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A story with relevance in the 21st-century United States, as workers are increasingly squeezed by large corporations. This is a tale of hardship and hard work, a life in which everything prevents progress and a better life.

Truly a classic of English literature. A great story.

Simply fascinating. The best biographies and autobiographies illuminate not only the subject, but the times, and Cronkite does a brilliant job of this, from his portrayal of the bars in 1920s' Kansas City where women wore no clothes, to the casual racism of Houston, his start in radio as a baseball announcer, his coverage of World War 2, then his start in TV at a time when even he didn't own a television. Absolutely a great read.

It's difficult to justify two stars for this poorly written, highly simplistic book that badly needed an editor with some skill, if not a writer with some ability.

A surprisingly powerful book that can be summed up by the phrase "Trust your gut."

A fine, if mediocre, story involving a woman who has no redeeming qualities as she tries to get what she wants at all costs.

This book should be required reading in American colleges and should be widely read by the general public. Malcolm X was a man with many flaws who worked constantly to improve himself. Along the way, he made dangerous enemies. As a youth, he faced the horrors of white supremacy, only then to discover the depths of life in the ghettos of America. To his credit, he became an important voice that the United States could benefit from today. Sadly his life was cut way too short.

The style of this story repeatedly reminded me of East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Like Steinbeck's character Cathy, there is a young woman in this story who just doesn't come across as human; conversely, there's a man who seems all too human. This is worth a read.