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by: Ayn Rand
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Binding: School & Library Binding
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780808519386
ISBN: 0808519387
Label: Topeka Bindery
Manufacturer: Topeka Bindery
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1999-10
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
Reading Level: Young Adult
Sales Rank: 463041
Studio: Topeka Bindery
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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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Worth of money.
I bought a used book in good condition. This book arrived very fast and of course was in a better condition than my expectation. I am happy with my current purchase and would like to continue in future.
Rating: - important novel/philosophical presentation
In the Fountainhead, Ayn Rand presents her philosophy of objectivism told through the lives of her characters. The protagonist is architect Howard Roark who portrays the epitome of the heroic individual standing against mediocrity. The villain is media figure Ellsworth Toohey who is known for raising up what is insignificant and tearing down what is excellent. Don't be surprised if many of the events and dialogue in this book rings true in regard to current events.
I read Atlas Shrugged ... Read More
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 as ... 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.
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