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LENGTH5 hrs and 47 mins
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RELEASE DATE07-17-08
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Here they are, the 2000s, and in This Land Is Their Land, Ehrenreich subjects them to the most biting and incisive satire of her career.
Taking the measure of what we are left with after the cruelest decade in memory, Ehrenreich finds lurid extremes all around. While members of the moneyed elite can buy congressmen, many in the working class can barely buy lunch. While a wealthy minority obsessively consumes cosmetic surgery, the poor often go without health care for their children. And while the corporate C-suites are now nests of criminality, the less fortunate are fed a diet of morality, marriage, and abstinence.
Ehrenreich's antidotes are as sardonic as they are spot-on: pet insurance for your kids; Salvation Army fashions for those who can no longer afford Wal-Mart; and boundless rage against those who have given us a nation scarred by deepening inequality, corroded by distrust, and shamed by its official cruelty.
©2008 Barbara Ehrenreich; (P)2008 Tantor
What the Critics Say
"Provocative, angry and funny, often at the same time." (Kirkus)
"[Ehrenreich's] passion, compassion and wit keep these excursions lively and timely." (Publishers Weekly)
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What Members Say
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"Laundry list of sins against the average joe."
It contained no new insights just the age old laundry list of sins by corporate / state interests and the seemingly endless bull Americans will endure. This was obviously a 'preach to the choir' piece. Pretty much pointless overall.
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"I love the author, but..."
I enjoyed "Nickel and Dimed," so I was excited to discover another book by the same author. Those I agreed with the views presented, it dissolved into a somewhat-disorganized political rant.
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Carol Roosevelt, TX, United States 08-03-09 Member Since 2001
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"required reading"
This should be required reading punishable by imprisonment in prison in Guantanamo if not read by all Fox News watchers and Sarah Palin supporters.
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"Good enough"
Worth a listen if and only if
1. Your a bit liberal. Conservatives probably would rather not hear facts. Not that this book is just facts, that's just what she uses to make her points.
2. You like political rants. While this is not per say a political rant, it does have that liberal rant feel.
Like I said worth a listen, does have a nice use of sarcasm, and some very good points on the topics she covers. Highly recommend.0 of 1 people found this review helpful