There's a nexus of sex nearly dizzying in its permutations." (Dale Wasserman, playwright and screenwriter, Man of La Mancha and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
"Branden plots his relationship with Rand from a psychological vantage point, with devastatingly articulate results. . . . A fascinating portrait of Rand and her disciples." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Do you know my greatest reward for 'The Fountainhead?' You." (Ayn Rand to Nathaniel Branden)
"What a story! It's heroic, romantic, deadly, horrifying, tender-and I couldn't put it down." (George Leonard, author of The Transformation and Education and Education and Ecstasy)
"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." (Norman Cousins, author of Head First and The Healing Heart)
"Non-stop theater. All the ingredients are there: conflict, colorful characters, suspense, and a Greek inevitability of tragedy born of hubris. There's a nexus of sex nearly dizzying in its permutations." (Dale Wasserman, playwright and screenwriter, Man of La Mancha and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
"Branden plots his relationship with Rand from a psychological vantage point, with devastatingly articulate results. . . . A fascinating portrait of Rand and her disciples." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Do you know my greatest reward for 'The Fountainhead?' You." (Ayn Rand to Nathaniel Branden)
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Persons who know the facts of the Objectivist movement's history (facts primarily ignored by the Michael Paxton film) will know that it was Nathaniel Branden who was the prime architect of the movement. Through courses offered by Nathaniel Branden Lectures, later Nathaniel Branden Institute, the philosophy of Objectivism qua philosophy was first taught to the world.
Those familiar with the basic outlines of Nathaniel Branden's eventful life will also know: that he and Ayn Rand met and became friends when he was going on 20 and she was 45; that some years later they began an affair with the consent of their respective spouses; that the dramatic end of their personal and professional relationship in 1968 had explosive effects for the entire Objectivist community.
Branden has previously told the story of his life and relationship with Ayn Rand in the controversial memoir *Judgment Day* (1989). The present memoir is an extensively revised and updated version of the earlier book. Even readers who have read (and reread) *Judgment Day* will be fascinated by the new insights to be gleaned. *My Years with Ayn Rand* is as spellbindingly written as the previous work but it presents a richer, more complete account.
This is a not-to-be-missed by anyone interested in Objectivism -- or simply interested in the engrossing story of some remarkable people.
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I regard this as an excellent companion to Barbara Branden's "The Passion of Ayn Rand", to be read after it once you have an overview of Ayn's life; I often found myself cross-referencing between them. This memoir sheds a brand of personal light, written from the viewpoint of the man who was perhaps closest to the writer of "Atlas Shrugged".
I found the honest tone of Mr. Branden's memoir almost painful in its quest for sincerity. His assessment of Ayn Rand as a great thinker who pointed out the right direction for a new philosophy without perfecting its details is in perfect accord with my own opinion, and his expectations for the future of Objectivism are inspiring.
This memoir makes Ayn Rand very human, neither shying away from her faults nor disguising her virtues, and portrays her philosophical movement equally well, neither pandering to its admirerers nor insulting its detractors despite his own conviction in its basic premises. Objective writing at its finest.
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Some parts of this book are quite moving; others are shallowand trivial. Large swatches of the book read like the world's most elaborate personal Web page - the kind with high school girlfriends. Yes, some of it is quite well rendered. But more often, the sad events of Branden's life seem to be playing a secondary role; what remains in the foreground is the narrative voice of Rand - insistent, yammering, demanding to be loved, admired, recognized as a genius and a saint (or at least as a person whose flaws must be tolerated because she has endured great sadness). Some characters criticize Rand, but in words that sound like the Branden's own thoughts - a device for preempting criticism that should be familiar to anyone who's seen a Woody Allen movie. Near the end of the book, Branden tells one such character, "Shut up." It's what's wrong with the book. But, then I am the biggest sceptic and I analyze everything to the nth degree; and this book really opened my eyes to patterns in my own life and mistakes I've made in relationships. It is an excellent book for married as well as single people contemplating marriage. This book shows us that certain bad things happen in our lives that makes us wonder and ask the question "WHY?". And this book helps us how to deal with that question, and helps us accept those things and move on. I hate my parents. I hated my childhood.
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Objective Objectivists - the Impossible Dream?
A fascinating story of real people struggling toward a dream ... with a nightmare at the door. Whether you agree with Ayn's ideas or not, they're certainly intruiging. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. Dezember 1999 von David Cheney
A great and inspiring read!
You don't even have to know who Ayn Rand was, or who Nathaniel Branden is, to love and enjoy this book. It is beautifully written. It is wonderfully dramatic. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. November 1999 veröffentlicht
My Life and Many Loves by Nathaniel Branden
This book assumes that you are vastly interested in Ayn Rand, and therefore will find the life and many loves of her close associate and former lover, Nathaniel Branden, of... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 5. November 1999 veröffentlicht
Branden was quite the ladies' man
Goodness, his ' years with Ayn Rand ' certainly included a great deal of boffing, didn't they ? Sleeping by turns with three women at once - and he was married to one of them ! Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 21. September 1999 veröffentlicht
So much for 'Objectivism'.
Either the contents of this book are basically true, in which case Rand was not the model of 'objectivity' she pretended to be, or they are false, in which case the Brandens - two... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 3. August 1999 veröffentlicht
A superb read!
I loved "Judgment Day" and I love "My Years with Ayn Rand" much more. The new book has such honesty, benevolence, and dignity. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 22. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
Excellent book
Intellectual pleasure at its best. I had alot of fun reading this book. It has many twists and turns about the author's experiences with Ayn Rand. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
What's the sense?
First of all, I haven't finished this book yet, and may not. I always neglect to read the fine print, and didn't notice that this was just an updated version of Judgement Day --... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Juli 1999 von gillpad@eznet.net
An antisocial witch
After reading this interesting memoir regarding Ayn Rand, I am confirmed in my opinion that she simply didn't measure up to the standards of human decency. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
Reminds me of Family
The theme that I found over and over again throughout the relationship between Rand and Branden is the almost dual roles Rand played in Branden's life before the split. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. April 1999 von Edward Roberts
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