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Radical Son

A Generational Odyssey

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Radical Son

By: David Horowitz
Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
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David Horowitz was one of the founders of the New Left and an editor of Ramparts, the magazine that set the intellectual and revolutionary tone for the movement. From his vantage point at the center of the action, he provides vivid portraits of people who made the radical decade: world-famous philosopher Bertrand Russell, who in his 90s became America's scourge, organizing a War Crimes Tribunal over the war in Vietnam; Tom Hayden, the radical Everyman who promoted guerrilla warfare in America's cities in the 60s and became a Democratic state senator when his revolutions failed; and Huey Newton, a street hustler and murderer who founded the most celebrated radical group of the 60s, the Black Panthers. A brutal murder committed by the Panthers prompted Horowitz's profound "second thoughts" that eventually transformed him into an intellectual leader of conservatism and its most prominent activist in Hollywood.©1997 David Horowitz (P)1998 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Politicians Politics & Activism Thought-Provoking Inspiring Social justice Socialism
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"David Horowitz's powerful autobiography details a long journey from a boyhood in the ambit of American Stalinism, through young adulthood at the vanguard of the New Left, to a mid-life recognition that his various gods had failed. Horowitz's gift for irony and eye for detail haven't deserted him." (Eric Breindel, editorial page editor, New York Post)
Fascinating Journey • Intellectual Transformation • Fitting Voice • Compelling Autobiography • Political Insights
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Fantastic narrative! What so many need to learn and think through! Thank David Horowitz for sharing your story!

Greatest book missed by the masses!

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So true on so many levels. Too bad this book will be wasted on conservatives, the most likely audience.

Well written story and interesting journey

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It is more than a political autobiography, but the political aspects are the most interesting. Horowitz provides outstanding insights into the left. His transformation story is by far the most interesting portion. The narrator is average. He adds nothing, but also doesn't distract the reader.

Excellent political autobiography.

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This book is a guide to life as well as a guide to the left. Therefore very valuable.

Great Book. Great reader.

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This is a book all who are tempted to believe in the Utopian view of the Progressive Left should read. After being a fully indoctrinated member of the Progressive movement David Horowitz broke free from the lies and deceits. Well worth your time to read.

Avoid the Progressive Pitfalls & Gain Wisdom

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Wow! This book should be on everyone’s ’Must Read’ list. This book is so compelling it is hard to put down. David Horowitz shows that he has first hand knowledge of the progressive agenda because he used to embrace it.

You have to read (or listen) to this book

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Fantastically informative and well narrated. A tour de force of American Communism and its radical roots.

Excellent listen

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the radical left will stop at nothing to see their impossible (and, to most of us, undesirable) dreams realized. Horowitz is one of the few among the new left who abandoned it after taking a critical look at both the movement and himself. it's an open and self critical account. the author's personal journey is told alongside the greater political history of his time. whether you're here for wisdom, history, biography or just the gory details, you'll find what you're looking for. the narration is strong and fitting.

thoughtful and eye-opening

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This was a much more thoughtful, reflective, and well-written book than I was expecting. I was formerly involved with the far Left myself, and Horowitz’s reflections helped me think about my own experiences. Strongly recommended!

Second thoughts on life as a radical Leftist

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David Horowitz was everything the political left dreamed of when he was writing the core of leftist propaganda during the sixties and seventies,. Everything he wrote was a New York Times bestseller, now that he has told what they were really wanting to do his work is not even mentioned.

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Horowitz was by far one of the most important intelligent writers and standard bearers for the political left, but as Churchill stated if as you grow up you're not conservative you have a lack of intelligence.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

How someone who was so vested in the left of politics would be as honest as he was even though it has cost him so much.

The most feared person to the intellectual left.

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