Rand, Ayn. The Fountainhead. Penguin Books, © renewed 1971. (First published 1943). 697 pages. Plot: Two architects, long-time friends, who choose completely different roads of life, converge as they build their careers. One, named Peter Keating, is a highly acclaimed architect with the firm Francon and Heyer, who has built his career by blackmail and even murder (by yelling at Mr. Heyer, the head architect in the firm Francon and Heyer, until he suffers a stroke and dies. Then …showed first 75 words of 616 total…

…showed last 75 words of 616 total…a happy life. There is no common ground or room for compromise. To follow her philosophy blindly would be silly and immature. Philosophers themselves have said that philosophy exists only in the human mind -- when one tries to apply it to real life, the smart person will always do so with a grain of salt. Grade Level: Adult Literary Quality 5/5 Reading Enjoyment: 5/5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Rand, Ayn. The Fountainhead. Penguin Books, © renewed 1971. (First published 1943). 697 pages.