A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck Trace Adkins Digital Life Books

A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck
by: Trace Adkins

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421642092
EAN: 9780345499332
ISBN: 0345499336
Label: Villard
Manufacturer: Villard
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: November 13, 2007
Publisher: Villard
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Sales Rank: 229167
Studio: Villard

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Country music superstar Trace Adkins isn’t exactly known for holding back what’s on his mind. And if the millions of albums he’s sold are any indication, when Trace talks, people listen. Now, in A Personal Stand, Trace Adkins delivers his maverick manifesto on politics, personal responsibility, fame, parenting, being true to yourself, hard work, and the way things oughta be.

In his inimitable pull-no-punches style, Trace gives us the state of the union as he sees it, from the lessons of his boyhood in small-town Louisiana to what he’s learned headlining concerts around the world. Trace has worked oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, been shot in the heart, been inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, and braved perhaps the greatest challenge of all: being the father of five daughters. And shaped by these experiences, he’s sounding off.

• I’m incredibly frustrated with the state of American politics. If there were a viable third party, I’d seriously consider joining it.
• If anybody wonders who the good guys are and who the bad guys are in this world, just look at the way we teach our children as opposed to the way the fundamentalist Muslims teach their children.
• Organized labor now exists for the sake of organized labor, and not for the workers it once protected.
• I believe the easiest way to solve the illegal immigration enforcement problem is to go after the employers who hire illegal aliens.
• As a society, we’re unwilling to sacrifice our luxuries and our conveniences in order to conserve. We won’t change until we’re forced to.
• The war on terror is like herpes. People can live with it, but it’ll flare up from time to time.

Brash, ballsy, persuasive, and controversial, A Personal Stand isn’t just the story of Trace Adkins’s life; it’s the story of what life can teach all of us.

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- Trace's Book
I could hardly put it down!!! I learned so much about Trace. He is a very interesting and smart man! I love him even more after reading this book. I will read it over and over.

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- Excellent book!
I'm so glad I bought this book! It's a great insight on the music business and personal observations.

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- Trace Adkins Bio
Loved reading this book! He is a unique person - not afraid to say anything. I'm sharing this book with many friends who all have enjoyed it as well. He is a fascinating person - wish he had email so I could write him a note.....He says what he thinks and lives it as well. Good read. Way to go Trace!

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- a working man's view
A very well written book by a down to earth country boy made good. He cut no corners and did not wash over his faults. We would have a much better democratically elected republic if more people thought about life the way this man does.

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