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... aside: More people with only high school or less education opposed the Vietnam war than people with higher education (see Lies my teacher told me), so the conventional wisdom is not always true. Lies my Teacher Told me should be required reading in high school. The only problem? It shows how error ridden and just plain full of lies the average high school history book is. Loewen studied 12 different highschool textbooks, and discusses his findings in this amazing book. The first ten ... Lies my Teacher Told me and A People's History of the United States: 1492-PRESENT. I think dispelling the myth that the US was blessed by God in some way and is perfect would do a lot to improve life for everyone. ... looks for reading about salt. Actually anything by Kurlansky is an enjoyable read.
I've always head good stuff about lies my teacher told me but I've never gotten a chance to read it. Hallowed Ground which is about the Gettysburg battle is another good one. I have some good ones about Bi ... I'm currently in the middle of Lies my Teacher Told Me. Its a dissection of the stupidity, folklore, and outright lies that pass for American history in US high school history classes. Another book in a same vain which I haven't read yet but is next on the list is Howard Zinn's A People's His ... ... Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough and Doggone it People Like Me by Al Franken
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Lend Me A Tenor by Ken Ludwig ... World Wars era), in particular women and children. Right now I am a struggling recent graduate. Currently I am reading Lies My Teacher Told Me, revised ed.
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Queen of Shadows: A Novel of Isabella, Wife of King Edward II I love books like that clam, I have one on my shelf waiting to be read - Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. ... select passages... needless to say, I still read the entire book. I love the opposing ideas Zinn presents... Just like in Lies My Teacher Told Me.
@244-- One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich is quite good. I read it some years ago now. I hope you enjoy it!
Today my mail brought me Th ... Still reading Healing Invisible Wounds, and starting Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen for book club. ... Forever War
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GB Life's Matrix: A ... Yesterday I received Lies My Teacher Told Me. Kawika said it will make me subversive. I can't wait! :P lies my teacher told me by james loewen
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lies my teacher told me: everything your american history textbook got wrong by james loewen (that one counts twice, right? ;)
the path to love: renewing the power of spirit in ... ... portions of his statment about the documents as he had never seen them.
Factcheck.org, June 12, 2003: "Wilson later told the Senate Intelligence Committee that he may have 'misspoken' to reporters, thinking he had seen the documents himself, rather than reading about them secondhand."
... ... media and liberals' present control of the government.
A few examples of liberal titles, in the spirit of fairness:
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Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
Armed Madhouse
The End of Faith
etc. ... forces into Russia in reaction to the Bolshevik Revolution, for instance. (I didn't know that until I leafed through Lies My Teacher Told Me while waiting in line at Borders.)
This sort of ignorance is at the root of many of the straw-man criticisms leveled against the modern ... ... mom was making my brain mushy (sorry kids, I do love you). I have loved it ever since.
This month they are reading Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen. This is the first dicussion I will be missing since I joined because we will be on vacation. Next month, we are reading The M ...
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