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The 10 Big Lies About America: Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation Audiobook
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"It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble," nineteenth-century humorist Josh Billings remarked. "It’s the things we know that just ain’t so." In this bold New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author and talk-radio host Michael Medved zeroes in on ten of the biggest fallacies that millions of Americans believe about our country–in spite of incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. The Big Lies exposed and dissected include: • America was founded on genocide against Native Americans. • The United States is uniquely guilty for the crime of slavery and built its wealth on stolen African labor. • Aggressive governmental programs offer the only remedy for economic downturns and poverty. • The Founders intended a secular, not Christian, nation. Each of the ten lies is a grotesque, propagandistic misrepresentation of the historical record. Medved’s witty, well-documented rebuttal supplies the ammunition necessary to fire back the next time somebody tries to recycle destructive distortions about our nation.
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""The 10 Big Lies about America" should be required reading in all high school classes. Medved happily contradicts and disproves many stories that I was raised with, placing the history of this wonderful country in a much better and more realistic light. The political and social nature of our country would change dramatically if the truth were taught, rather than fictitious, liberal drivel that abounds in educational institutions at ALL levels."
— April (4 out of 5 stars)
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" poorly researched and poorly written...but I wouldn't expect much more from a moron like Medved. "
— Tony, 2/18/2014 -
" Lightening-fast read. Interesting, especially when confronting topics like irreversible moral decline and the squeezing of the middle class. Both parties are guilty of exploiting the topics for their own gain, and slapping around a few sacred cows is fine by me. "
— Jana, 2/3/2014 -
" I enjoyed this book. Medved does a good job of exploring some of the lies that people believe about the US today. "
— Kevin, 1/16/2014 -
" great book. has a lot of myths about America that i have actually heard of. Medved does a good job addressing each lie, and makes it interesting as well (double whammy). every patriotic American should read this book. "
— Kyle, 1/12/2014 -
" This book was not a quick read. It took a while to get through, but was very interesting and informative. I enjoyed learning the information provided and helped me to see things in a different perspective. "
— Michelle, 1/11/2014 -
" Medved is so much more than a movie critic. He's knowledgeable on almost every topic you could think of. I only wish I could listen to his radio show more often! "
— Vasu, 12/31/2013 -
" I had a hard time getting into this book because of all the statistics and "he said, she said", but if you read it to the end it is a great book about gratitude for this great nation and moving on instead of beating ourselves up for past mistakes. "
— Jeannie, 12/3/2013 -
" Disappointing magazine like style, but some truly fantastic points give this high marks. Medved is a thousand times more persuasive and talented on radio. "
— April, 6/30/2013 -
" Must read for every American. Loved it. Great information "
— Whitny, 1/14/2013 -
" A useful antidote to what we hear in the media. Shines a different light on our history with regard to the Indians, slavery, Christianity, big business, big government,etc. Maybe Medved sees things a bit too rosily, but his optimism is refreshing. "
— Margaret, 11/4/2011 -
" Correction of some of the lies our historians want us to believe about our great country. "
— Travis, 6/21/2011 -
" book club pick for march "
— Ashley, 6/15/2011 -
" Loved it! Everyone should be proud to be an American! "
— Amy, 6/2/2011 -
" Loved it! Everyone should be proud to be an American! "
— Amy, 8/15/2010 -
" poorly researched and poorly written...but I wouldn't expect much more from a moron like Medved. "
— Tony, 7/5/2010 -
" Must read for every American. Loved it. Great information "
— Whitny, 6/29/2010 -
" book club pick for march "
— Ashley, 3/12/2010 -
" Medved is so much more than a movie critic. He's knowledgeable on almost every topic you could think of. I only wish I could listen to his radio show more often! "
— Vasu, 10/24/2009 -
" Correction of some of the lies our historians want us to believe about our great country. "
— Travis, 9/19/2009 -
" Even a conservative like me was surprised by some of the stuff I had thought true! "
— Rob, 7/8/2009 -
" A useful antidote to what we hear in the media. Shines a different light on our history with regard to the Indians, slavery, Christianity, big business, big government,etc. Maybe Medved sees things a bit too rosily, but his optimism is refreshing. "
— Margaret, 5/14/2009 -
" Lightening-fast read. Interesting, especially when confronting topics like irreversible moral decline and the squeezing of the middle class. Both parties are guilty of exploiting the topics for their own gain, and slapping around a few sacred cows is fine by me. "
— Jana, 4/25/2009
About Michael Medved
Michael Medved, author and film critic, co-hosted PBS’ Sneak Previews for twelve years and was film critic for the New York Post for five years. He wrote Hospital, The Shadow Presidents, and, with co-writer with David Wallechinsky, What Really Happened to the Class of ‘65? An honors graduate of Yale, he also attended Yale Law School. He lives in Seattle with his wife and children.