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The Fountainhead

Written by: Ayn Rand
Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
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One of the 20th century's most challenging novels of ideas, The Fountainhead champions the cause of individualism through the story of a gifted young architect who defies the tyranny of conventional public opinion. The struggle for personal integrity in a world that values conformity above creativity is powerfully illustrated through three characters: Howard Roarke, the genius who is resented because he creates purely for the delight of his own work and on no other terms; Gail Wynand, the newspaper mogul and self-made millionaire whose power was bought by sacrificing his ideals to the lowest common denominator of public taste; and Dominique Francon, the devastating beauty whose desperate search for meaning has been twisted, through despair, into a quest to destroy the single object of her desire: Howard Roarke. Dramatic, poetic, and demanding, The Fountainhead remains one of the towering books on the contemporary intellectual scene.©1943 The Bobbs-Merrill Company; 1968 Ayn Rand; 1993 Leonard Peikoff (P)1994 Blackstone Audio Inc. Classics Inspiring Architecture
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"Ayn Rand is a writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly." ( New York Times Book Review)

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One small voice

I only read this book cause of 2112 by rush and it blew my mind

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Triumph of the individual

Ayn Rand at her triumphant best, particularly poignant in the face of the woke oppression of our day...

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great!

this book is really hard to get into in hardcopy and the audio book makes it much more accessible

amazing.

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World Changing

This book is too real to be a fiction, yet it is one of the best fictions I have read in my life. My next book will certainly be another by Ayn Rand.

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Incredible novel read well

While there are some blips and a few small audio issues, this is an incredible story and the narrator does a wonderful job. 10 out of 10 would recommend.

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Interesting seen through the lens of today

There are too many parallels with society today and the eerie warning of mediocrity subjugating greatness.

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longest story ever, but worth it

I really liked this story, it was quite long but worth to understand the meaning behind the characters. Once in a while the voice actor however mix character tones but it was still manageable to connect who was speaking.

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I wish I read it in hight school

loved it. Sure, must be read and considered by every growing arganism, such as students who is looking forward for his or her life ahead.

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Fantastic book

Amazing book as always from Ayn Rand. Great narrator and voice. I look forward to listening to more of her books.

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Exceptional

I find Ayn Rand's views on individual rights so refreshing in contrast with our modern society where everyone is told what to accept and what to say. I loved both The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged in equal measure and I didn't find them long or boring at any point. A lot of people either didn't understand a word and decided to quit after 10 pages or felt like their personal beliefs were being attacked and decided to rage against the book rather than understanding the (superior) point the author is trying to make. I wish there was a place in this world where everyone is guided by common sense and their individual beliefs are respected. I'm tired of this social media pressure where every random individual with no credentials or accomplishments feels compelled to send a strong message and fights hard (read screams really loud) to get everyone else to agree with it.
It pains me to see it has the same rating as garbage books like Signs of Cupidity for example.

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