The 10 Big Lies About America, Michael Medved
The 10 Big Lies About America, Michael Medved
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The 10 Big Lies About America
Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation

Author: Michael Medved

Narrator: Michael Medved

Unabridged: 10 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/28/2009


Synopsis

"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.

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ray on March 12, 2010

Admittedly, I didn't finish the book, and my impression was only formed by the little I did read. My idea of the book could be partially off, but I'm fairly confident I captured the flavor of the message. Medved seemed to start with each segment with an extreme and minority viewpoint, presented it a......more

Goodreads review by Bill on July 09, 2009

Michael Medved is a conservative talk show host that seems for the most part to present a rational point of view. When I heard about this book I was intrigued. It is not a bombastic tirade on the left, but presents a reasonable look at history that is not normally taught in school. I do not blame sc......more

Goodreads review by Ebookwormy1 on December 17, 2009

Based on it's excellent research and relevant topics, I would recommend this book. Medved has an ability to put things in context, and examine the data from a different perspective. I learned a lot, and I do believe (for whatever reason) it is harder to hear the conservative voice in today's nationa......more

Goodreads review by Joseph D. on April 15, 2010

Great book about a number of historical controversies such as third parties in politics, Native Americans, Slavery (e.g., America only consisted of 5% of all slave traffic to the new world--most slaves went to Brazil, the Carribean, or other South American countries), etc. Very enlightening and enter......more

Goodreads review by Whitny on July 09, 2010

Must read for every American. Loved it. Great information......more