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Title: The American Dream: Stories from the Heart of Our Nation by Dan Rather ISBN: 0-06-093770-X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Dream is Real!
Comment: This book attempts to discover what the "American Dream" really is to many Americans. It does so by providing brief accounts of the lives of some Americans, some famous you will recognize, some not at all famous. Dan Rather is obviously an excellent reader and in this book you will hear his "real" voice with a sometime slight and sometimes not so slight Texas drawl. You will hear it strongly when he pronounces the word "school". Even though at times the book drags a little I enjoyed it immensely and will probably listen to it again. Most of the stories are great to listen to and it reminds me of talking at "old guy" in the park. The history lesson is wonderful and the "dream" is real. I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in American History. ....
Rating: 4
Summary: Great stories, too much Rather
Comment: A more appropriate subtitle for this book might be, Those who achieved despite America's wrongs. Readers like me who come to this book expecting patriotic success stories of Americans aided by their nation's greatness will be disappointed by Rather's cynical view that hangs over this book.
The book is chock full of success stories that were not broadcast during Rather's "American Dream" segments on the CBS Evening News program. The stories, due to Rather's fine writing skills, are inspiring, moving and heart-warming. The Americans portrayed are certainly deserving of the praise and attention this book brings them. Their stories alone make this book worth purchasing.
But, caveat emptor, Rather brands this book with his cynicism of what is wrong with America and how the U.S. Constitution should be viewed. He profiles the successes of the heroes in this book against the failings in American society that they had to overcome. Rather's favorite American sins? Greed, big business, the wealthy, and white men in the less-enlightened past. Word of mouth will not be good among Republican readers.
Rather, for the most part, shies away from famous household names in this collection. Even the people profiled in the "fame" chapter (with the exception perhaps of author Jacquelyn Mitchard) are not household names. While the subtitle of the book indicates these people come from the "heart" of the nation, most of those profiled here come from decidedly urban environments. But that should not detract from the fine stories presented here.
This is a good book that could have been great if Rather would have checked his ego at the keyboard.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of America's Great Journalists
Comment: This was a very inspirational book. It brings to life the work of dozens of heroes...people who love America. There is SO MUCH greatness in the country. It is time we concentrate on that instead of dwelling on the negative stories. Don't tell Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh, but Dan Rather will go down in history as one of the great broadcast journalists of all time. He walks the walk and talks the talk.
I never understood why some people hate Dan Rather so much. What a great book!!
Jeffrey McAndrew
broadcast journalist and author of "Our Brown-Eyed Boy"
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Title: The Greatest Generation by TOM BROKAW ISBN: 0375502025 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 30 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Post-Capitalist Society by Peter F. Drucker ISBN: 0887306616 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 13 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: A Reporter's Life by WALTER CRONKITE ISBN: 0394578791 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 27 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Future of Success : Working and Living in the New Economy by Robert B. Reich ISBN: 0375725121 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A Long Way from Home: Growing Up in the American Heartland in the Forties and Fifties by Tom Brokaw ISBN: 0375759352 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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