AMERICAN GRIT What It Will Take to Survive and Win in the 21st Century

Blankley lays out an agenda for fixing America's problems. The author calls for the reinstatement of the military draft, policies to make us energy independent, and a push to spread our Western values throughout the world. Blankley also takes President Obama to task for not being suitably forceful and for giving the government too much power. Narrator James Adams has a crystal clear British accent, and he uses it to convey the seriousness and gravity of the author's argument. His somewhat ominous tone makes the book darker than it needs to be, but his diction is measured, assured, and professorial. This interpretation makes his reading effective, unless, of course, one disagrees with the book's conclusions. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2009]