Facing the Beast

Courage, Faith, and Resistance in a New Dark Age

De: Naomi Wolf

Narrado por: Carolyn White

From New York Times bestselling author Naomi Wolf, Facing the Beast is a devastating, detailed account of wrongthink, deplatforming, and an unexpected political, personal, and spiritual transformation that followed during one of the most divisive times in American history.

In this uncompromising investigation into today’s most urgent issues, Naomi Wolf uses her own wildly politicized pilgrimage—from New York Times bestselling author and high-level Democratic consultant to a journalist cast out from the elite political and social circles she once moved through—as a stunning narrative framework that is both chilling and incisive.

Wolf’s sin? Doing the job that good journalists once prided themselves on: asking questions, challenging authority, and, during one of the most politically divisive moments in modern history, exposing the many failures of the public health response during the COVID-19 pandemic by chronicling the dangerous descent of our democracy into tyranny, censorship, and totalitarianism.

Unable to remain silent in the shadows and unwilling to collude with the mainstream, Wolf bravely covers topics that few other writers dare to address critically for fear of being deplatformed. Facing the Beast explores reproductive rights, medical freedom, the uncurious thought-policing of the “progressive” left, the Second Amendment, the criminal relationship between the FDA and Pfizer—Wolf’s clear writing repeatedly shines light in the dark corners of our fractured society.

A decades-long champion of free speech, freedom of the press, and the Constitution, Wolf found herself not only in the midst of a political rebirth but a spiritual transformation as well—one in which the events of the day could only be described in terms of good, evil, and a metaphysical quest on the nature of reality.

For fans of Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald, and Bari Weiss, Facing the Beast is a fearless indictment of legacy media and the political class, as well as a brutal reminder that searching for and defending the truth can be dangerous.

©2023 Naomi Wolf (P)2023 Chelsea Green Publishing Company

An eleoquent, factual review of a living hell

I couldn't stop listening to this book. Naomi nails it as she describes the horrors a small group of people forced on humanity.... the personal, financial and historical ruin inflicted on us. This book has great detail, it's personal and it recounts all aspects of 2020 - 2023. More clarity and honesty than we can get must places today. Naomi apologized for not seeing it all in the beginning but shows how, with critical thinking and paying attention to things that don't match, seen right or are immoral can open one's eyes to what is really going on and then describes the beauty in the seeing... the connecting with others and all of nature. one if my favorite books!

This is a "Must Read/Listen"book

This is a GREAT book! It details and captures so many of the emotions of what we experienced with the COVID years. She is a wonderful story teller. This was a necessary book to document for history what really happened. I especially enjoyed her description of the 1st and 2nd Amendment, and how one can change their perspective on such important matters.

I always enjoy when the author reads their own book, but I understand sometimes its not possible. Having said that, I though Carolyn White did a really nice job.

Thank you Naomi Wolf for being on the front line of bringing us the truth.

Interesting!

Easy to listen to - thought provoking book. So much going on in this world- so much information- I wish everyone would listen to this book. Thank you Naomi for sharing the facts of so many things with us.

Compelling personal and political story.

Most of the information in this book was not new to me. The way it was presented mixed with her personal story was compelling. I had trouble putting it down.

Insightful and interesting

So valuable to hear Naomi Wolf share her perspective on various issues before and after she was “canceled for doing what I have always done: asking questions.” Thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening!

The whole truth and nothing but the truth!

I give a lot of credit to people who tell the truth even when they have a lot at stake!

Naomi's story, Caroline's voice

I listened at 1.7X and felt like the narration couldn't have been better at capturing the nuances of the author's emotions committed to words.

Well researched and insightful

She brought out a lot of facts I was not aware if but the most fascinating part was following the author’s transition from proud coastal elite to a more normal human individual. She is still in her search for truth and it’s changed her along the way.

An Honest Look

I absolutely appreciated this book! It was an honest look at life during a crisis. Many people failed to truly look at what was happening during the pandemic. Naomi Wolfe presents an exceedingly brave commentary on her journey and the cultural, the steps and many missteps of a nation’s response - or its failure to respond. She shines a light in the darkness. A darkness where too many are still hiding in.

The author articulates the mind virus of our time.

I heard this author's interview with Tucker Carlson and thought I'd take a chance. I'm so glad that I did. Not only was I validated but I also learned some statistics I wasn't previously aware of. Great read.