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Highlights
- Country music superstar Trace Adkins isn't exactly known for holding back what's on his mind.
- About the Author: Trace Adkins was born Tracy Darrell Adkins in Springhill, Louisiana.
- 288 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Music
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About the Book
Top-selling country music mega-star Trace Adkins offers an entertaining and thought-provoking memoir/manifesto with his personal views on everything from the environment to family to the war on terror.Book Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Trace Adkins was born Tracy Darrell Adkins in Springhill, Louisiana. He learned to play guitar at an early age and eventually played with the New Commitments. In the early 1990s he performed solo in honky-tonks, and after gaining some fame he moved to Nashville and signed with Capitol Records. He has released seven albums. His most recent, Dangerous Man, debuted at number 1 on the Billboard country chart. A member of the Grand Ole Opry, Trace Adkins has appeared on numerous television shows, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Hannity & Colmes, and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. He lives in Nashville with his wife and five daughters.Dimensions (Overall): 6.7 Inches (H) x 4.1 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: .3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Music
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Trace Adkins
Language: English
Street Date: December 30, 2008
TCIN: 93039952
UPC: 9780345499349
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-6846
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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