Which books did you read lmagoamin? For those well-versed in philosophy, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged are not the type of texts you want to read, largely because they were written for the layman. She had an incredible mind.

Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged....make excellent bookends.

I preferred the Fountainhead over Atlas Shrugged, but then, it was my first Ayn Rand book, and you know what they say about firsts.

In particular, I'm fond of Rand's recurring themes of individuality, creativity, leadership, and above all else, integrity.

These days, it doesn't seem as if there are true heroes. Not that anyone needs a hero, but if you're shopping, You could do much, much worse than Howard Roark.