Ballooning government? Millionaire welfare queens? Tort lawyers run amok? A $330,000 outhouse, paid for with your tax dollars? John Stossel says, "Give me a break. "
When he hit the airwaves thirty years ago, Stossel chased snake-oil peddlers, rip-off artists, and corporate thieves, winning the applause of his peers.
But along the way, he noticed that there was something far more troublesome going on: While the networks screamed about the dangers of coffeepots, worse risks were ignored.
In Give Me a Break, Stossel explains how ambitious bureaucrats, intellectually lazy reporters, and greedy lawyers make your life worse even as they claim to protect your interests. Taking on such sacred cows as the FDA, the War on Drugs, and scare-mongering environmental activists—and backing up his trademark irreverence with careful reasoning and research—he shows how the problems that government tries and fails to fix can be solved better by the extraordinary power of the free market.
He traces his journey from cub reporter to 20/20 co-anchor, revealing his battles to get his ideas to the public, his struggle to overcome stuttering, and his eventual realization that, for years, much of his reporting missed the point.
Stossel concludes the book with a modest proposal for change. It's a simple plan in the spirit of the Founding Fathers to ensure that America remains a place "where free minds—and free markets—make good things happen."
Author : Donald Dewey
Narrator : Tom Parker
Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 19 hours
Categories : Rich & Famous TV & Film Arts & Drama Biographical
Price : $49.95 $36.95
This riveting biography follows Stewart from his childhood shaped by a strong-willed father to the fateful encounter with actress Margaret Sullavan, his first professional theatrical experiences on... See full description...
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Author : Laurence Leamer
Narrator : Mel Foster
Brilliance Audio Inc
Duration : 8 hours 3 minutes
Categories : Politics TV & Film
Price : $24.95
Preeminent Kennedy biographer Laurence Leamer looks at the amazing and colorful life of Arnold Schwarzenegger. See full description...
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Author : Roberta Taylor
Narrator : Roberta Taylor
Orion Publishing Group
Duration : 4 hours 50 minutes
Categories : Autobiography Arts & Drama TV & Film Women Biographical
Price : $14.25
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Author : Lauren Bacall
Narrator : Lauren Bacall
Harper Collins US
Duration : 7 hours
Categories : Autobiography Women Rich & Famous TV & Film
Price : $29.95 $19.95
The epitome of grace, independence, and wit, Lauren Bacall continues to astound generations with her audacious spirit and on-screen excellence. See full description...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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