This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation Audiobook

" More essential reading from Barbara Ehrenreich. This is the reality of American society, folks, and it ain't pretty! "

" I've followed Ehrenreich's rise, from her days of giving speeches to union gatherings in Minneapolis in the wake of Nickel and Dimed and have always thought that she has something interesting to contribute (despite some of the problems with her work). However, this books reads like a random collection of her thoughts on a whole bunch of topics--economics and the American worker (obviously) but also cancer and abortion...and a lot of other things. It was interesting, but there was no overarching theme or project for the book. Nonetheless, I confess to the occasional out-loud enjoyment of her gut-punches to the "them" that make the "their" in her title, which she delivers in a style all her own. I also think she is pretty brave for owning up to her own experience with abortion. This is a quick read if you're up for some liberal ranting. "

" I really had to struggle through this book. I've decided I'm not a fan of the author and she annoyed me a lot. Also, the book does not flow AT ALL. I finished only because it was short and a very quick read, but I doubt I'll waste my time on Ehrenreich again. "

" Really liked her first book.."Nickel and Dimed". This one was way too liberal for me. "

" I think the author makes alot of important points and generally speaking this is a very good social commentary on our economic times. However, she tends to be melodramatic, takes comments out of their original context, and she over simplifies many of the issues which are typically more complex then she admits. Very funny though, the author is original, and I would recommend this book. "

" Based upon a series of essays from the author's newspaper and magazine columns, Ehrenreich does a great job describing the ills of American society and how it got there over the last eight years. Not much new here if you follow these things closely, and I found it to be actually quite depressing when I realized how many people have been duped and/or otherwise taken advantage of while the rich in this country looted the coffers of our government treasury. And so it continues, as the people that we continue to bail out with our tax money flaunt their spending of that money while the people in office sit idley by and do nothing about it. "

" What can you say about Barbara Ehrenreich? I don't agree with everything she says, but I'm awfully glad she's around saying them. As always, thoughtful and thought-provoking. "

" Barbara Ehrenreich...2008 bestselling social critic hailed as the "premier reporter of the underside of capitalism." A hilarious satirist. "

" Anthology of columns. Appropriately sassy, but repetitive format. "

" This book really resonates right now because I lost my job due to downsizing two days after I started this book. America is in a sad state right now. "

" I can't believe I haven't read this author before. She is an amazing radical feminist with a sharp wit and sense of irony. I must catch up for lost time and read more of her work! "

" This book of essays is so wonderfully written. Ehrenreich points out the truth about the government, social issues and life in general. Some of the essays about being poor in American are dead-on. "

" interesting, but one sided? "

" I love her subject matter and some of these essays were flat out hilarious, however; I am sick of politics. "

" A series of essays about the sorry state of the nation. "

" I saw her speak in Berkeley when the book was first released in 2008 and I am proud to say I have an autographed copy. She is a brilliant satirist with a biting wit. "

" A quick and eye-opening read. The chapter about how positive thinking (ie, delusions of grandeur and an inability to do math) caused the financial meltdown is especially worth reading. "

" Book is an interesting topic but very slow.I think if anything too many facts, not enough narrative which is often a problem in non-fiction.Glad to see a skeptic on positive psychology.Edmund "

" Thank goodness someone wants to put the boots to all this positive thinking bullshit - a scourge that destroyed at least one place I worked. "

" It was interesting to learn about the history of the "positive thinking" movement and to see how it's permeated American society. The "prosperity gospel" people just make me furious. "