Maggie's Farm

My first introduction to Dinesh D'Souza was after my first trip to New York city. I am a Canadian and though i had traveled in many parts of the U.S. I had never been to New York City. When I went there I felt that it was like a different country. It was a culture onto it's own. When at the airport I saw his book "What's So Great About America?" This was an excellent book. It describes America from an outsiders point of view. It helped me to understand America with many many "ah ha" moments. One of my favorites is that he says "America is a philosophy as well as a county. Therfore it makes sense to say pro-American or anti-American but no sense to say pro- Canadian or anti-Canadian.
What is great about this book over all others is that it is a book that takes a middle view of America that can be respected and strongly considered by those who take more extreme views of America, left or right. It helps Americans more than any book I know to understand themselves as well as non-Americans understand Americans. For me, my respect of Americans skyrocketed and I think i know Americans far more now than most Americans know themselves. I understand the root foundations of the American psyche that make them unique in the world. All Americans should read or better yet listen to the audio book version of "What's So Great About America?" It is not a "preach to the converted" book. It resonates to all! Your view of America and Americans will never be the same again.