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Books of The Times - New York Times A Honcho in Winter With More Tales to Tell By JANET MASLIN "The Fat Lady Sang" is a warts-and-all follow-up to Robert Evans's earlier memoir, "The Kid Stays in the Picture." Barbara Branden, Biographer of Ayn Rand, Dies at 84 By PAUL VITELLO Ms. Branden, once a member of Ms. Rand's inner circle, wrote an unauthorized biography, "The Passion of Ayn Rand," published in 1986, that angered some Rand followers.