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A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck

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I happened to catch Trace Adkins talking with Glenn Beck on CNN regarding his book and became intrigued - and after reading it, I am duly impressed. Who would have thought "Mr. Badonkadonk" had such clear and articulate thoughts? While the book almost reads like a journal, Trace shares some opinions that might be unpopular with some segments of peace-loving society (his Bill Maher appearances are a scream), you have to give him credit for expressing them so well.

I totally enjoyed this book and hope Trace will consider writing more in the future.

I stumbled across this book while looking for Trace's music. I had no idea he had written a book. Based on the summary and excerpts on the main Amazon page, I was intrigued enough that I had to read it. I was pleasantly surprised! No one likes to be underestimated, but I'm sure Trace is always hearing people say that they're surprised at how well-spoken and smart he is. He's a self-proclaimed history buff and he seems to really keep up on current affairs, too.
Though Trace is a conservative and I'm pretty liberal, I still respect the opinions he expresses because they seem to be well researched. He's wise enough to know that his party, the Republican party, has serious issues. The subject of the war in Iraq comes up frequently throughout the book, and Trace has strong opinions about what has been done wrong in the way we've handled it so far.
Though the book doesn't really claim to be an autobiography, rather a collection of Trace's observations and opinions, I really liked the little stories about his life. Those were my favorite part. If you love Trace's music and want to learn how his music career progressed, that is covered in here, too. And if you're like me, you won't even mind if his opinions and yours don't always gel.

I received this eagerly awaited book and almost immediately started reading. Readers had been warned that Trace Adkins was very direct with his observations and opinions, and that was true! I really love how Trace used his life stories to explain where his thoughts came from. He is a very deep thinking, deep feeling person. It comes across in his music and it definitely comes across in this excellent book. It was very educational for me. He explained a lot of things I've heard on the news so even I could understand! Even if you don't agree with his opinions, you have to admire his love for his family and his country. Civis Americanis!!

This book is not just about a country singer's rise to stardom and all his life experiences before he got there. Yes, he is a very opinionated person and to some nonthinking individuals who might be offended by his tell-it-like-is style (especially hard-core liberals)he might be considered a very rude and crude dude; but now is not the time for being polite and tip-toeing around all the major issues we as an American people face today. If we don't unite as a people and go back to a time when we had some pride in who we were and what we could accomplish in this country without the influence of every other country in the world;who probably would not be where they are today without our help in some way or another, we may someday lose our precious freedoms that were paid for by the blood of many brave men. We are slowly being sold out to countries who would love to see us lose our title of The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
The observations of Trace Adkins whether we want to believe them or not are the facts as they stand. His opinions about what should be done to take back the pride and dignity we have somehow lost because of our greed and our complacency might be considered extreme to those who cannot face the idea that we are being destroyed from within as surely as any terrorist we might face from outside our borders.
Read this book with an open mind. You'll either love it or hate it, but the one thing we should all agree on is his notion that until everyone is held responsible for their actions and politicians accountable for their abuse of power, we may be fighting a losing battle. And that's my opinion.
Vicki Bean (a freethinking grandma from Kentucky)

I received this book yesterday and did not put it down until I was finished reading it. This book is very well written and touches on so many issues affecting our society today. I agree with the whole book and wish more people would take such a personal stand as Trace has. We all need to before its to late and we loose control of our country. Thank You Trace for such a wonderful read. I will recommend this book to all of my friends. It will be a treasured addition to my library.
God Bless you and yours Mr.Trace I will see you in February.

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Great Read!!! Thanks Trace, I got the book and did not know what to expect. But once again Trace did not let me down. The book was great and written in typical Trace fashion. It put to rest all the rumors I have heard from being a fan since 2001. His views on certain things agree with my own and some points we disagree on but remember when reading this, it is Trace's views not everyone's. Any Trace fan that wanted a more in depth look at the man should buy this book!! Thanks Trace for the laughs in the book!!! So if you want a few laughs and have some quiet time pick up the book! You will not regret it! Remember if you have some hard to buy for Trace fans this would make the perfect Christmas present!

I highly recommend this book. This book will make you laugh, cry and think. It is very seldom that you will read a book written by a celebrity that is this honest and refreshing. Mr Adkins tells it like it is. If you are not a Trace Adkins fan now, once you read this book you will be one!

I finished the first read. There will be many more. This is a real page-turner of a book. Hawks will love it and Doves will scoff at it but all will find it an irresistable and enlightening book.

Books take you to places you my otherwise never go. That is what Trace did throughout this book. It is well researched and very well written. As I read, I laughed out loud, got a big lump in my throat and tears in my eyes and pumped my fist in the air and said "YES!! YES!!" I found myself nodding my head in agreement through almost every passage on the political level.

From the first sentence, the book pulls you in and holds your attention. A definite "10"!!

Trace is a great story teller,by that I mean he made each chapter interesting,vocal and his story.His fews are the same as mine and it seems he is as real as I thought he was.He has his own ideals and isn't afraid to stick to them.He's true to himself with the good and the bad.I highly recommend anyone to read this.

So you know where this is coming from - a 68 year old hawkish conservative. This book is a good read. If you want to know more about Trace Adkins, this book is biographical as well as Trace's outlook on the United States of America, and it's relationship with the rest of the world. This book has revealed a man whose values I share, and I wish the younger generations in this wonderful country of ours might embrace these values as well.