So much so I had to do eye yoga for a whole month just to be able to see straight. Selfishness as a virtue? I'm listening.Įven some of the boring unnecessary descriptions of non-essential story items have a certain poetry and lyricism to them.īut it ultimately had me rolling my eyes a lot. A self-sustained egoist who doesn't care about anything except for what he's passionate about. I really enjoyed a lot of what this book had to offer and I think the character of Howard Roark is pretty motivational really. This high rating comes with a series of caveats that maybe make it a useless number. Unfortunately this has changed and the media has created a belief that size 12 is now extra-large.ĭiana Young- World Traveler – currently sailing in the South Pacific for six month and #1 Amazon Best-selling author of Financial Fitness for Beginners. Also, Ayn writes that of one of the female characters that she “was a petite lady only a size 12”.

The world was very man-centered, which comes through loud and clear where it was expected that a woman simply support her man and also quit her job once she got married. Sidebar: Since this book is 70 years old, it also offers good insight in to the culture of that time. The Fountainhead is the perfect blend of an engaging and entertaining story, while also educating and making you think. This book followed “We The Living” written in 1936 (which I’m now going to read) and also Atlas Shrugged (1957) which is my all-time favourite book on entrepreneurship and capitalism. While it has all the ingredients of a good drama, it also encourages you to think and question some of your own values. They are unable of thinking their own thoughts and simply follow along with the masses.Īyn Rand’s philosophy on objectivism is explored, nor through boring doctrine, but rather unfolds through in a page-turning story of love, passion, truth, relationships and power. It showcases how many people are willing to live a life of being second-handers. This book is about an architect who dared to be passionate about his work and his integrity.

Ayn Rand was a great literary novelist and philosopher, who shared her point of view through fiction. This enduring classic was written in 1943 – now 70 years later Ayn Rand's philosophy against collectivism is as true today.

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