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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

A Personal History of Our Times

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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

By: Howard Zinn
Narrated by: David Strathairn
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Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, tells his personal stories about more than 30 years of fighting for social change, from teaching at Spelman College to recent protests against war. A former bombardier in World War II, Zinn emerged in the civil rights movement as a powerful voice for justice. Although he's a fierce critic, he gives us reason to hope that by learning from history and engaging politically, we can make a difference in the world.

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"A warmhearted memoir of a teacher who committed his politically engaged life to the belief that love is a command to action." ( The Washington Post)

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This was mostly a review of what I knew or came to consider as being true. Yet we continue to be in the same situation where our elected officials do not appear to represent the people. The message of not losing hope and removing ourselves from unfounded biases remains.

Does it ever change?

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I have read and listened to many boos over my 65 plus years of life. As I finished Zinn’s book I wish we could have meet as prophetic academics. I also wish, that as I began my teaching career as a professor of psychology in 1993 - I had included Zinn and Deloris Williams as required reading for both my students and myself.

My wishes

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An all too familiar theme coming out of the 60’s/70’s time period, that still influences us to this day…..

Appropriate title

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Howard Zinn takes us through his amazing life while teaching us our duty as true PATRIOTS to think and act not just blindly follow. He is truly a Conscience for all ages of our Democracy.

Zinn is Our Conscience

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A superb reading by the great character actor David Strathairn of an inspiring life story. Howard Zinn was a radical with heart, a man of deepest conviction, who was not just a fine teacher but an activist who threw himself into the most important causes of the era. Along the way you will not just learn his life story but also a history of his time. Highly recommended.

Listen and be inspired!

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Excellent account of the tough process of waking up to the reality that our nation is not the land of peaches & cream we were once led to believe. Peace because it frees you from the weight of thinking you must be wrong, or even stupid for thinking the masses don't get it.

Peace in the midst of a troubled nation.

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I was introduced to Zinn from A Peoples History of the USA. That book makes more sense having read this one. He is amazingly consistent and his writing is superb. Makes me want to read more!

Makes me want to read more Zinn

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I am even more impressed with Howard Zinn after reading this book than I was after reading a People's History. He was an amazing individual.

What a remarkable life

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Although “A People’s History…” was a fantastic book of facts of US History, the personal story of Zinn intertwined with historical events made this book a much more enjoyable read. Wow, what a life he had and what an inspiration.

The remarkable life of Howard Zinn

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Enlightening and heartening when most needed. Well written and so full with of insight. On to the next Zinn book!

My first Zinn experience

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