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Ever Wonder Why?

And Other Controversial Essays

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By: Thomas Sowell
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Thomas Sowell takes aim at a range of legal, social, racial, educational, and economic issues in this latest collection of his controversial, never boring, always thought-provoking essays. From "gun control myths" to "mealy mouth media" to "free lunch medicine," Sowell gets to the heart of the matters we all care about with his characteristically unsparing candor.

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Gifted Narrator • Timeless Wisdom • Brilliant Essays • Common Sense Approach • Insightful Commentary
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This great collection is very good at capturing the thinking of Thomas Sowell on issues of the day , with a timeless wisdom

Great collection of articles

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I'm amazed at how many of these articles from 20+ years ago are still so relevant today. The more we change, the more we remain the same, or at least have the same problems.

Twenty years ago, same problems

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Dr Sowell is a brilliant and unique thinker. I learn so much from him. If his books were required reading in schools, our country and polity would be immensely improved.

A National Treasure

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These brief essays are from Dr. Sowell's syndicated newspaper commentaries. As such, each one is brief and succinct, making them easy to listen to. And though some of the essays are more than twenty years old, the listener is reminded of two facts:
1) The struggles between leftists and conservatives has been going on for a long time.
2) Thomas Sowell is a world treasure. What a remarkable man.

More Gems from Thomas Sowell

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... if swimming is so good for you, then why are whales so fat?

and many many other gems await the sowell afficionado

this one has the best random thoughts portion

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excellent read. Sowell just adds new gems to his already amazing catalog of writings.

outstanding 1

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Common sense topics in 4 minute chunks. I listen to this book at night and fall in and out of sleep. The topics are interesting, short, and varied. The reader’s voice is calming. I’ve played this book and others by Thomas Sowell several times each.

Common sense topics

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Without context and a true grasp of history, people just eat up a cotton candy version of reality. This man brings meat and potatoes to the dinner table of understanding of this manipulative world. In the contemporary expression, he brings the receipts.

REAL, reality check.

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The only person over the age of 70 I would want to run the country.

He does it again.

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This book is so good because it's almost like a mini lesson for all his books in one package. all your liberal friends about some of what you hear here and watch them stumble over them selves without answer. This is beyond a great book is necessary material.

5 minute crunch lessons

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