Charles Murray is the W. H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He came to national attention first in 1984 with Losing Ground and most recently in 2012 with Coming Apart. He lives with his wife in Burkittsville, Maryland.
PRAISE FOR COMING APART: "I'll be shocked if there's another book
this year as important as Charles Murray's Coming Apart."--p.p1
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"'Coming Apart brims with ideas about what ails America."--p.p1
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"[An] incisive, alarming, and hugely frustrating book about the
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"[A] timely investigation into a worsening class divide no one can
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"[Murray] argues for the need to focus on what has made the U.S.
exceptional beyond its wealth and military power...religion,
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(Starred Review)
"Mr. Murray's sobering portrait is of a nation where millions of
people are losing touch with the founding virtues that have long
lent American lives purpose, direction and happiness."--p.p1
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