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Author: Mr. Anthony Esolen | Language: English | ISBN: 1610170792 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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“Esolen signals with this book his presence in the top rank of authors of cultural criticism, following in the footsteps of Richard Weaver, Walker Percy, Russell Kirk, John Senior, Christopher Lasch, and Roger Scruton. . . . This book is unfailingly witty and also maddening, reminding the reader of what was our American culture and calling us to take action.” —American Spectator

“Almost none of the sweeping trends of the past 30 years avoids Mr. Esolen’s sweeping gaze. . . . His skewering of contemporary culture with all of its political correctness and shallow moral gestures is devastating.” —Washington Times

“Witty, provocative, and insightful. Parents will feel empowered and encouraged by Esolen’s uncommon sense.” —Michael Medved, nationally syndicated talk radio host

“The book is full of gems. . . . Esolen’s case for the human imagination is extraordinarily important.” —Catholic Culture

“This book made me want to jump up (very high) and cheer, or run around (very far) and shout warnings. . . . All educators [should] take this uncommonly commonsensical book to heart. A worthy successor to C. S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man.” —Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy, Boston College

“A lament for what we have lost and are losing: honor, humility, non-eroticized love, truth, and faith.” —Conversations on Philanthropy

“Esolen dissects the sources of the problem with irony, biting wit, and a writing style reminiscent of C. S. Lewis in The Screwtape Letters. . . . This book is essential reading for parents, educators and anyone who is concerned to rescue children from the tedious and vacuous thing childhood has become.” —Education Reporter

About the Author

Anthony Esolen is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization and Ironies of Faith and the translator and editor of the celebrated three-volume Modern Library edition of Dante’s Divine Comedy. He is a professor of English at Providence College and a senior editor of Touchstone magazine. Esolen lives in Rhode Island with his family.

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute; 2 edition (March 4, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1610170792
ISBN-13: 978-1610170796
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
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"What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad."
- Morpheus "The Matrix"

This is probably one of the most thought provoking, scary, and wonderful books I have ever read. As a home educator of young children, it caused me to totally re-evaluate how I have been teaching them. I was trying to bring public school home. I was trying to emulate a broken system that was so bad I wanted to spare my children what I went through. This book helped bring me back to reality- that education is more than rote memorization and "socialization". It is about the men and women they will become. It is about the freedom to be human beings, not a cog in the machine.

I can vouch for the sad realities presented in this book. Most of my friends from my church and my job feel it too- that something is fundamentally wrong. That we lost our moral compass, our sense of community, That we don't care about patriotism, politics, civic duty, or even each other. We live check to check, existing for the next stupid purchase or some form of escapism to pass the time. That something in the past 100 years that we cant put our finger on shifted, and the life that our parents had is gone. This is the first book I have read that is able to systematically break down where it begins and how to change it. It begins with robbing our children of that which is priceless- their childhood.

If you have kids this is an essential book to read. Think about what kind of life you want for those you hold dear, and be willing to do what it takes for them to have it. This may require some unconventional ideas such as the following:
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This book is just so brilliant! There is no better way to say it! I would give it 6 stars if I could. Parents, educators, leaders, and anyone who cares about children or the future of America must read this book! You will be challenged. The way you were raised will be questioned, and the way you are raising your children will certainly change. I underlined. I starred. I read and re-read chapters. I cannot recommend this book to you highly enough!

Author Anthony Esolen writes in a tongue-in-cheek style that provides interest and humor. It reminds me of reading CS Lewis’s Screwtape Letters. Sometimes I had to think about things inside-out to get what he was actually trying to say. This style of writing not only makes it more intriguing but allows for a deeper reflection about the author’s point. My own children worried when they saw the title of the book, “Mom, why are you trying to destroy our imaginations?” Obviously, no one would suggest such a thing, but the author’s style of writing shows that is exactly what we are doing everyday and in so many ways all across America, whether we recognize it or not. Certainly, there are some who are doing this purposefully, and Esolen’s book exposes their agendas. For many of us, we have grown inured to the cultural, educational and spiritual decline around us. This book is a wake up call, reminding us what is at stake: our children.

Take a stroll through the chapter titles and you will see a variety of topics that Esolen elaborates on. The ways we are destroying childhood as a culture may not be as obvious as you thought. Chapter 1 starts with a call to care about facts, memorization, and truth. How do these benefit a child’s imagination?

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