Awesome Audio Book Recommendation
by Joe?Pulcinella
Just started listening to Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (Unabridged) and it is awesome! It's by James Loewen who is an incredibly interesting sociologist (and very, very funny - shame he doesn't narrate the audio book). You can get a glimpse as to what the book contains by listening to his interviews on Talking History (downloadable MP3 files). Look for Lies in History Parts 1 and 2. The story about Lincoln's cabin had me rolling!
"Lies My Teacher Told Me goes beyond recounting fallacies of history and correcting American image: it surveys social issues misreported, ideas misrepresented, and encourages students of history to think about not only the facts, but the reporting which embellishes and colors their presentation. An invaluable guide for the reader." (Midwest Book Review)
"An extremely convincing plea for truth in education." (San Francisco Chronicle)
