
We met Barbara again a couple of times over the years, including at the 50th anniversary celebration of the publication of Atlas Shrugged, where she gave a very moving talk. Her well-balanced, objective book has helped many tens of thousands of people learn to better appreciate Ayn Rand as a human being, learn to value the work and the ideas for what they are without having to idolize, and hence dehumanize, the person. For her words and her wisdom, for her generosity and her heart, we mourn Barbara Branden's passing today.