About this title: Ayn Rand's bestseller tells the story of a staunchly individualist architect (based on Frank Lloyd Wright) who combats the collectivist (i.e., mediocre) impulses of his fellow Americans. The book is both a compulsively readable, steamy novel and an articulation of Rand's views.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780451191151ISBN:0451191153
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Description: Used-Acceptable. Differnt cover art than shown in image. Has previous owner's inscription inside front cover. Slight rubbing and bumping damage to corners and edges. Light scuffing. Spine shows wear. This book ships in padded mailer via USPS. read more
Description: Good. 0452273331 Good Condition, Some Shelfwear & Edgewear, Large Bend to Spine & Corners of Cover, Pages Show Minor Signs of Aging, Minor Markings in Book, Ships Fast. read more
Description: Acceptable. 2005-Paperback---Used-Acceptable. Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Signet Book
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780451158239ISBN:0451158237
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Spine and front cover are creased, pages are unmarked. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: New American Library
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780451191151ISBN:0451191153
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 704 p. Audience: General/trade. Wrap shows moderate wear with rubbing to some spine areas, some creasing and curling outer corners. Few lower page tips creased. read more
Edition: 8th Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet Book, Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780451191151ISBN:0451191153
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers creased; moderate edge wear/ corners, spine hinge and spine creased/ several pages and page tips creased. read more
Edition: Reissue
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet, New York
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780451118103ISBN:0451118103
Description: Good. No Jacket. Remainder. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. 24h printing with 1968 introduction by the author. Age darkened; spine crease; cover worn, creased & missing upper right corner. No stated ISBN. Remainder mark on upper & lower edges. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Signet Book
Date Published: 1952
ISBN-13:9780451158239ISBN:0451158237
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. An unread copy but the front cover and first few pages are a bit creased. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"This is a book that has an excellent command of language. It is the type of book which a reader will read over and over--including me. The characters are as up to date today as when the book was written."
"This book was good. I ordered it after I watched the movie about Ayn Rand's life. I also watched the movie The Fountainhead. The book was different than most but good reading."
"I am working my way through the works of Ayn Rand, an author who was mentioned in hushed, scandalized tones when I was a young man...certainly not the kind of book allowed in school libraries. Now that I am a high school teacher, I wish Rand's works were more widely read because of her belief in individualism. The Fountainhead is the story of an uncompromising young architect who sets himself against the establishment, celebrating functional design over slavish imitation and empty ornamentation. The plot is a bit like a Greek tragedy in which the hero's strengths are his greatest liabilities. Roark's refusal to submit to groupthink threatens lesser men who try to destroy him. They fail in part because he is as immune to external condemnation as he is to others' praise. His faith in the rightness of his work is its own reward. Predictable at times, perhaps a bit long, a very good book that makes important points and misses real greatness by very little."
"A book that was difficult to read. From the first pages I disliked all the characters. The supposedly kind characters are portrayed as pushovers and wimps, so equally unfavorable. Rand tries to make you believe that the hero of her story is to be admired. The more characters were introduced the more unlikable and extreme Rand's Objectivism shines through like a dark light. What an obnoxious world she is revering in this story. That is perhaps too unkind. (not that any of Rand's fans would care) I realize I'm not able to understand complete solitude and total disregard for relationships and the importance of community and 'feelings' that connect people together."
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