sjmccreary is currently reading Wikipedia Tour: The Grand Tour and The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon.
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America's Greatest Hits - Great history lesson!
I would rather have seen Dr Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech than the Obama inaugural address. Obama is too current and too controversial yet to have his place in history already determined. Yes, he will always be known as the first African-American president, but we can't know for many more years what else he will be remembered for, if anything. Dr King, on the other hand, has earned his place in history. He deserves to be included in this series. Aside from that quibble, this is a very good "book" - an excellent review of our most important and inspirational words.