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  • Paperback: 350 pages
  • Publisher: Telemachus Press, LLC (October 28, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1937387615
  • ISBN-13: 978-1937387617
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,793,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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To do it in such a controversial manner!
William
Though my schedule is tight for the rest of this day, I must fight with myself and promise that I will come back to this outstanding book ASAP!
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I would truly suggest this book to anyone and everyone that knows how to read.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful By JL on October 6, 2011
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Some of the best capitalist writers come from other nations where they have personally lived under socialism. They are among the best because they have experienced the disappointments, the abuses of process, even the sadism of the State. It is as if all bureaucrats eventually come to disrespect humanity for trusting them.

By way of recounting factual soviet history, his own once happy youth, and by way of a series of stories, Leon Weinstein furnishes dozens of examples of how far we Americans have come into socialism. Chronicled by a man who lived it, like Orwell, Leon Weinstein is a former denizen of despair under Communism. He has the benefit of experiencing freedom before Communism, life under Communism, and then life after Communism where it once reigned. This is a most accurate perspective.

For Americans, a warning: Leon chronicles the subtle steps of incrementalism, political lies, broken promises, preferences and corruption, and of course, the cruelty of the State, along with one more tragically important fact: that citizens wait far, far too long to protest the taking of their very lives.

Capitalism 101 is the one preventative for the misery of statism, wherever it may be, including here.

Riddle #16 is one of many of the author's examples of how stealthy socialism is and how angry socialism is at its core. Statism in any form is an anger of old, one which loses all perspective and integrity in order to soothe that anger, that one, misguided quest. Riddle #16 is as Leon describes these, fables, and, like all fables, there is a moral lesson. It is a very good way to illustrate what no socialist country on earth has escaped: utter misery. Socialism is a predatory practice which succeeds for the predator and fails for the producers ...As intended.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful By Robert David STEELE Vivas HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER on December 30, 2011
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I received this book as a gift, along with Never Allow A Crisis To Go To Waste: Barack Obama and the Evolution of American Socialism, and I have mixed feelings about both of them.

On the positive side, both books represent a growing body of citizens who understand that big government is very much alike to central government, and both are forms of fascism / socialism that are bad for the majority.

On the negative side, neither book seems to appreciate the fact that the Republican Party is every bit as corrupt as the Democratic Party.

Being already predisposed to agree with the author on the fundamentals, I found the book interesting but disconnected from a great deal of what I have been working on, including transparency, truth, and trust. Both the Republican and Democratic parties are corrupt; both have been busy borrowing a trillion dollars a year in our name while seeking to regulate our lives into misery.

There is a place for limited government, and a vital role: keeping business honest. Trust lowers the cost of doing business. The two-party tyranny has corrupted America, turned America into The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead.

The book is clearly a labor of love and a gift to us all. It does not have an index or references. I salute the author for taking the time to write and publish this book--Thomas Jefferson said "A Nation's best defense is an educated citizenry," and one can clearly find educated citizens reading this book and thinking about these challenges.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful By Mike Johnson on October 10, 2011
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Leon is a Russian emigrant who lived under the iron fist of Stalin and escaped the tyranny of socialism to enjoy the fruits of capitalism that America offers. Who better to write about the nightmare of Communism/socialism and the freedom of capitalism.

Weinstein's book is a must read for anyone who is concerned with the rise of socialism and the expansion of government in America
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful By Monica on May 3, 2012
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I heard about this book on a radio talk show. It is very interesting and a good bargain for the price.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful By July on December 22, 2011
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A friend told me about this book. I am not big on reading political literature but my friend's reaction to the read was more than surprising. So i decided to try it out. I got to say, my reaction was not any less. I've never read anything like it. Stories that are told in a very light manner...but by the time you finish reading each one, you are filled with such strong emotions! You want to argue with yourself! Make reasoning! Want to prove the writer wrong!... But you cant.. Absolutely incredible how simple little stories that could be entertaining for 10 year olds...make you change your outlook on every aspect of life. What is free will? Who should be in charge of what?.. What is fair and to who?.. I would love to hear a good debate on this book's subject matter. We read so many magazines, silly romance stories..that bring no change into our lives. It is so rare to read something that will move you. Change you. I would truly suggest this book to anyone and everyone that knows how to read. As simple as that!..

July
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