God Save Texas

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With humor and the biting insight of a native, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Looming Tower explores the history, culture, and politics of Texas, while holding the stereotypes up for rigorous scrutiny God Save Texas is a journey through the most controversial state in America It is a red state in the heart of Trumpland that hasn t elected a Democrat to a statewide office in than twenty years but it is also a state in which minorities already form a majority including the largest number of Muslims The cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation Oil is still king but Texas now leads California in technology exports The Texas economic model of low taxes and minimal regulation has produced extraordinary growth but also striking income disparities Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create And Wright s profound portrait of the state not only reflects our country back as it is, but as it was and as it might be. New Read Kindle ePUB God Save Texas Author Lawrence Wright – kino-fada.fr Audiobook.narrated by the author, Lawrence Wright, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for book The Looming Tower.This is my first book by Lawrence Wright.which is entertaining and informative fascinating info I sure wouldn t hesitate reading any one of Wright s other books each one are interesting topics issues Twins and what they tell us.The Terror Years from Al Qaeda to the Islamic State.Scientology..animal welfare, The Right of Mice..etc Be...This is a fast and fabulous, smart and funny read the kind that reads so effortlessly because the author has a lifetime of writing experience There is a big hearted generosity in Wright s view of Texas, though he doesn t hesitate to point out personalities or policies that diminish what he believes the state could be Wright lived many years in Austin, the big blue liberal heart of Texas, a city that attracted so many people to what the city once was that it no longer resembles that attractive This is a fast and fabulous, smart and funny read the kind that reads so effortlessly because the author has a lifetime of writing experience There is a big hearted generosity in Wright s view of Texas, though he doesn t hesitate to point out personalities or policies that diminish what he believes the state could be Wright lived many years in Austin, the big blue liberal heart of Texas, a city that attracted so many people to what the city once was that it no longer resembles that attractive mixed race, mixed income diversity so rich with ...If America interests you in any way, you ll almost certainly get something out of God Save Texas As an Americanophile who recently visited Dallas and Austin, reading the book was fascinating and enjoyable.I m afraid I ve never heard of Lawrence Wright, but his diverse career and connections afford him the most intimate of insights into the artistic and political worlds of Texas and beyond, in the case of presidential politics, since Wright has known the Bushes well for all his life This fa If America interests you in any way, you ll almost certainly get something out of God Save Texas As an Americanophile who recently visited Dallas and Austin, reading the book was fascinating and enjoyable.I m afraid I ve never heard of Lawrence Wright, but his diverse career and connections afford him the most intimate of insights into the artistic and political worlds of Texas and beyond, in the case of presidential politics, since Wright has known the Bushes well for all his life This familiarity with the Bushes exemplifies Wright s balance in writing about this state he knows, fears and loves he undoubtedly has fondness for Bush Jnr, for example, but is critical of him too and still wishes Bush had not invaded Iraq.As the author reveals, Texas is right in the heart of so many of the issues that most polarise American society and draw the eyes of the world Tru...A nice glimpse into the current cultural, political, and social environment of the Lone Star State Wright also includes some interesting historical tidbits and introduces us to several fascinating and oftentimes hilarious characters I laughed a lot while reading this Not just for Texans, either Anyone interested in learning about the cultural melting pot that is Texas would enjoy this one It s a muchcomplicated and, dare I say, interesting place than it s reputation would suggest Exc A nice glimpse into the current cultural, political, a...Oh boyLawrence Wright s first rate new book, God Save Texas A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State, is a clear eyed, yet affectionate exploration of America s 28th state which Wright also calls home It can be said that Texas with it s political unrest, populism ideology, and general cantankerousness is a reflection of the United States of America as a whole This is not unlike how my wife says I am a reflection of Hugh Jackman Texas has a kind of cultural identity that makes it like no ot Lawrence Wright s first rate new book, God Save Texas A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State, is a clear eyed, yet affectionate exploration of America s 28th state which Wright also calls home It can be said that Texas with it s political unrest, populism ideology, and general cantankerousness is a reflection of the United States of America as a whole This is not unlike how my wife says I am a reflection of Hugh Jackman Texas has a...A love letter to Texas Very informative and full of quirky Texas personalities Enjoyed it immensely.This is a marvelous book about the beauty and contradictions of Texas It s part memoir, part collection of essays, but all Texas Makes me a little homesick, but as it it Texas, it also makes me a little sick.TEXAS POLITICS SOCIAL SCIENCESLawrence WrightGod Save Texas A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star StateAlfred A KnopfHardcover, 978 0 5255 2010 4, also available as an e book, on Audible, and as a large print paperback , 368 pgs., 27.95April 17, 2018In a former life, I was a paralegal for an international law firm in Dallas During a conversation with a lawyer from Philadelphia, he told me something astonishing According to him, neither does Pennsylvania require years of state history in TEXAS POLITICS SOCIAL SCIENCESLawrence WrightGod Save Texas A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star StateAlfred A KnopfHardcover, 978 0 5255 2010 4, also available as an e book, on Audible, and as a large print paperback , 368 pgs., 27.95April 17, 2018In a former life, I was a paralegal for an international law firm in Dallas During a conversation with a lawyer from Philadelphia, he told me something astonishing According to him, neither does Pennsylvania require years of state history in school curriculum, nor do automobile manufacturers create Pennsylvania edition SUVs He d never experienced anything like the Texas identity juggernaut and wanted me to explain it I m going to send him an email recommending Lawrence Wright s new book.Wright focuses his razor sharp lens inward and on his home state in God Save Texas A J...Lawrence Wright is a storyteller, a magical storyteller I m so happy he chose our oddity of a place to make his home because this is the place he has chosen to tell stories about That s what this book is about Stories upon stories upon stories All set in Texas, and every story with a thread or two of such zaniness that you wouldn t believe it if you were a responsible citizen and saw it on Fox News Not just little odd stories, mind you, of odd people he happened upon in the ...

God Save Texas
  • 11 August 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 0525520104
  • Lawrence Wright
  • God Save Texas