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I was not around for the 60's so I came at this book as someone with only a vague knowledge of the Weather Underground movement from school history class, which means I knew almost nothing. I found that Zayd effectively interspersed his childhood experiences with solid research for an honest, page turning exposure of his life and the turbulent times for his parents and the country. I especially appreciated that contradictions were allowed to coexist, as the truth is seldom a clear path. I kept wondering how if one wants to make significant social change, how does one have a family without sacrificing the personal relationships and family for the greater good.

In our current times, this book is an important addition to the conversation of politics, protests, and dissenting opinions. Read it.

Dangerous Dirty Violent & Young by Zayd Ayers Dohrn is a timely and important read for today. I loved reading it. When I was younger I heard of Weather Underground. Of course, I did not understand them, I thought they were a cult of evil. This book taught me a lot and provided insight into his parents and why they did what they did. Mr. Dohrn's writing is a pleasure to read.

I think this is a must read for high school and college student. Timely and informative, it will grab your attention and keep you reading. Well worth reading.

As I daily observe the craziness of the current administration, I am drawn to the late 1960's, a decade of love, peace and social justice. I was a young, stay at home wife and mother. It was a time of upheaval, Vietnam War riots, assassinations and domestic terrorism. Daily, the television screens were filled with protestors marching to the cries of "No More War" and demands for equals rights for black and women. Both police and government agencies attempted to squash this rebellious behavior with its clubs, hoses, bullets and even curfews, however, the younger population was simply not having it

"Dangerous, Dirty, Violent & Young" is written by Zayd Ayers Dohrn, the son of Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, founder and leaders of the Weather Underground. Adamant about overthrowing the US government, using whatever means available, its members were passionately opposed to war, racism and injustice to our fellow man. He was born into the Weather Underground and had a chaotic childhood while is mother, Bernardine, was the only women to be on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. He put faces to the names every Americans heard on their nightly news programs. He details the destruction created by his parents and their fellow idealists in the face of injustice. The author has combined his memories and experiences with those of his parents and a varied range of interviews with not only members of the Weatherman, but the Black Liberation Army and the Black Panthers. This detailed, well researched and honest book is page turner. It provides an engaging narrative into the revolutionary movements in the US from mid 60's through the early 80's. I suggest it should be considered a cautionary tale especially when I reflect of today's current injustices. What's the answer, this book is proof that violence doesn't work. perhaps only the ballot box will finally bring change!

I found this a good read. It kept my interest throughout and I recommend it. It lives up to its description on the back cover. I was in high school in the 60s, so I was familiar with the events of this period, but not the details. It was especially interesting, and unnerving as well, to see that the issues that motivated people back then are happening now. Are protesters criminals? And when is the line crossed from one to the other? Whoever said that history repeats itself, not exactly, but in every other way, was a very insightful person, at least in my lifetime it seems so. The book has some detailed bits here and there throughout, such as, who was 5 year old Marion Delgado, and why was he so inspirational to the most violent arm of the SDS, the Weathermen? And where did that name come from? For what it's worth, reading this book brought to mind three other books I read recently that had similarities that kept coming to mind as I read: The Nix by Nathan Hill, Chicago '68 by David Farber, and The Korean War by Max Hastings. It's interesting to learn how a person can be on the FBI's most wanted list for years, be aggressively hunted down the entire time by hundreds and hundreds of highly trained agents, and not be caught, and then walk away free as the case is thrown out of court.

Sometimes when the world seems crazy, I think back to the late 1960s. We remember the decade for peace, love, and social justice, but few periods in U.S. history can match the social and racial upheaval provoked by assassinations, the Vietnam War, riots, and domestic terrorism.

Perhaps no one had a closer seat to the insanity than Zayd Ayers Dohrn, the son of Weather Underground leaders Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn. For much of his young life, Zayd lived on the run, his parents both fugitives from the law, his mother on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.

In DANGEROUS, DIRTY, VIOLENT, AND YOUNG, Zayd not only describes his chaotic childhood inside a radical movement, but also dismantles the family legend his parents told him - that his birth had convinced them to end their violent revolutionary struggle. Using interviews, diaries, and unpublished material, he discovers they remained in the fight far longer than they ever admitted.

Well-researched, well-written, unnervingly honest, and highly recommended. Suddenly today's chaos doesn't seem so unprecedented.

The late sixties and early seventies were a turbulent time in which the Vietnam war raged as protesters marched demanding "No More War" as well as equal rights for blacks and women. The strict decorum of the post war era was being challenged by tenants of "Free Love", rock music and psychedelic drugs. Parents, police and governments attempted to quell this rebellion with water hoses, rubber bullets and curfews. The youth of America were not having it.

Author Zayd Ayers Dohrn is the son of Bernadine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, founders and leaders of the Weather Underground Organization during the late 60's and 70's. Vehemently opposed to war, racism and injustice, the Weathermen were adamant about overthrowing the United States Government, using whatever means possible, which usually meant violence. As someone who grew up during this time, Dohrn's account of being born into the Weather Underground and growing up while his mother was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list is riveting. He has put faces behind the names that were in the news and details around the destruction wrought by his parents and their friends.

Not only a page turner, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young is also a testament to the actions of the young idealist in the face of injustice and their consequences. The black and white of what is right and wrong may become gray with age and experience but this book shows that violence didn't/doesn't work. Injustice still lives.

Highly recommended for the detailed history of the period and as a cautionary tale for those who may be wondering how to combat today's injustices.

Fascinating glimpse into the past...I think it would have been a little more enjoyable if it had been condensed. Well written.

Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young by Zayd Ayers Dohrn is a kick-in-the-teeth wakeup call for all of those thinking that they had the Weathermen and Black Panthers figured out. As the son of two of the Weathermen founders, Zayd Dohrn had a front row seat on the 60s Underground movement, including the shifting alliances, vicious rhetoric, explosive encounters and unexpected consequences that came with his parents' involvement. The reader will find this true-life story to be more compelling than fiction as Dohrn leads us through the many emotions and events of this tumultuous time in history. His stark honesty about the macro- and micro-environments that he lived in will bring the reader a greater understanding and compassion for the people involved and their resultant actions out in the world.