{"product_id":"confronting-america-what-has-to-change-9781250464088","title":"Confronting America: What Has to Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis program is read by Audie Award-winning actor Robert Petkoff. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[What stands out is] Petkoff's bravura performance, the fine sound quality, and the exceptional direction and editing. Indeed, this is an impressive audiobook\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eHitler's Last Days\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat has to change in America--and why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new book in the #1 bestselling series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica remains the world's greatest land of opportunity, but too many Americans have lost sight of the values that made it work. Patriotism and civic responsibility have weakened. Families and schools too often fail to teach discipline, character, and personal responsibility. Hard work and self-reliance are losing ground to entitlement and dependency. Drugs, destructive popular culture, and social media are doing real damage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConfronting America\u003c\/i\u003e, Bill O'Reilly argues that the answer is not nostalgia or another government program. It is a return to informed citizenship, strong families, honest education, meaningful work, generosity, self-respect, and a willingness to put country and community ahead of self. His central challenge is straightforward: \"Americans need to wise up.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do we do that? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation: \u003c\/b\u003e Our system--once the envy of the world--now ranks below many countries. Restore higher standards of performance so that grade, middle, and high schools prepare our young people for work and life...not unemployment or jail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamily: \u003c\/b\u003eThe collapse of stable family structures is disastrous for young people--especially boys, who need fathers to be present in their lives. Let's honor, rather than denigrate, the values that support two parent households. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrugs: \u003c\/b\u003eFor misguided reasons, we've legalized and enabled drug use through so-called \"harm reduction\"--with predictable results. The law must help--and require--drug addicts to get clean and be productive members of society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e It used to be normal and expected that people would work for a living. Now, not so much. We need to revive the importance of labor, of all kinds, at all levels, and honor the skills of all who show up and do their jobs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion: \u003c\/b\u003eAmerica is becoming increasingly godless, and the decline of spirituality has weakened shared concepts of right and wrong. Americans don't have to join the \"God Squad,\" but religion can reinforce social order--and everyone should respect the law and practice decent behavior. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, \u003ci\u003eConfronting America\u003c\/i\u003e is both a warning and a challenge: America will improve when Americans do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill O'Reilly,Josh Hammer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MacMillan Audio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.90h x 5.21w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250464088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBILL O'REILLY is a trailblazing television journalist and the author of twenty #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, including the twelve books in the Killing series of narrative histories, as well as \u003ci\u003eConfronting the Presidents\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConfronting Evil\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives on Long Island, New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJOSH HAMMER studied political theory at The George Washington University and international politics at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He writes and produces some of the most successful programs in America, including The O'Reilly Update with Bill O'Reilly. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Bill O'Reilly \/ CD \/ English","offer_id":48943937781917,"sku":"9781250464088","price":43.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_cc4d7dea-af68-48da-b3b6-13ebb3db715c.jpg?v=1790152863","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/confronting-america-what-has-to-change-9781250464088","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}