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Loading... The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the Worldby W. Cleon Skousen
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This was a book club pick and I was less than enthusiastic about it, I'll admit. I would have been even less so if I had known Glenn Beck has been promoting it. But despite myself, I really enjoyed it. It is surprisingly readable given its subject matter, and pretty compact as well. It outlines 28 principles that the Founding Fathers promoted and integrated into the Constitution. As I have been pretty apathetic and willfully uninformed about politics for a long time now, I found it to be an excellent review of how our Constitution meant for our government to look and function. I highly recommend it. (  )colleenharker | Jul 8, 2009 |   5,000 Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen is actually a very quick, enjoyable read. I agree with its overall sentiments; nevertheless, it has some structural and grammatical issues. Skoussen's ideas are not fully flushed out, the piece lacks flow, and it is in dire need of some editorial tidying. Its issues detract from what is a really strong survey piece. How can things go to press with errors like the use of "it's" where the author means "its" etc.? It's a good survey of American Constitutional History. (  )Voracious_Reader | Jul 7, 2009 | This is an excellent book about the American Founding Fathers and our Constitution. It is an easy read but also extremely informative. It should be required reading in all American high schools and universities! It gives the American citizen a better understanding and appreciation of the ideals and precepts upon which our great country was founded. This is especially important at a time when the foundation seems to be crumbling beneath us. I highly recommend this book to everyone who is interested in getting back to the basics which brought us the American dream. Someone should send 535 copies to the United States Capitol. They seem to need a primer. (  )cranmergirl | Mar 24, 2009 | 4  This wasn't the easiest book to read, but deserves five stars for what it has to teach us. This should be a required High School class throughout America. I would love to attend a lecture series covering this book! I love a book that makes me think, and did this book ever make me think! Everyone should read The Five Thousand Year Leap and learn something about this great country! I think I will donate a copy to our High School! ( )LASMIT | Mar 18, 2009 | 3 This book should be required reading before citizenship and voting. Clearly ourlines the purpose of our government and shows how far we have gone wrong. ( )sewingdervish | Mar 28, 2008 | 2 0.081 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
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