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The Reckoning

America’s Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal

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The Reckoning

By: Mary L. Trump PhD
Narrated by: Mary L. Trump PhD
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The Reckoning will examine America's national trauma, rooted in its long history of slavery and civil rights abuses, but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of recent events and the Trump administration's corrupt and immoral policies.

America's failure to acknowledge this trauma, let alone root it out, has allowed it to metastasise. Whether it manifests itself in rising levels of rage and hatred, or hopelessness and apathy, the stress of living in a country many no longer recognize has affected everyone. America is suffering from PTSD - a new leader alone cannot fix it.

An enormous amount of healing must be done to rebuild faith in America's leadership and hope for the nation. It starts with The Reckoning.

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A superbly erudite but, nonetheless, chilling expose of the self-proclaimed “Land of the Free” - as someone who has visited the USA on many occasions and made many good friends there, it is refreshing to hear an honest and thoughtful alternative viewpoint which doesn’t rely on the usual cliched greatest country in the world rhetoric. This book should be compulsory reading for every single American who honestly believes their own warped and myopic view of their own fantasy greatness. Superb

Land of the free unmasked

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A very well written and narrated piece. Very powerful. Will most probably listen to again.

Powerful

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I was looking forward to this book after listening to the last one. I wasn't expecting such a comprehensive history of the US since the civil war. It really brought it to life having the author reading it. Excellent

Very informative

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This book was well written and narrated. It contains a lot of quotable sentences, which I liked. I have been observing the American turmoil from a distance, all the way from Finland. I find it harder and harder to find the America I fell in love years back as an exchange student. The thing I have never understood is the racism; it is just impossible to understand the rationale. Racism is inhuman and cruel. This book helped me finally understand where it all comes from in the USA. Unfortunately, I also understand now how long path America has towards equality. Thanks for the book!

Very enlightening - explains American racism

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Loved it’s ability to sum up the above. Well written and engaging. Easy to absorbe

A summary of why America is stuck in racism and elitism

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