CONSERVATIVE BOOK CLUB
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The club meets monthly. See below for the next meeting details. We'll meet at Panera Bread @ the Outlets - San Clemente at 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. for our Book Discussion. All conservatives welcome! Come and bring your friends! Besides insightful discussions of the books we select, our members are having opportunities to know and appreciate one another and our thoughts and hopes for the Republican Party, past and present. You can help determine future books for 2018 when attending our next meetings. We welcome your input, and request that any recommended book be rated at least as a 4 or 5 star read. |
Hello SCARWF Book Club Attendees!
Welcome to our upcoming book club selections:
Meeting days: 3rd Wednesday each month,
Time: 4:00 – 6:00PM
Place: Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente
Join us for interesting reading and a lively discussion about a variety of topics of interest to Conservatives!
Welcome to our upcoming book club selections:
Meeting days: 3rd Wednesday each month,
Time: 4:00 – 6:00PM
Place: Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente
Join us for interesting reading and a lively discussion about a variety of topics of interest to Conservatives!
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm The Deep State By Craig Huey The Deep State. Politicians tell you it's a myth... The media mocks the very idea... And bureaucrats deny its existence. Here's the shocking truth: They deny the Deep State exists because they are the Deep State. And, their primary goals are to: - Grow bigger--expanding their power at the expense of your freedom - Advance their ideology in every part of our society - And resist anyone or anything that disagrees with their own agenda The Deep State begins with a decentralized network at all levels of the state, local and federal government ... into the private sector. But its corrupt reach and influence stretch far beyond the government... In The Deep State: 15 Surprising Dangers You Should Know, television commentator, author and small business owner Craig Huey reveals the little-known but powerful influence of this ideological stronghold over our entire nation ... our culture ... and even what our children are learning in school. You'll be horrified to learn: - How the intelligence agencies have become weaponized for political purposes - 8 government agencies where Deep State influence has escalated to a totalitarian, anti-democratic resistance movement - How members of the "bloated bureaucracy" are promoting the Deep State (and getting paid hundreds of thousands to do it) - The Deep State's #1 most powerful tool to promote their ideological agenda -- established under the Obama administration - And more... And, you'll learn how to fight back and take a stand for your freedoms and values -- before they are systematically destroyed by the Deep State. |
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Previous book club selections:
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm American Lion By Tucker Carlson The definitive biography of a larger-than-life president who defied norms, divided a nation, and changed Washington forever Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jackson’s election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force in American politics. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad. To tell the saga of Jackson’s presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside the Jackson White House. Click here for more... Wednesday, March 19, 2019
Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm Ship Of Fools By Tucker Carlson #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The popular FOX News star of Tucker Carlson Tonight offers his signature fearless and funny political commentary on how America’s ruling class has failed everyday Americans. “You look on in horror, helpless and desperate. You have nowhere to go. You’re trapped on a ship of fools.” —From the Introduction In Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, Tucker Carlson tells the truth about the new American elites, a group whose power and wealth has grown beyond imagination even as the rest of the country has withered. The people who run America now barely interact with it. They fly on their own planes, ski on their own mountains, watch sporting events far from the stands in sky boxes. They have total contempt for you. Click here for more... Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos By Jordan B Peterson Renowned psychologist Jordan B Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the surprising revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant and vengeful? Dr. Peterson discusses discipline, responsibility, freedom and adventure, distilling the world’s wisdom into twelve wide-ranging essays, practical and profound. Join those who have already found inspiration and direction in Dr. Peterson’s teaching. Discover in this book of exceptional power 12 simple yet profound rules for sorting yourself out, setting your house in order, and improving the world–by starting with yourself. Wednesday, January 17, 2019
Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm My Grandfather’s Son: A Memoir By Clarence Thomas Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather's Son is the story of one of America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words. Thomas was born in rural Georgia on June 23, 1948, into a life marked by poverty and hunger. His parents divorced when Thomas was still a baby, and his father moved north to Philadelphia, leaving his young mother to raise him and his brother and sister on the ten dollars a week she earned as a maid. At age seven, Thomas and his six-year-old brother were sent to live with his mother's father, Myers Anderson, and her stepmother in their Savannah home. It was a move that would forever change Thomas's life. Click here for more.... Dear SCARWF Book Club Attendees, Please join us for our "Happy Gathering" on Friday, December 14th at the Fisherman Restaurant at the SC Pier, Bar Side for Happy Hour and to review our Book Club's great year! Friday, December 14th from 4 - 6:00PM At the Fisherman at the Pier-Bar Side (No host) See you There for a fun festive time! Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm The Case Against Impeaching Trump By Alan Dershowitz Alan Dershowitz has been called “one of the most prominent and consistent defenders of civil liberties in America” by Politico and “the nation’s most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights” by Newsweek. Yet he has come under partisan fire for applying those same principles to Donald Trump during the course of his many appearances in national media outlets as an expert resource on civil and constitutional law. The Case Against Impeaching Trump seeks to reorient the debate over impeachment to the same standard that Dershowitz has continued to uphold for decades: the law of the United States of America, as established by the Constitution. In the author’s own words: Click here to continue... Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual by Dennis Prager In this unique blend of self-help and moral philosophy, talk-radio host Dennis Prager asserts that we're actually obligated to be happy, because it makes us better people. Achieving that happiness won't be easy, though: to Prager, it requires a continuing process of counting your blessings and giving up any expectations that life is supposed to be wonderful. "Can we decide to be satisfied with what we have?" he asks. "A poor man who can make himself satisfied with his portion will be happier than a wealthy man who does not allow himself to be satisfied." Prager echoes other political commentators in complaining that too many people today see themselves as victims; he submits that the only way to achieve your desires is to take responsibility for your life rather than blaming others. Whether or not you agree with that view, if you're willing to put some thought into achieving a happier outlook, you will find plenty to mull over in Happiness Is a Serious Problem. Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm A Voice for Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens by Lydie M Denier A Voice for Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens is much more than a memoir; it is a humanizing tribute to Chris Stevens the man, by the woman who loved him. Lydie M. Denier, former fiancée and the love of Chris Stevens’ life, paints an intimate portrait of the brilliant and mercurial diplomat, teacher and Arabist that was Chris Stevens. Murdered in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, along with Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, Chris’ voice has been silenced, his personality buried beneath an avalanche of sordid headlines, political agendas and lies. In her book, Ms. Denier gives Chris a voice, finally setting the record straight about their passionate and turbulent love affair, his commitment to the people of the Middle East, and her dedicated quest to uncover the truth about what really happened the day Chris Stevens was killed and more importantly, why he was not protected. From Hollywood to Cairo, Washington D.C. to Libya, Ms. Denier shares the joy and pain of love, loss, tragedy and healing. Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm AMERICAN PRAVDA My Fight for Truth in the Era of Fake News by James O'Keefe The one real difference between the American press and the Soviet state newspaper Pravda was that the Russian people knew they were being lied to. To expose the lies our media tell us today, controversial journalist James O’Keefe created Project Veritas, an independent news organization whose reporters go where traditional journalists dare not. Their investigative work–equal parts James Bond, Mike Wallace, and Saul Alinsky—has had a consistent and powerful impact on its targets. In American Pravda, the reader is invited to go undercover with these intrepid journalists as they infiltrate political campaigns, unmask dishonest officials and expose voter fraud. A rollicking adventure story on one level, the book also serves as a treatise on modern media, arguing that establishment journalists have a vested interest in keeping the powerful comfortable and the people misinformed. The book not only contests the false narratives frequently put forth by corporate media, it documents the consequences of telling the truth in a world that does not necessarily want to hear it. O’Keefe’s enemies attack with lawsuits, smear campaigns, political prosecutions, and false charges in an effort to shut down Project Veritas. For O’Keefe, every one of these attacks is a sign of success. American Pravda puts the myths and misconceptions surrounding O’Keefe’s activities to rest and will make you rethink every word you hear and read in the so-called mainstream press. Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans by Ben Shapiro From the editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire comes a galvanizing and alarming look at the strategy and tactics of leftist thuggery. While President Obama and the left like to pretend that they oppose bullying with all their hearts and souls, the truth is far darker: the left is the greatest purveyor of bullying in modern American history. Bullying has morphed into the left’s go-to tactic, as they attempt to quash their opponents through fear, threat of force, violence, and rhetorical intimidation on every major issue facing America today. Ben Shapiro uncovers the simple strategy used by liberals and their friends in the media: bully the living hell out of conservatives. Play the race card, the class card, the sexism card. Use any and every means at your disposal to demonize your opposition—to shut them up. Then pretend that such bullying is justified, because, after all, conservatives are the true bullies, and need to be taught a lesson for their intolerance. Hidden beneath the left’s supposed hatred of bullying lies a passionate love of its vulgar tactics. Click here to continue... Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm The American Miracle: Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic by Michael Medved LUCKY... OR BLESSED? The history of the United States displays an uncanny pattern: At moments of crisis, when the odds against success seem overwhelming and disaster looks imminent, fate intervenes to provide deliverance and progress. Historians may categorize these incidents as happy accidents, callous crimes, or the product of brilliant leadership, but the most notable leaders of the past four hundred years have identified this good fortune as something else—a reflection of divine providence. In The American Miracle, bestselling author and radio host Michael Medved recounts some of the most significant events in America’s rise to prosperity and power, from the writing of the Constitution to the Civil War. He reveals a record of improbabilities and amazements that demonstrate what the Founders always believed: that events unfolded according to a master plan, with destiny playing an unmistakable role in lifting the nation to greatness. Among the stirring, illogical episodes described here: • A band of desperate religious refugees find themselves blown hopelessly off course, only to be deposited at the one spot on a wild continent best suited for their survival • George Washington’s beaten army, surrounded by a ruthless foe and on the verge of annihilation, manages an impossible escape due to a freakish change in the weather • A famous conqueror known for seizing territory, frustrated by a slave rebellion and a frozen harbor, impulsively hands Thomas Jefferson a tract of land that doubles the size of the United States • A weary soldier picks up three cigars left behind in an open field and notices the stogies have been wrapped in a handwritten description of the enemy’s secret battle plans—a revelation that gives Lincoln the supernatural sign he’s awaited in order to free the slaves When millions worry over the nation losing its way, Medved’s sweeping narrative, bursting with dramatic events and lively portraits of unforgettable, occasionally little-known characters, affirms America as “fortune’s favorite,” shaped by a distinctive destiny from our beginnings to the present day. Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm All Out War: The Plot to Destroy Trump by Edward Klein Since the moment Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign, powerful figures have been working to delegitimize the brash-talking businessman and drive him from office before he can drain the swamp and take away their power. Who are these determined and ruthless individuals who are waging all-out war against the president? Why have left-wing progressives and members of the conservative establishment joined forces to drive Trump from office? And what does this mean for the future of American democracy? Edward Klein, the former editor in chief of the New York Times Magazine, and the investigative reporter behind national bestsellers The Amateur and Blood Feud, exposes the villains behind the plot to destroy Trump. “In America,” writes Klein, “you are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to overthrow the democratically elected president of the United States and inflict irreparable damage on our country. That, however, is what Trump’s enemies on the Left and Right are doing with lies, leaks, obstruction, and violence. For those who want to join the effort to prevent these villains from crippling our democracy, All Out War: The Plot to Destroy Trump is essential reading. |
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Discussion Leader: TBA Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm Billionaire at the Barricades: The Populists vs. The Establishment from Reagan to Trump – by Laura Ingraham Americans didn’t just go to the polls in 2016. They joined a movement that swept the unlikeliest of candidates, Donald Trump, into the Oval Office. Can he complete his agenda? Or will his opponents in the media, protestor class, and political establishment block his efforts and choke off the movement he represents? In Billionaire at the Barricades, Laura Ingraham gives readers a front row seat to the populist revolution as she witnessed it. She reveals the origins of this movement and its connection to the Trump presidency. She unmasks the opposition, forecasts the future of the Make America Great Again agenda and offers her own prescriptions for bringing real change to the swamp of Washington. Unlike most of her media colleagues, Ingraham understood Trump’s appeal and defied those who wrote his political obituary. Now she confronts the president’s critics and responds to those who deny the importance of his America First agenda. With sharp humor and insight she traces the DNA of the populist movement: from Goldwater’s 1964 campaign, to Nixon’s Silent Majority, to Reagan’s smashing electoral victories. Populism fueled the insurgency campaigns of Buchanan and Perot, the election of George W. Bush, and the Tea Party rallies of the Obama presidency. But a political novice—a Manhattan billionaire—proved to be the movement’s most vocal champion. This is the inside story of his victory and the fitful struggle to enact his agenda. |
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Dear SCARWF Book Club Ladies,
We've read wonderful books together in 2017 and we plan to celebrate the Season and the
first year of our Republican President at our SCARWF Book Club Holiday Happy Hour Party!
Wednesday, December 13th from 4 - 6:00PM
At the Fisherman at the Pier-Bar Side
(No host)
See you There for a fun festive time!
Go Republicans!!
Susan Campion & Rita Bennett
We've read wonderful books together in 2017 and we plan to celebrate the Season and the
first year of our Republican President at our SCARWF Book Club Holiday Happy Hour Party!
Wednesday, December 13th from 4 - 6:00PM
At the Fisherman at the Pier-Bar Side
(No host)
See you There for a fun festive time!
Go Republicans!!
Susan Campion & Rita Bennett
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Discussion Leader: Barbara Runolfson Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left – by Dinesh D'Souza What is “the big lie” of the Democratic Party? That conservatives—and President Donald Trump in particular—are fascists. Nazis, even. In a typical comment, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow says the Trump era is reminiscent of “what it was like when Hitler first became chancellor.” But in fact, this audacious lie is a complete inversion of the truth. Yes, there is a fascist threat in America—but that threat is from the Left and the Democratic Party. The Democratic left has an ideology virtually identical with fascism and routinely borrows tactics of intimidation and political terror from the Nazi Brownshirts. To cover up their insidious fascist agenda, Democrats loudly accuse President Trump and other Republicans of being Nazis—an obvious lie, considering the GOP has been fighting the Democrats over slavery, genocide, racism and fascism from the beginning. Now, finally, Dinesh D’Souza explodes the Left’s big lie. He expertly exonerates President Trump and his supporters, then uncovers the Democratic Left’s long, cozy relationship with Nazism: how the racist and genocidal acts of early Democrats inspired Adolf Hitler’s campaign of death; how fascist philosophers influenced the great 20th century lions of the American Left; and how today’s anti-free speech, anti-capitalist, anti-religious liberty, pro-violence Democratic Party is a frightening simulacrum of the Nazi Party. Hitler coined the term “the big lie” to describe a lie that “the great masses of the people” will fall for precisely because of how bold and monstrous the lie is. In The Big Lie, D’Souza shows that the Democratic Left’s orchestrated campaign to paint President Trump and conservatives as Nazis to cover up its own fascism is, in fact, the biggest lie of all. We invite all our SCARWF members to read this book and join us for our meeting on Wednesday, November 15th. At the conclusion of this meeting, we are considering choices for our 2018 book list. Perhaps you know of some four-five star books to recommend. Please share your ideas and come join us! Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Discussion Leader: Susan Campion Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan – by Bill O’Reilly This book “takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant return and is plotting a full-scale invasion of Japan” Many of us have read former O’Reilly books and enjoyed the historical research and writing style of both he and Martin Dugard. Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Discussion Leader: Susan Campion Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm The Zookeeper's Wife A Novel by Diane Ackerman This book is about the saving of human and animal life, when the Warsaw Zoo is overrun by the Germans during the 1939 invasion of Poland. The main characters, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, risk their lives by hiding Jews in the empty animal cages, saving hundreds from extermination. The New York Times Book Review stated this book as ”Poignant…..This is an absorbing book.” SCARWF members are encouraged to join our discussion on September 20th, 4-6pm in the Panera Bread Restaurant at “The Outlets of San Clemente”. Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Discussion Leader: Barbara Runolfson Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm The Global Class War: How America's Bipartisan Elite Lost Our Future - and What It Will Take to Win It Back - by Jeff Faux "You will never think about 'free trade' the same way ….. the globalization debate is really about whose interests are served by global elites, and how we need to go about reclaiming a democracy that serves ordinary people." -Robert Kuttner. "Globalization is a cover for American imperialism, but the beneficiaries are not the American people at the expense of foreigners but corporate executives at the expense of working-class and poor people wherever they may be. Jeff Faux offers a comprehensive and devastating analysis."-Chalmers Johnson, author of The Sorrows of Empire . Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Panera Bread @ The Outlets at San Clemente 4:00-6:00 pm Discussion Leader: Carol Browning America's First Daughter: A Novel by Stephanie Dray In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson's eldest daughter, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph--a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy. "[A] triumphant, controversial, and fascinating plunge into the complexities of Revolutionary America, where women held power in subtle ways and men hid dangerous secrets. You'll never look at Jefferson or his legacy the same way again." (C.W. Gortner, bestselling author of Mademoiselle Chanel) NOTE: Come to the May meeting with your 1-2 suggestions for books for the rest of the year. Each book should be 4-5 star rated. Your suggestions should include a brief summary or overview. Wednesday, April 19, 2017 4:00-6:00 pm Panera Bread at the Outlets San Clemente Discussion Leader: Susan Campion Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency – by Bill O’Reilly An epic account of the career of President Ronald Reagan that tells the vivid story of his rise to power -- and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable but Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Killing Reagan reaches back to the golden days of Hollywood, where Reagan found both fame and heartbreak, up through the years in the California governor's mansion, and finally to the White House, where he presided over boom years and the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it was John Hinckley Jr.'s attack on him that precipitated President Reagan's most heroic actions. In Killing Reagan, O'Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the scenes, creating an unforgettable portrait of a great man operating in violent times. Wednesday, March 15, 2017
4:00-6:00 pm Panera Bread at the Outlets San Clemente Discussion Leader: Susan Campion Three Days in January:Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission -by Bret Baier & C.Whitney January 1961: President Eisenhower has three days to secure the nation's future before his young successor, John F. Kennedy, takes power — a final mission by the legendary leader who planned D-Day and guided America through the darkening Cold War. Baier masterfully casts the period between Eisenhower's now-prophetic farewell address on the evening of January 17, 1961, and Kennedy's inauguration on the afternoon of January 20 as the closing act of one of modern America's greatest leaders -- during which Eisenhower urgently sought to prepare both the country and the next president for the challenges ahead. On January 17, Eisenhower spoke to the nation in one of the most remarkable farewell speeches in U.S. history. Ike looked to the future, warning Americans against the dangers of elevating partisanship above national interest, excessive government budgets (particularly deficit spending), the expansion of the military-industrial complex, and the creeping political power of special interests. Seeking to ready a new generation for power, Eisenhower intensely advised the forty-three-year-old Kennedy before the inauguration. Five decades later, Baier's Three Days in January forever makes clear that Eisenhower, an often forgotten giant of U.S. history, still offers vital lessons for our own time and stands as a lasting example of political leadership at its most effective and honorable. |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
4:00-6:00 pm Panera Bread at the Outlets San Clemente Discussion Leader: Rita Bennett Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis - by J. D. Vance From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class. Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over forty years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck. A deeply moving memoir with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country. |
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