Radical Son

A Generational Odyssey

By: David Horowitz

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

David Horowitz was one of the founders of the New Left and an editor of Ramparts, the magazine that set the intellectual and revolutionary tone for the movement. From his vantage point at the center of the action, he provides vivid portraits of people who made the radical decade: world-famous philosopher Bertrand Russell, who in his 90s became America's scourge, organizing a War Crimes Tribunal over the war in Vietnam; Tom Hayden, the radical Everyman who promoted guerrilla warfare in America's cities in the 60s and became a Democratic state senator when his revolutions failed; and Huey Newton, a street hustler and murderer who founded the most celebrated radical group of the 60s, the Black Panthers. A brutal murder committed by the Panthers prompted Horowitz's profound "second thoughts" that eventually transformed him into an intellectual leader of conservatism and its most prominent activist in Hollywood.©1997 David Horowitz (P)1998 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"David Horowitz's powerful autobiography details a long journey from a boyhood in the ambit of American Stalinism, through young adulthood at the vanguard of the New Left, to a mid-life recognition that his various gods had failed. Horowitz's gift for irony and eye for detail haven't deserted him." (Eric Breindel, editorial page editor, New York Post)

Greatest book missed by the masses!

Fantastic narrative! What so many need to learn and think through! Thank David Horowitz for sharing your story!

Well written story and interesting journey

Any additional comments?

So true on so many levels. Too bad this book will be wasted on conservatives, the most likely audience.

Excellent political autobiography.

It is more than a political autobiography, but the political aspects are the most interesting. Horowitz provides outstanding insights into the left. His transformation story is by far the most interesting portion. The narrator is average. He adds nothing, but also doesn't distract the reader.

Great Book. Great reader.

This book is a guide to life as well as a guide to the left. Therefore very valuable.

Excellent listen

Fantastically informative and well narrated. A tour de force of American Communism and its radical roots.