What’s So Great About America

244 Pages·2002·26.69 MB·English

by  Dinesh D’Souza

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"A thoughtful discussion of the character and historical significance
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DINESH D'SOUZA

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WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT AMERICA
Dinesh D'Souza, a former White House domestic policy
analyst, is currently the Rishwain Research Scholar at
the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He is the
best-selling author of Illiberal Education, The End of
Racism, Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man
Became an Extraordinary Leader, and The Virtue of
Prosperity. His Web site is wvvrsv.dineshdsouza.com. He
can be reached by e-mail at [email protected].

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