Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays
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Book Overview
Sowell challenges all the assumptions of contemporary liberalism on issues ranging from the economy to race to education in this collection of controversial essays, and captures his thoughts on politics, race, and common sense with a section at the end for thought-provoking quotes.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0817992626
ISBN13:9780817992620
Release Date:November 1993
Publisher:Hoover Institution Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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Cleat thoughts from The Ecconoic Netherworld
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays (Hoover Institution Press Publication) Thos book is an under the covers look at the fallacies that modern society attributes to everyday issues. Usually what people see from the media is not even closer to the truth. People need to read this book to see the truth behind what the media is trying to sell us. It covers many topics, and is entertaing.
Wonderful!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
A great collection of essays by one of Americas greatest intellectuals. Sowell covers a wide range of topics from drug legalization to why he thinks the word conservative should disappear from the English language. you may not agree with Sowell on every issue, but his arguments are well constructed and thought provoking.
Home Run!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Thomas Sowell hits it out of the park on this one. He's thought provoking, succinct, and ideologically on the button. This is a series of 2-3 page writings on a variety of topics that we all think about, but can never articulate in the fresh and clear way that Thomas Sowell does. He just makes sense, period.
Wonder why conservatives and liverals see things differently?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I'm a conservative and I have good friends and family memebers who are liberals. The conservatives and liberals I know are all intelligent and concerned people. I could never figure out why there were such differing views on so many topics. This book nails it. It is from a conservative view, but will be enlightening to all. One of my favorites.
Timeless essays by the incomparable Doctor Sowell
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
A must for anyone who follows the brilliant Dr. Sowell, this book collects a series of his essays and thoughts on politics, race, and common sense. As a special treat he has a section of quotes at the end with gems like "To me, the fact that I have never killed an editor is proof enough that the death penalty deters" and "There are only two types of food- Southern fried chicken and everything else". A reader would be hard pressed to ask for more.
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