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The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand (Introduction), Leonard Peikoff (Afterword)
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Paperback - 704 pages
Synopsis
Howard Roark is an architect whose genius and integrity will not be comprised. He has ideas that work against conventional standards.
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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Customer Comments
xdanger1%40hotmail.com from Atlanta, GA , April 5, 1999 
Absolutely Brilliant
I loved and adored _Atlas Shrugged_. I didn't expect _The Fountainhead_ to be as wonderful. It was even better. The characters in this book are more real and accessible than those in Atlas. I always like Galt (of course) but in my mind he doesn't compare to Roark. There's no arguing that this book is, in essence, a "political tract" of sorts. Whether or not you agree with Rand's philosophies, her books are worth a read. If you can successfully argue against her logic, I'd love to hear it. chelina69%40hotmail.com from Oregon, USA , April 3, 1999
This is a great book!!!!!
I just got finished reading it. I had to write a paper on The Fountainhead for a scholarship and was not looking forward to the 694 pages that lay ahead of me. But about 15 pages into it, I realized that I really would enjoy it. Length is a factor that should never turn anyone away from a book. This novel was extra influential for me because I am only 16, and questioning how I should live my life and what I should think. I have learned to think for myself and become independent, just like Howard Roark. Now, I try to not care what others think of me, just be myself. That is what I hope others get out of this book, too. A reader from San Francisco , April 1, 1999
I loved this book!
I think this book explores Ayn's interesting phlosophy and shows what she beleves. A reader from Ashqelon ,Israel , March 19, 1999
The best book
It's the best book I ever read in my all life; it changed my life and know i'm looking on the world completely diffrent.
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