A memoir of Joan Kennedy Taylor who as an author, editor, actress, radio commentator and libertarian feminist - studied with Gurdijieff, dated Allen Ginsberg and had a long friendship with Ayn Rand ... was considered the founder of the individualist movement. Jeff Riggenbach thematically intertwines her encounters with the political and intellectual events of the the time, revealing how Taylor's work, writings and behind-the-scenes contributions helped shape the rise of individulalism in the late twentieth century.