Books : Fountainhead (Part 1, Tapes 1-13 of 24 Tape set)
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by: Ayn Rand
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Binding: Audio Cassette
EAN: 9780786103928
Format: Unabridged
ISBN: 0786103922
Label: Blackstone Audiobooks
Manufacturer: Blackstone Audiobooks
Number Of Items: 13
Publication Date: 1995-01
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Sales Rank: 1933468
Studio: Blackstone Audiobooks
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Product Description:
Howard Roark is an architect whose genius and integrity will not be comprised. He has ideas that work against conventional standards.
Amazon.com Review:
The Fountainhead has become an enduring piece of literature, more popular now than when published in 1943. On the surface, it is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, Peter Keating, and a newspaper columnist, Ellsworth Toohey. But the book addresses a number of universal themes: the strength of the individual, the tug between good and evil, the threat of fascism. The confrontation of those themes, along with the amazing stroke of Rand's writing, combine to give this book its enduring influence.
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Rating:  - An OK book, not as bad as her later stuff
My first thought while reading this book was "Why does Rand hate women so much?" There does seem to be a misogynistic theme throughout the text, which is unfortunate because the story is pretty decent. Like "Atlas Shrugged," the characters here are one-dimensional and not terribly interesting, but Rand writes some good descriptions and the plot is good enough to make you want to finish it. Even though it's clear what her philosophy is in this book, she doesn't beat you over the head with it nearly ... Read More
Rating:  - More traditionally novelistic, tells the backstory of Atlas Shrugged
This novel predates Atlas Shrugged, and sometimes reads like a prequel telling the backstory of John Galt's life before he went on strike in Atlas. In its focus on individual characters, it sharpens the picture of pain and painful consequences to significant choices that drive the character's in Rand's objectivist world, so in some ways is more interesting and readable than Atlas Shrugged. It is more traditionally novelistic and less explicitly philosophical.
Rating: - Fountainhead
One of my favorites. Have read it twice. A must read for today's world.
Rating: - Why Was This Book Written?
Why did Ayn Rand write this book? That's a fair question to pose of any author, but with this particular author and with this particular book, it's an essential question. Was the purpose of the book its entertainment value, which is substantial, or was it to serve as a platform for objectivism, the philosophy prevalent throughout the book?
My personal feelings are it's probably about a 60/40 ratio with the bulk on the side of the philosophy. She makes such an effort to separate her main ... Read More
Rating: - Fairy Tale
Ayn Rand created a real, modern fairy tale with The Fountainhead. It is hard to find a more honorable literary figure than Rand's creation of Howard Roark. The focus of the novel is mainly set on the true natures of people. You find those who manipulate, those who bully, those who parasite, and one who stands only for purity in how he sees the world. You will also surely be able to point out appropriate figures in your own life as the are archetyped here.
The relationships among the players ... Read More
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