Maverick Maverick

Maverick

A Biography of Thomas Sowell

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Publisher Description

A biography of Thomas Sowell, one of America's most influential conservative thinkers. Thomas Sowell is one of the great social theorists of our age. In a career spanning more than a half century, he has written over thirty books, covering topics from economic history and social inequality to political theory, race, and culture. His bold and unsentimental assaults on liberal orthodoxy have endeared him to many readers but have also enraged fellow intellectuals, the civil-rights establishment, and much of the mainstream media. The result has been a lack of acknowledgment of his scholarship among critics who prioritize political correctness. In the first-ever biography of Sowell, Jason L. Riley gives this iconic thinker his due and responds to the detractors. Maverick showcases Sowell's most significant writings and traces the life events that shaped his ideas and resulted in a Black orphan from the Jim Crow South becoming one of our foremost public intellectuals.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2021
May 25
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
304
Pages
PUBLISHER
Basic Books
SELLER
Hachette Digital, Inc.
SIZE
2.5
MB

Customer Reviews

studio003 ,

Maverick

It’s is a testament ot greatest when the “intellectuals” of the day will not challenge his work and ignore his empirical studies that cast doubt on the current narrative. Mr. Riley lays out a beautiful story of a man that will not compromise his beliefs to fit in. Thomas Sowell is an icon.

tomking3202 ,

Appreciate the effort to further popularize a great man

Good short synopsis of Sowell’s life and writings. That there seems to be somewhat of a “Sowellian” revival is gratifying.

Gordiduk ,

Marvelous

Great read about a great man!

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