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Comment author: talisman 19 April 2009 03:29:22AM 1 point [-]

Judgement Day by Nathaniel Branden. (I think this is the same book as My Years With Ayn Rand.)

Hero becomes Ayn Rand's closest confidant, co-builder of Objectivism, lover; gets drummed out.

Message: every cause wants to be a cult; the enormous power of personal charisma; an excellent antidote for the recalcitrant Objectivist in your life.