Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell
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A biography of Thomas Sowell, one of America's most influential conservative thinkers. Thomas Sowell is one of the great social theorists of our age. In a career spanning more than a half century, he has written over thirty books, covering topics from economic history and social inequality to political theory, race, and culture. His bold and unsentimental assaults on liberal orthodoxy have endeared him to many readers but have also enraged fellow intellectuals, the civil-rights establishment, and much of the mainstream media. The result has been a lack of acknowledgment of his scholarship among critics who prioritize political correctness. In the first-ever biography of Sowell, Jason L. Riley gives this iconic thinker his due and responds to the detractors. Maverick showcases Sowell's most significant writings and traces the life events that shaped his ideas and resulted in a Black orphan from the Jim Crow South becoming one of our foremost public intellectuals.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1541619684
ISBN13:9781541619685
Release Date:May 2021
Publisher:Basic Books
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.16 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.6"
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A true real maverick yes!!!
Published by Brenda , 3 years ago
One of the greatest minds of our time, the great, erudite Thomas Sowell. This is a man who has lived his life pursuing truth, teaching, writing, and what an intellectual! Not an average man, he is the epitome of courage, outspoken truthfulness, wisdom, intelligence, and a legacy of honor & education; never backing down from the truth. Also Thomas Sowell is the king of laid back confidence which is probably because he is so very smart. I admire this man's long life & hope he lives another 100 years. If you aren't familiar with T. Sowell, he is extremely interesting in all that he writes or speaks. What a blessing to humanity.
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