• What's So Great About America

  • By: Dinesh D'Souza
  • Narrated by: Dinesh D'Souza
  • Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (393 ratings)

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What's So Great About America

By: Dinesh D'Souza
Narrated by: Dinesh D'Souza
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Publisher's summary

America is under attack as never before - not only from terrorists, but from people who provide a rationale for terrorism. Best-selling author Dinesh D'Souza takes on all of America's critics and proves them wrong - as perhaps only a writer with an immigrant's understanding of this country can.

D'Souza presents his case for intelligent patriotism based on an understanding of what really makes America unique in the world. Among other issues, he confronts the hallmarks of criticism of the American way - our history of slavery, colonialism, and materialism. His thought-provoking essay is simply presented. He defends not an idealized America, but America as it really is, and measures America not against utopia, but against the rest of the world.

©2002 Dinesh D'Souza (P)2002 New Millennium Audio, All Rights Reserved
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Critic reviews

"Engaging and compelling." (Amazon.com review)
"[D'Souza's] fellow travelers will love it; readers on the left will love to hate it." ( Publishers Weekly)
"His voice as a reader is almost without accent, sounding conversational, friendly and engaging." ( Library Journal)

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Excellent reminders

Excellent book. Parts of it should be required reading in high schools. Other parts need updating with thoughts on Iraq war, Obama & ISIS.

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Great book

Great book. As timely today as when it was published.. All poli sci/history majors should read it. Highly recommend

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well written

a uniquely done masterpiece .great perspective of an outsider, who was himself assemalated into the great American experiment, and proves the fact that it is great too allow for legal immigration. so glad he made it too our shores.most Americans can trace roots from outside our borders.will be reading everything by this author .

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Should be required reading in school

He explains why America is great and why the very people that complain about or hate America try so hard to get here.

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Step away from the cart

This is the first, and last, D'Souza book I have/will read. I enjoy listening to people with different ideas, but flimsy, pedantic, and erroneous critique of political and historical events is a waste of time.
I expected this book to explain why America is a great country, from the perspective of a recent immigrant. What I did not wish to hear was a social commentary on why black people and Native Americans need to thank Western culture for the history it wrought.
This is a tiring mantage of conservative talking points that has nothing to do with the greatness of the greatest country man has had the audacity to create.
Give it a pass.

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