America: Standing Strong

Being a reader of a fair amount of history, I tend to stay away from political reads. However, when this book crossed my path, it made me pause. The book contains a refresher on quite a few moments in our history and then, with them as a firm foundation, evolved into our current situation in the Uni......more

A very prevalent modern day book. The knowledge in this book reaches each one of us on different levels. Diving into so many aspects that effect all of us. The tolls that have been taken on each and everyone of us. From possibly rigged elections to movements such as Black Lives Matter. Then there is......more

Robert J. Emery’s America Standing Strong is a detailed analysis of the latest catastrophes in American politics. Backed up by a plethora of quotes from historical- and present- day visionaries, scholars, and politicians, Emery reviews the political and legal pratfalls of the previous administration......more

America… Standing strong by Robert J Emery is supposed to be a commentary on The deterioration of our democracy and for the most part it is. I found the chapters interesting in the book overall pretty good I just thought it was overburdened with so many quotes. They had more quotes than commentary i......more

“Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse.” —Sophocles (c.496 BCE – 406 BCE)—one of classical Athens’s three great tragic playwrights. Right from the introduction to America: Standing Strong, I knew I'd be powerfully moved by Robert J. Emery’s book. He says, “There is a worldwide uphe......more