America In Crisis: Making Things Right in a Nation Gone Wrong [VINTAGE 2000] [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]

As new condition black boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Acknowledgments; Preliminary Page entitled: America; Preface; Introduction; Suggested Reading; Index and The Bohannon Letter: The Official Jim Bohannon Newsletter advertisement. The jacket has been perfectly preserved for 25 years in an as new condition clear dust jacket protector. Signed, inscribed, and dated (vintage 2/24/01) by the author, Jim Bohannon, with thin black Sharpie on the title page. The "Bill" that Jim refers to in his inscription is most likely radio personality, the late Bill Burkett, of whom Jim also mentions in the Acknowledgments section. (see photographs). "Despite a healthy economy, if you take an honest look at America you will see many persistent and disturbing challenges. There is evidence that all our effort to be foremost in business, technology, and science has left the fiber of the American society in near shambles. It's time to make a change. America in Crisis examines: * Why the nation has become morally and socially bankrupt, and how to turn things around; * Why the grand American democratic ideal is coming apart, and what it will take to overcome the apathy; * How the future of America will look if things continue the way they are; * How America influences the rest of the world, and what can be done to change the hostility. Sometimes controversial, always readable, join Jim for a hard look at this nation of ours." - from the rear outer jacket. "It's Not Just The Economy, Stupid! The U.S. appears to be in a terrific economic boom. It leads the world in science and technology as the new millennium gets under way.but talk show host Jim Bohannon sees a crisis in America that isn't going to be solved by marketplace successes. This nation is plagued by rampant drug abuse, shattered families, and a foundering education system that has failed to instill essential American values in generation after generation of our future leaders. Mind numbing violent crime is trumpeted by an exploitative media; and flawed politicians are for sale to the highest bidder, whether a corporation - or a foreign power. Most of us are so caught up in our daily struggle to make ends meet that we find it hard enough to maintain a semblance of personal and familial balance, let alone turn our efforts towards society's ills. The issues afflicting the nation seem almost beyond the power of ordinary people to affect. But this nation still belongs to its citizens. That's us, and Bohannon believes that, under the framework laid out by our Founding Fathers, we can and must face these issues. America in Crisis examines: * Failed marriages, fractured families, and their implications in all areas of life, including the preoccupation with selfishness so prevalent today; * Our national obsession with materialism and the acquisition of money, to the detriment of personal well being and social responsibility; * Our pervasive apathy about government and those in power who directly affect our lives; *The media's perverse sensationalism, the failed "war on drugs" and many other issues with a direct negative influence on our lives. With a characteristic logic, reasonableness - and a good dose of humor - that have made him one of the most respected news-talk radio hosts in the nation, Jim Bohannon challenges us to think "outside the lines' and offers practical solutions we can use now that can guide us back toward our true greatness as a nation "of the people, for the people, by the people." - from the inner front jacket flap. ".…