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Does gut health seem like a perplexing maze? Are you fed up with contradicting information and looking for a clear route to a better, happier self? Look no further! This thorough book reveals the mysteries of your gut flora, allowing you to take control of your health like never before. Dive into the intriguing world within. Understand the Science: Discover the complicated workings of your gut microbiota and how it affects digestion, immunity, mental health, and more. reveal your unique fingerprint: Discover the potential of gut testing and obtain tailored information to help you make food and lifestyle decisions. Build resilience for long-term change: Cultivate a robust stomach that responds to challenges and enables you to endure discomfort. Become a gut health advocate. Share your expertise and inspire others, resulting in a beneficial ripple effect across your community. Savor wonderful gut-friendly recipes: Easy-to-prepare meals full of gut-friendly foods will nourish your body and excite your taste senses. This is more than simply a book; it is a transforming experience. Filled with concrete ideas, professional insights, and inspiring anecdotes, it gives you the skills you need to Prioritize whole foods: Unlock the potential of nature''s richness and nourish your gut with nutritious items. Embrace fermented friends: Learn about the health advantages of fermented foods like yogurt, kimchi, and kombucha, which are high in probiotics. Hydrate for good health: Discover why water is necessary for gut function and well-being. Manage stress effectively: Learn how to create inner peace and improve intestinal health. Listen to your body''s knowledge. Develop a better grasp of your specific requirements and make educated decisions that empower you. Are you ready to discover the mysteries of your stomach and begin on a journey to long-term well-being? Begin your transforming adventure now! Order "Healthy Gut, Healthy You" today and receive a FREE extra guide with recipes Don''t wait! Take control of your health and experience the full life that awaits you.

In a world where the battle against insulin resistance is all too real, there lived a determined individual seeking a path to reclaim their health. This person, let''s call them Alex, embarked on a transformative journey filled with knowledge, resilience, and hope. Alex''s story serves as the inspiration for this insightful and empowering book. "Insulin Resistance Diet for Beginners: A Guide to Reclaiming Your Health" is a comprehensive guide that takes you by the hand and leads you through the intricate web of insulin resistance. Dive deep into the science behind this metabolic condition as you unravel its effects on blood sugar control, weight management, and overall well-being. But this book is more than just a collection of facts and figures. It is a practical and compassionate companion, offering you a roadmap to create your own personalized insulin resistance diet plan. From understanding the signs and symptoms to assessing your insulin resistance, the journey continues as you explore the key foods to include in your diet and those to avoid or limit. With chapters dedicated to meal planning, snack options, and even healthier dessert alternatives, you''ll find yourself equipped with the tools to make sustainable changes that support your health goals. And as you uncover the secrets of managing insulin resistance, you''ll discover the power within you to take control of your health and embark on a transformative path. "Insulin Resistance Diet for Beginners" is more than just a book; it''s a beacon of hope, guiding you towards a brighter, healthier future. Join Alex and countless others on this empowering journey and embrace the knowledge, strategies, and inspiration within these pages. Your body and mind deserve this transformation, and this book will be your trusted ally every step of the way.

THIS IS A COMPELLING BOOK THAT TELLS THE TALE OF AMERICA AND ITS UNFLINCHING AND CONSTANT ABUSE OF POWER THROUGHOUT HISTORY. THE BOOK DISCUSSES RELEVANT ISSUES AND CONSEQUENCES THAT HAVE ARISEN DUE TO AMERICAN IMPERIALISM. THE BOOK REFUTES ALL CLAIMS OF AMERICA BEING A SAVIOR OF THE WORLD AND GOES ON TO EXPOSE THE NATION AS A POWER HUNGRY AND INTERFERING STATE THAT WREAKS HAVOC IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. THE AUTHORS EXPOUND THE VARIOUS IMPLICATIONS BEHIND THE BLATANT MISUSE OF POWER BY AMERICAN TYCOONS THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE RICH GETTING RICHER AND THE POOR GETTING POORER. IN ADDITION, THE BOOK ALSO CHARTS A HISTORICAL MAP OF ALL THE WARS AND SKIRMISHES THAT AMERICA HAS BEEN A PARTICIPANT IN. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THESE WARS HAVE LED TO INTERNATIONAL CHAOS AND TRAGEDY.THE AUTHORS HAVE BASED THEIR THEORIES ON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH INTO RECENTLY DECLASSIFIED GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS AND ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS OF THE PAST WARS. THIS EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY THE BOOK MAKES THE DESCRIPTION OF AMERICAN MISANTHROPY HARD TO DENY. ACCORDING TO THE BOOK, IT HAS BEEN SUCH A CHALLENGE FOR THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT TO CLEAN UP ITS ACT DUE TO THE MISUSE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM. THE BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN 2013 BY RHUK AND IS AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK FORMAT. KEY FEATURES: THE BOOK SHATTERS MANY MYTHS ABOUT THE HEROIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY PERTAINING TO INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT. IT IS A USEFUL FOR THOSE WHO SEEK THE TRUTH BEHIND ALL THE PR AND POSTURING THAT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT IS FAMOUS FOR. अमेरिका आणि तिच्या निरंतर सत्ता नाट्याचं व्यामिश्र दर्शन घडविणारा अनमोल ऐवज म्हणजे हे पुस्तक. ऑलिव्हर स्टोन आपला आवाज सहजगत्या पडद्यावरून पुस्तकाच्या पानांवर उतरवतात. मार्मिक छायाचित्रे, खिळवून ठेवणारी वर्णने आणि अज्ञात कागदपत्रे यांनी युक्त असलेले हे माहितीपट मालिकेतले कथन, स्टोन आणि विख्यात इतिहासकार पीटर कुझनिक यांच्या, ‘द अनटोल्ड हिस्टरी ऑफ द युनायटेड स्टेट्स’चे एक संक्षिप्त रूप सादर करते. अमेरिकेच्या अपवादात्मकतावादाच्या प्रचलित, रूढ मतांना हे आव्हान देते आणि अमेरिका तिच्या लोकशाही मूल्यांपासून किती दूर गेली आहे हे दाखवते, तसेच आपल्याला पुन्हा मार्गावर आणण्याकरता ज्यांनी संघर्ष केला त्या प्रबळ शक्तींचे दर्शन घडवते.

Manipulativ, gewaltverherrlichend, zu politisch oder nicht politisch genug – den Filmen von Meisterregisseur Oliver Stone wurde schon vieles vorgeworfen, aber kalt ließen sie niemanden. Nun erzählt der kontroverse Oscar-Preisträger in seiner Biografie erstmals von seiner Kindheit in New York, dem Vietnamkrieg, aus dem er verwundet zurückkehrte, seiner Zeit als Taxifahrer, seinen Kämpfen und Triumphen und den Dreharbeiten zu Filmen wie Wallstreet, Natural Born Killers und Scarface. Er gewährt intime Einblicke in seine Karriere, insbesondere in das aufregende und verrückte Leben im Hollywood der 1970er- und 1980er-Jahre.

Bien avant de connaître la gloire avec Platoon, en 1986, Oliver Stone, figure mythique du cinéma américain, réalisateur et scénariste multi-oscarisé, avait déjà vécu mille vies. Fils d’une Française et d’un soldat américain, le jeune Stone a été fantassin pendant la guerre du Vietnam, puis a connu des années de misère, passées à écrire des kilomètres de scripts inaboutis, tout en conduisant des taxis dans les rues de New York pour survivre. Le futur réalisateur de Wall Street décide alors de changer de vie, et traverse les États-Unis pour s’installer à Los Angeles. Et c’est là, enfin, que son existence bascule. Aujourd’hui âgé de 74 ans, Oliver Stone se penche sur cette vie digne des plus grands scénarios. Sans complaisance, mais toujours avec une malice et une intelligence fulgurante, il raconte les hauts, les bas ; les succès, nombreux, et les coups durs. Avec la verve qui lui est propre, il nous plonge dans ses rendez-vous avec Al Pacino en pleine écriture des scenarii de Scarface, Platoon ou encore Né un 4 juillet, mais se confie aussi sur les démons qui l’ont longtemps poursuivi. Remontant le fil de sa mémoire, Stone nous livre également ses périlleuses recherches dans les bas-fonds de Miami alors qu’il écrivait le scénario de Scarface, ses relations houleuses avec Michael Cimino, réalisateur de Voyage au bout de l’enfer, le tournage pour le moins chaotique de l’inoubliable Midnight Express, et bien plus encore... Traversé par une énergie à couper le souffle, À la recherche de la lumière retrace la destinée inégalable d’un talent brut et l’âge d’or d’Hollywood.

La storia che state per leggere parla della voglia spasmodica di realizzare un sogno a tutti i costi, anche senza soldi. Parla dell’arte di arrangiarsi, tirando la cinghia, improvvisando, sgomitando, inventandosi espedienti pur di realizzare un film e portarlo nelle sale, senza sapere da dove arriveranno i soldi per il prossimo giorno di paga – o il prossimo monsone, o il prossimo morso di scorpione. Parla della volontà di non darsi mai per vinto. Parla di bugie spudorate, lacrime e sudore, sopravvivenza. Parte da una magica infanzia newyorkese e, passando per il Vietnam e gli strascichi che quella guerra ha lasciato in me, arriva ai miei quarant’anni e a Platoon. Parla di crescita. Parla di fallimenti, sconforto. Di successi giovanili e arroganza. Parla di droga e dei tempi che abbiamo attraversato dal punto di vista politico e sociale. Parla di fantasia, di un sogno di bambino e del fare di tutto pur di realizzarlo. E ovviamente è costellata di inganni, tradimenti, di farabutti ed eroi, di persone che ti rinfrancano con la loro presenza e di persone che ti distruggono, se solo glielo permetti.” L’autobiografia intima e avvincente di un maestro del cinema, un ritratto spietato dell’America, di Hollywood e della nostra storia, dei suoi sogni e dei suoi fantasmi. “ Cercando la luce ha la stessa forza narrativa di un film hollywoodiano. Oliver Stone, in modo onesto e talvolta brutale, spiega che per diventare quello che lui stesso sperava di essere, uno scrittore e regista di successo, la strada è spesso impervia. Bravo. Bravo. Bravo.” Spike Lee “ Provoca indignazione. Suscita polemiche. Non ha rispetto per i luoghi sicuri. Oliver Stone è più grande della vita.” Anthony Hopkins

Oliver Stone, ganador de un Óscar de la Academia, y el historiador Peter Kuznick nos desvelan la otra cara de la historia de Estados Unidos analizando los grandes acontecimientos de los últimos años del siglo xxi a través de un prisma crítico y constructivo. El resultado es un libro que cuestiona el discurso oficial transmitido dentro y fuera de las fronteras de la superpotencia —centrándose en los errores porque los grandes aciertos ya han sido glorificados— que han marcado la historia de Estados Unidos y, por tanto, del mundo. El segundo mandato de Obama, Trump, el cambio climático, la amenaza nuclear, Corea del Norte, Rusia, Irán, China, Siria o el ISIS, son solo algunos de los ejes de la política exterior estadounidenses revisitan y examinan. Y es que, tal y como afirman los autores en su prólogo, la información que esta obra contiene sea útil a los lectores para luchar por un planeta más justo, humano, democrático y equitativo.

In this powerful and evocative memoir, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter, Oliver Stone, takes us right to the heart of what it''s like to make movies on the edge. In Chasing The Light he writes about his rarefied New York childhood, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such films as Platoon, Midnight Express, and Scarface. Before the international success of Platoon in 1986, Oliver Stone had been wounded as an infantryman in Vietnam, and spent years writing unproduced scripts while taking miscellaneous jobs and driving taxis in New York, finally venturing westward to Los Angeles and a new life. Stone, now 73, recounts those formative years with vivid details of the high and low moments: we sit at the table in meetings with Al Pacino over Stone''s scripts for Scarface, Platoon, and Born on the Fourth of July; relive the harrowing demon of cocaine addiction following the failure of his first feature, The Hand (starring Michael Caine); experience his risky on-the-ground research of Miami drug cartels for Scarface; and see his stormy relationship with The Deer Hunter director Michael Cimino. We also learn of the breathless hustles to finance the acclaimed and divisive Salvador; and witness tensions behind the scenes of his first Academy Award-winning film, Midnight Express. The culmination of the book is the extraordinarily vivid recreation of filming Platoon in the depths of the Philippine jungle with Kevin Dillon, Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp et al, pushing himself, the crew and the young cast almost beyond breaking point. Written fearlessly, with intense detail and colour, Chasing the Light is a true insider''s story of Hollywood''s years of upheaval in the 1970s and ''80s, and Stone brings this period alive as only someone at the centre of the action truly can.

He gained the trust of Americans, now, do Americans still trust him with all the controversies surrounding his WHITE HOUSE? Do you think the 45th President of the United States of America is fit with the right state of mind to govern the most powerful nation on earth? How well do you know THE MAN CALLED DONALD TRUMP? You can enlighten yourself with the answers to these questions in this book "THE MAN CALLED DONALD TRUMP."

As conversas que deram origem ao documentário The Putin Interviews Durante um período de dois anos Oliver Stone realizou uma série de entrevistas com o presidente russo Vladimir Putin, que vieram a se tornar o documentário da rede de TV Showtime The Putin interviews. Em As entrevistas de Putin o leitor brasileiro terá a oportunidade inédita de saber um pouco mais sobre o homem por trás do cargo de presidente, sobre suas responsabilidades, suas preocupações — das mais banais até aquelas que têm impacto na vida de milhares de cidadãos ao redor do planeta —, suas relações familiares, seu passado como agente da KGB e mesmo as expectativas pessoais do presidente russo diante de conflitos bastante complexos. A partir da linha biográfica de Vladimir Putin o público deste livro será capaz de se informar ou aprofundar seu conhecimento sobre inúmeros marcos da história da Rússia e sobre as relações internacionais muitas vezes conturbadas do país. Putin também fala sobre sua ascensão ao poder e detalha seu vínculo com os presidentes Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama e Donald Trump.

«Este libro destapa las vergüenzas de Estados Unidos en los últimos cien años».Bill Maher Oliver Stone, ganador de un Óscar de la Academia, y el historiador Peter Kuznick nos desvelan la otra cara de la historia de Estados Unidosanalizando los grandes acontecimientos que desde la Guerra de Secesión y hasta la actualidad han marcado el «siglo americano» a través de un prisma crítico y constructivo. El resultado es un libro que cuestiona el discurso oficial transmitido dentro y fuera de las fronteras de la superpotencia —centrándose en los errores porque los grandes aciertos ya han sido glorificados— que han marcado la historia de Estados Unidos y, por tanto, del mundo. La Primera Guerra Mundial, el New Deal, la bomba atómica, el asesinato de Kennedy, la carrera armamentística de Reagan, el 11-S, la llegada de Obama al poder… son solo algunos de los importantes hitos que los autores revisitan y examinan. Porque tal y como ellos mismos afirman en la introducción: «Somos esclavos de nuestra concepción del pasado y rara vez nos damos cuenta de hasta qué punto esa forma de entender la historia determina nuestro comportamiento aquí y ahora. La comprensión de la historia define nuestra idea de lo concebible, de lo realizable». «Fascinante, reveladora. A la altura de la mejor historiografía contemporánea. No me canso de ensalzarla y recomendar su lectura». Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian «Un libro provocador y lleno de fuerza». Kirkus Reviews «Una obra llena de coraje, sabiduría y compasión que superará la prueba del tiempo. Un juicio feroz y un himno apasionado de los autores a su patria». Akbar Ahmed, alto comisionado para Pakistán, autor de The Thistle and the Drone «Oliver Stone y Peter Kuznick nos ofrecen una visión crítica de la política exterior norteamericana de las últimas décadas. Está en juego la posibilidad de que Estados Unidos sea el gendarme de la Pax Americana, es decir, la receta definitiva para el desastre, o se asocie con otras naciones para labrar un futuro más justo, seguro y sostenible». Mijaíl Gorbachov «Un gran libro, una obra extraordinaria, un relato honrado que desmonta muchos mitos y nos descubre una realidad sorprendente para la mayoría y documentándola con hechos». David Swanson, autor de War is a Lie «El análisis más completo e incisivo de la política exterior estadounidense desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial». Allan Lichtman, autor de White Protestant Nation

The truth about America is revealed in this first of four volumes of the young readers’ edition of The Untold History of the United States, from Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, adapted by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. There is history as we know it. And there is history we should have known. Complete with photos, illustrations, and little-known documents, this first of four volumes covers crucial moments in American history from the late nineteenth century to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is not the kind of history taught in schools or normally presented on television or in popular movies. This riveting young readers’ edition challenges prevailing orthodoxies to reveal the dark reality about the rise and fall of the American empire for curious, budding historians who are hungry for the truth. Based on the latest archival findings and recently declassified information, this book will come as a surprise to the vast majority of students and their teachers—and that’s precisely why this edition is such a crucial counterpoint to today’s history textbooks. Adapted by Newbery Honor recipient Susan Campbell Bartoletti from the bestselling book and companion to the documentary The Untold History of the United States by Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick, this volume presents young readers with a powerful and provocative look at the past century of American imperialism.

WORUM GEHT ES? Amerikas Aufstieg zur Supermacht wird gemeinhin als heroische Geschichte erzählt. Im Mittelpunkt dieses Buches, das der amerikanische Filmregisseur Oliver Stone zusammen mit dem Historiker Peter Kuznick geschrieben hat, stehen die Schattenseiten dieses Aufstiegs: blutige Eroberungskriege, die Kolonisierung Lateinamerikas durch Großkonzerne, der Aufstieg von Großbanken als Kriegsgewinnler, Rassismus und Antisemitismus, der Abwurf von Atombomben ohne militärischen Nutzen, die brutale Kriegführung in Vietnam, Afghanistan und im Irak, die Inszenierung von Militärputschen in Lateinamerika und Afrika, Mord, Folter, Menschenrechtsverletzungen. Ein umfassendes Sündenregister, ein Schwarzbuch Amerika, eine Chronik der Unterdrückung, Ausbeutung und Versklavung. WAS IST BESONDERS? Kompetent und fundiert liefern Stone und Kuznick rechtzeitig zum kommenden Präsidentschaftswahlkampf eine kritische Bilanz der Schattenseiten von Amerikas Aufstieg zur Weltmacht. WER LIEST? • Alle, die Amerikas Rolle als Weltmacht kritisch sehen • Leser der Bücher von Peter Scholl-Latour, George Packer und Michael Moore

Este é um arquivo histórico importantíssimo e raro que o leitor terá a oportunidade de conhecer a partir da curiosidade e do brilhante trabalho desta inusitada dupla de autores. A obra cobre um período de mais de 100 anos de história mundial, é fruto de uma profunda pesquisa por cinco anos, em que os autores se debruçaram sobre arquivos da época, e conferiam dados de fontes à exaustão. O resultado mostra que tudo está conectado: Dos governos Reagan e Eisenhower a todo o conceito da Segunda Guerra Mundial; o real significado da batalha contra o nazismo; o desenvolvimento (e a alimentação) da guerra fria; os diversos momentos em que os Estados Unidos agiram, na verdade, como agressores; O Macarthismo e a tradição de espionar toda gente, desde pessoas comuns à líderes mundiais; o modus operandi em que se inserem os conflitos no Iraque, Teerã, o trabalho da CIA e tantos outros eventos que, segundo documentos, tiveram como meta criar uma guerra global ao terror e dividir o mundo.

Secrets, scandales et complots politiques à la Maison Blanche Responsable du lancement de la bombe atomique sur Hiroshima (60 000 morts) et Nagasaki (80 000 morts), Harry S. Truman se vantait de ne jamais avoir éprouvé le moindre remords. À un journaliste qui lui demandait si la décision avait été moralement difficile à prendre, il répondit en claquant des doigts : « Je l’ai fait comme ça. » Trente ans plus tard, l’offensive du Vietcong pulvérisa l’armée sud-vietnamienne. Richard Nixon envisagea de faire sauter les digues et les centrales électriques. « Au risque de noyer deux cent mille personnes ? », objecta Henry Kissinger. Réponse de Nixon : « Non, je préférerais utiliser la bombe atomique. » « Je crois que ce serait quand même un peu excessif », répondit Kissinger. « La bombe, ça vous gêne ? Allons Henry, un peu de largeur de vue, bon sang ! », rétorqua Nixon. Ces confessions donnent la mesure de la responsabilité historique des présidents américains. Inconscients, parfois criminels par procuration, souvent sous influence de « faucons », comme l’a encore montré la dernière guerre d’Irak, avec ses 200 000 morts. Démystificatrice, provocatrice, cette vaste fresque de l’histoire contemporaine de l’Amérique, qui remet en cause sa légitimité sur la scène internationale, a déclenché une importante controverse. Les auteurs du livre ont analysé dans leurs moindres détails les archives américaines, russes, anglaises, allemandes et japonaises. Découvrez l''histoire des États-Unis sous un nouveau jour grâce à de nombreux témoignages et archives CE QU''EN PENSE LA CRITIQUE - "Autant de portraits de présidents en action, souvent épinglés pour leur cynisme, citations à l’appui; autant de moments épiques retenus par l’auteur, qui n’oublie pas qu’il est cinéaste : on est dans l’Histoire racontée par un scénariste. à ce récit passionné et passionnant." (Alain Frachon, Le Monde) - "Oliver Stone n’est pas un historien comme Howard Zinn, mais un cinéaste contestataire qui remet en cause l’histoire américaine telle qu’elle est racontée dans les livres scolaires et dans les médias dominants. Il utilise un vaste matériel (interviews, images d’archives, photographies, films, enregistrements audio, cartes, graphiques) pour remettre en question la version officielle." (Serge Lefort, Monde en question) EXTRAIT Alors même que nous écrivons ce livre, le rideau tombe sur l’Empire américain. Le magnat de la presse Henry Luce ne croyait pas si bien dire lorsqu’il proclama dès 1941 – avant la défaite de l’Allemagne et du Japon, la découverte de la bombe atomique, le boom de la production américaine d’après-guerre, le développement d’Internet et la « victoire » de son pays à l’issue de la Guerre froide – que le vingtième siècle était le « siècle de l’Amérique ». L’accession des États-Unis à l’hégémonie mondiale – la plus totale jamais connue – a été marquée par d’admirables réussites et de terribles déceptions. Ce sont ces dernières que nous nous proposons d’évoquer ici. Nous voulons mettre en lumière ce que les États-Unis ont fait de mal, convaincus que nous sommes qu’il est encore temps de réparer ces erreurs. Que penser en effet de l’orientation prise par la politique étrangère américaine quand notre pays s’est récemment trouvé en guerre avec trois pays musulmans et a lancé dans six autres des attaques de drones s’apparentant fort à des assassinats ciblés ? Pourquoi disposons-nous aux quatre coins de la planète de bases militaires dont le nombre, dit-on, atteindrait un millier ?

A companion to Oliver Stone’s ten-part documentary series of the same name, this guide offers a people’s history of the American Empire: “a critical overview of US foreign policy…indispensable” (former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev); “brilliant, a masterpiece!” (Daniel Ellsberg); “Oliver Stone’s new book is as riveting, eye-opening, and thought-provoking as any history book you will ever read. It achieves what history, at its best, ought to do: presents a mountain of previously unknown facts that makes you question and re-examine many of your long-held assumptions about the most influential events” (Glenn Greenwald). In November 2012, Showtime debuted a ten-part documentary series based on Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick’s The Untold History of the United States. The book and documentary looked back at human events that, at the time, went underreported, but also crucially shaped America’s unique and complex history over the twentieth century. From the atomic bombing of Japan to the Cold War and fall of Communism, this concise version of the larger book is adapted for the general reader. Complete with poignant photos, arresting illustrations, and little-known documents, The Concise Untold History of the United States covers the rise of the American empire and national security state from the late nineteenth century through the Obama administration, putting it all together to show how deeply rooted the seemingly aberrant policies of the Bush-Cheney administration are in the nation’s past and why it has proven so difficult for Obama to change course. In this concise and indispensible guide, Kuznick and Stone (who Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills has called America’s own “Dostoevsky behind a camera”) challenge prevailing orthodoxies to reveal the dark truth about the rise and fall of American imperialism.

A young readers'' companion to the ten-part documentary series outlines provocative arguments against official American historical records to reveal the origins of conservatism and the obstacles to progressive change.

Companion to the documentary series of the same name.

These prominent filmmakers, “two of our most provocative and radical voices,” discuss American historical events that have been forgotten—or hidden (Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation). In working together on two challenging documentaries—South of the Border and the Untold History of the United States series for Showtime—filmmaker Oliver Stone engaged with author and filmmaker Tariq Ali in a probing, hard-hitting conversation on the politics of history. Their dialogue brings to light a number of forgotten—or deliberately buried—episodes of American history, from the US intervention against the Russian Revolution to the dynamic radicalism of the Wobblies; to how Henry Wallace’s nomination for the vice presidency was deliberately thwarted by Democratic Party machine insiders; to the ongoing close connections between various US presidents and the Saudi royal family. For Stone, an Academy Award–winner, and Ali, an acclaimed novelist and journalist—two of our most insightful observers on history and popular culture—no topic is sacred, no orthodoxy goes unchallenged.