Nathaniel Branden

Title:	The Power of Self-Esteem
Sub-title:	An inspiring look at our most important psychological resource
Author:	Nathaniel Branden
Publisher:	Health Communications Inc.
ISBN:	1558742131
Original Copyright:	1992
Reviewer:	Psyche
Contact Information:	psyche at spiralnature dot com
Category:	Psychology
Review:	I picked this book up because I greatly respect (if not entirely agree with) the philosophies of Ayn Rand and enjoyed Branden's revision of 'My Years With Ayn Rand'. I was expecting another fresh look at the self, something detailed, something useful. I was sorely disapointed. Anyone who has had any exposure to Rand's Objectivist philosophies or ever thought for themselves at all will find this book incredibly dull. Thankfully, it's written in short bursts of a pharagraph or two at a time, seperated by various repetitive headers, unfortunately, the content of each paragraph burst is just as repetitive as the headers. Meant for the ignorant, if you have any sense of self-worth whatsoever, this book will be of no use to you - there's nothing new there.
Review submitted:	25 August 2002