Rating: ****
Tags: History, Nonfiction, Politics, Retail, Lang:en
Summary
Retail The new nonfiction from #1 bestselling author and popular
radio and television host Glenn Beck. THEIR NAMES ARE FAMILIAR.
Everyone has heard of a “Ponzi scheme,” but do
you know what Charles Ponzi actually did to make his name
synonymous with fraud? Credit for inventing radio usually
goes to Marconi or David Sarnoff and RCA—but if
you’ve never heard of Edwin Armstrong or Lee de Forest,
you know only half the story. You’ve probably been to a Disney theme park, but did
you know that the park Walt believed would change the world
was actually EPCOT? He died before his vision for it could
ever be realized. History is about so much more than dates
and dead guys; it’s the greatest story ever told. Now,
in this powerful follow-up to his national bestseller
Miracles and Massacres, Glenn Beck brings ten more
true and untold stories to life. The people who made America were not always what they
seemed. There were entrepreneurs and visionaries whose
selflessness propelled us forward, but there were also
charlatans and fraudsters whose selfishness nearly derailed
us.
Dreamers and Deceivers brings both of these groups
to life with stories written to put you right in the middle
of the action. You know that Woodrow Wilson was a progressive
who dramatically changed America, but did you know that he
was also involved in one of the most shocking national
deceptions of all time? You know
I Love Lucy, but the true story of Desi Arnaz and
Lucille Ball is much better than anything they produced for
television. You’ve heard of Upton Sinclair, the
socialist author who gained famed with
The Jungle, but it was a book he wrote two decades
later that proved the depths he was willing to go to maintain
his reputation. From the spy Alger Hiss, to the visionary Steve Jobs, to
the code-breaker Alan Turing—once you know the full
stories behind the half-truths you’ve been force
fed…once you meet the unsung heroes and obscured
villains edited from our schoolbooks…once you begin to
see these amazing people from our past as people rather than
just names—your perspective on today’s important
issues may forever change. Find out why this series has
become America’s new go-to history book.
THEIR STORIES ARE NOT.