The brandens were close to rand for eighteen years and they have demonstrated every desire to criticize her on every possible count no matter how tenuous frivolous or contradictory in short this must be the very best case to be made against ayn rand pg 53. Parc passion of ayn rands critics nathaniel branden used rand as his psychotherapist for months on end in 1968 feeding her a web of lies about his feelings toward her and a younger woman with whom he had been having an affair when rand discovered this web of lies from her putative intellectual heir pretending to be the epitome of objectivist virtue she flew into a rage and cast him out of the movement. I cannot recommend highly enough james stevens valliants the passion of ayn rands critics the case against the brandens this really is a must read for any serious student of objectivism and its history one weapon ms rands critics never find in short supply is their ability to take the personal aspects of her life and use them as a . The passion of ayn rands critics durban house publishing 2795 by james s valliant has been blasted by its own passionate critics in both formal reviews and online discussions the books provocative subtitle the case against the brandens nathaniel and barbara branden almost guarantees that admirers of those two popular writers will assume a defensive stance. Abebookscom the passion of ayn rands critics the case against the brandens 9781930754676 by valliant james s and a great selection of similar new used and collectible books available now at great prices