My brother-in-law gave me this book in paperback for Christmas some time ago, and I've just now finished reading it. Even though I quibble with some of Zinn's facts and I don't agree with his ultimate solution, I believe that this presentation of U.S. history gives excellent food for thought and I intend eventually to purchase it in hardcover for myself as well as to make gifts of the paperback edition to people I know. (I should also say that I find his lack of footnote references to be a little irritating, but he makes up for it by providing a comprehensive bibliography at the end.)