Crystal Forbes

Must read for any disaffected American Christian

Revisado: 09-02-24

Thank you for sharing this story of the church in America today. Struggling in Ypsilanti, MI

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Complete bologna from a trash person

Revisado: 06-17-24

I had the experience of hearing Shaka Senghor (called James White from birth until he went to prison for the murder of David Vaughn in 1991) at the Second Annual Washtenaw County Community Violence Intervention Workshop.

His talk left me speechless and angry. This man was being lauded as a hero for his bestselling writings and his associations with Oprah, Obama and others. His emotional transformation from an ignorant street punk into a faux intellectual compliments of the State of Michigan Department of Corrections is shameful. He now goes around peddling his Oprah Bookclub ‘enlightenment’ of his difficult upbringing, teenage drug dealing, 19 years in prison and his now allegedly reformed life as an advocate, author and general charlatan.

It was nauseating to see him brag about his post prison success and accolades and attempt to provide insight to the dozens of minority youth present at the meeting. In his speech and in this book he continues to be a cocky street thug in capable of showing contrition or remorse for taking the life of another human.

His entire attitude is that the world owes him something because of the sordid racist history of our nation and historic inequities. He never apologizes or takes ownership of what he did to land his ass in prison in the first place. His life story is the result of society and other people’s actions against him, never his own free will and poor choices.

Don’t waste your money supporting this arrogant clown by downloading this book.

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History ALWAYS repeats itself - must read for any American alive today

Revisado: 06-17-24

I’ve read a lot about Russian intelligence operations in the U.S. and disinformation campaigns from and on the U.S. The Nazi operations in the U.S. before and during WWII are next level frightening. Anyone that cannot see the clear parallels between isolationists of the 30s and 40s and the bullshit anti-Ukraine, racist rhetoric of today’s media and politicians is illiterate.

Being married to a Frenchman and having traveled to Russia as an adult has clearly broadened by perspective on America’s role in global history. Will be insisting my husband listens to this book. My heart breaks knowing the amount of suffering endured by innocent civilians in Europe while corrupt American leaders peddled outright lies.

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Riveting

Revisado: 10-30-23

I was not expecting the exhaustive history of world events laid out in this text, but I loved every minute of nerdy history! I was regaling my French partner, himself a lover of measuring tapes in both metric and imperial units, with interesting points about the French Revolution and Napoleon and the Bourbons and more for days on end while enjoying this book. As an IT process designer, I do have a bias towards standardization, but this book challenged that thinking.

Excellent read - would highly recommend to any history geek!

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Solid read, hard to get started with the audio

Revisado: 07-03-23

Consider another narrator. The material was very informative, but it was hard to get through the first few chapters. The author’s experiences are insightful and informative. Would not recommend this book for a first time white person trying to grasp the issue of racism in America, but an excellent and short read. Will read again. Thanks to the author for sharing her expertise in this difficult and often derided work of equity and inclusion.

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White Voters need to read this book

Revisado: 06-08-23

Just listen to it. Don’t argue, don’t feel compelled to agree, just listen to the information. The wealthy want you dead or at best barely alive. We are returning to an era of paupers and serfs working the land, factory, mines, and farms of the elite. The GOP has the American middle class exactly where it wants us.

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Every Midwesterner needs to listen to this book!

Revisado: 04-03-23

As a child of Ohio and resident of Michigan I have grown up with a certain awe and appreciation for the Great Lakes. I am never not in awe of their size, beauty, fishing, boating, and history. They are truly unrecognized seas.

This book was heartbreaking with the history of how humans have wrecked this magnificent treasure. Nonetheless, this history is critical for anyone who drinks, bathes, or earns their livelihood from these magnificent bodies of water.

The condition of algal blooms in Lake Erie and the Detroit River are special concerns to me. I appreciated the authors review of these factors.

In the end the book gave me a promising perspective and critical information that I need to be aware of as a Lake State resident, voter, taxpayer, and landowner.

Everyone who drinks Great Lakes water must read this book!

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Horrifying and informative

Revisado: 02-15-23

Having traveled to The Bretagne and Normandie Regions of France this year, I added this book to my library. My mother-in-law was born during the occupation of France while her father was in a German POW camp. The scars of WWI and WWII are still visible on the land and the history of Northern France. Having visited the enormous port of Cherbourg it was fascinating to learn about the occupation and liberation of that historic city. I’m not usually one for military accounts, but this book kept me engaged until the very end. The dévastation of the French countryside, towns and citizens as described in this book is chilling. A poignant reminder of the tragedy of wars.

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Honest, thrilling, insightful - painfully accurate

Revisado: 01-14-23

Despite all our rage we are still just rats that need to eat daily. Give us dear groceries our daily bread, but don’t make us think too hard about how they get there. As a child of Midwestern commodity farmers reared in the go big or get out era of Earl Butz, I grew up hearing the refrains of “The American public isn’t willing to pay the prices necessary for organic or humane food”. Lorr has confirmed that despite the fancier label trends of the last 20 years, my mom and dad are still right.
I laughed, I cried, Lorr has punches holes in my NPR listening stomach. An excellent investment of 8+ hours of treadmill and kitchen cleaning listening. Cannot wait to recommend this to my Whole Foods Cedar Center peeps circa 2010-2011.

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Required listening for all Americans

Revisado: 07-24-21

Audible - please remaster this recording, it skips around frequently and doesn’t behave as nicely as other books I’ve used on your app.

Nonetheless, James Lowen does an excellent job exposing the real roots of why America is so damn segregated. Making me think much more critically about my own hometown.

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