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Nathaniel Branden, Author Bantam $18 (368p) ISBN 978-0-553-37439-1
Self-esteem expert Branden outlines the six characteristics that define his guide to better living, emphasizing personal responsibility and self-reliance. (June)
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Nathaniel Branden, Author Bantam $22.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-553-09529-6
Branden, the author of The Psychology of Self-Esteem and perhaps the best-known guru of self-esteem, here presents a sensible guide to daily living. First defining and explaining self-esteem, he then isolates six pillars of this characteristic: self-
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Nathaniel Branden, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $21.45 (436p) ISBN 978-0-395-46107-5
Branden's long, tedious account of his 18-year relationship with Ayn Rand is weighted with self-dramatization. The domineering author of The Fountainhead was 25 years his senior when they met in 1950; both were married yet carried on an affair....
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Nathaniel Branden, Author Simon & Schuster $23 (288p) ISBN 978-0-684-81084-3
Psychologist Branden has written several books on the topic of self-esteem, including The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. Here, he promotes ""living consciously"" as an aspect of healthy self-esteem--of trust in one's mental abilities and respect for...
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Nathaniel Branden, Author, Branden, Author Jossey-Bass $21.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-7879-4371-4
Branden is well established as the foremost expert on self-esteem, with 30 years as a psychotherapist and several books to his credit, including The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. In this brief collection of essays on self-esteem issues particularly...
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Nathaniel Branden, Author, Ayn Rand, Author Jossey-Bass $32.5 (432p) ISBN 978-0-7879-4513-8
According to this devastating and often heavy-handed critique, Ayn Rand, whose novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged exposed millions to her philosophy of virtuous self-centeredness and capitalist freedom, was an oppressive personality whose...
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