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 enlarge | Author: Michael Medved
Publisher: Crown Forum
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 418
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0307394069
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780307394064
ASIN: 0307394069
Publication Date: November 18, 2008
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 tilting at windmills December 28, 2008
12 out of 23 found this review helpful
Medved is a good writer and has done his research for this book.
Unfortunately I take issue with the entire premise of the book, which is that these 10 lies of his are everywhere, are inarguably pervasive in our culture, and must be undone to save America.
Medved takes a good first step in fighting these concepts by revising them to sound as extreme as possible. I don't know anyone who has spoken any of these opposing statements, or supports any of the very extreme views that he quotes in his book. He creates the all-too-familiar conservative podium that we the conservative people are under attack and must fight to survive etc etc. But he represents the opposition opinion in a way that the common person couldn't possibly agree with them; it's a "DISTORTION" of other peoples opinion, and 'distorting' is something the book warns against and accuses other of repeatedly.
I got this book as a gift and hadn't heard of Medved before this. I could tell right from the title though what I was in for: "BIG LIES", these are the "TOP 10" of them, and in this book is the artillery you will need to "COMBAT" these "DESTRUCTIVE" lies about our country. Well, the arguments he makes are good ones, very solid, but he's arguing against self-crafted extreme viewpoints. Two BIG lies I hear spread throuhg our country are, "socialist ideas can only be bad for America", and "everyone in America has an equal chance to succeed." I guess that's someone elses book though.
If you're a conservative and you want to bring this to your book club, it's a great choice; you'll whoop and pat eachother on the back a lot and only distance yourselves further from your fellow Americans. But if you're an average American whose ideas are dynamic and have variance, you'll just feel accused and disconnected from this conservative combat manual.
If given the choice, I'd pass.
 Medved shoots for dialog ... and gets nothing but net !!! December 26, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I gave this book to my Mother as a gift for the holidays and picked up a copy for myself. She is having a hard time reading the book. She is very conservative. Why? She surprised me when she said that it just makes her angry. Because it challenges so much of what we hear and read from the main stream media, PBS, our schools, etc.
Medved is wonderful at ensuring facts are presented, then draws his conclusions.
Medved's book goes a long way to provide documented proof of how Medved views the world So as someone that believes in dialog, it is good to hear his point of view. His points are well researched and documented. He then uses it to draw conclusions that ... at a minimum ... challenge what many people believe.
For the reviewers of the book, the question comes down to does Medved do a good job of using his facts to defend his positions? Yes he does, whether I believe them all (or not) is then up to me and mhy political leanings.
As a long tiem Medved radio program listener, I have always found Medved to be fair and honest. He ALWAYS has contrary positions on his radio shows. Medved then engages them. He does not shout them down. He discusses the reality that there are often different conclusiions and different positions. Medved continues his political dialog in this book. 10 Lies engages these issues, perceptions, etc.
I do not always agree with Medved on the radio or his articles. However, he has continually demonstrated the ability to engage and debate his positions. Rather than resorting to name calling.
For my Mother, while a tough read because it upset her. She admits that she now knows more about these topics and how to support her own views with sound, well researched information. She feels better about her ability to defend her beliefs.
Hopefully her debates won't result in someone walking away, rather than engaging. Which seems far too common now-a-days.
 Good Book December 24, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a good book. It gives you a lot of information and background that you don't usually hear about America's past. It takes quotes from a wide variety of resources and makes you feel patriotic, unless you are an America hater.
facts are stubborn things December 22, 2008
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
Mr. Medved presents topical facts in this book that are not disputable. His perspective on these facts, while disputable, is none the less a reasonable one. Whether or not you agree with his interpretation, the facts documented in this book _will_ educate you; your desire to confront and embrace these facts is a different matter.
This was on a Christmas wish list December 20, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book was on a Christmas wish list for my brother in-law. I doubt he will complain about the book.
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