You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times | Howard Zinn

You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times | Howard Zinn | an informative easy read

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	You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times Howard Zinn Beacon Press, 2002 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 26 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

An excellent read.

Howard Zinn's memoir serves as an outlet into the mind and backround of one of the most important historians of our time. Zinn knows how to tell a story but at the same time educate. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has read "A People's History of the United States", but, especially, for those who have merely heard of Zinn. I am sure this will motivate them to pursue his other efforts.

an informative easy read

Zinn's casual biography is a really pleasant read, probably because he doesn't attempt to write an exhaustive account of his illustrious life. Rather, he spends more time describing the events he witnessed and, more importantly, the people he met. "You Can't Be Neutral" can be read simply for the joy of it or to get some more background information on one of America's premier social historians, but it can also be used as a supplementary source for the civil rights movement and even the effects of World War II on war veterans. Zinn's description of his experiences in the South just before and during the Civil Rights movement are fascinating, they really give the reader a feel for the frustration felt by the movement's protagonists and the atmosphere of hope they created. I highly recommend to this book to anyone.

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Zinn is a Hero

This biographical look at Zinn's life is a great introduction to a man who is fully huamn. Zinn has the ability to cross political lines and show the human side to much of the "60's movement". Do not think that you will get an unbiased view however. Zinn is very up front with his views and holds that all knowledge is slanted in some way. I wish that all conservatives and liberals could read Zinn with an open mind......alas the world isn't perfect.

WOW!

A True classic. A must read for all Americans. Once again Dr. Zinn writes with passion and honesty. Once you pick this book up you will not want to set it down. Go read it. What are you waiting for?

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Essential Zinn

Zinn's autobiography, somewhat loosely organized, is an essential read for anyone wishing to fully understand his views from his "People's History". It's easy to mistake his revisionist history as filled with hatred for the United States, but this view is quickly destroyed by "You Can't Be Neutral". His books expose the shameful history of the United States, but retain and convey hope for future generations.

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