Best Selling Books by Oliver Stone

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 ?

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.

El resultado es esta esplndida novela, en gran medida autobiogrfica, donde el joven Oliver, atrapado entre las fuertes personalidades de su padre americano y su madre francesa, huye hacia delante: al horror de los campos de batalla en Vietnam, a los prostbulos del Lejano Oriente, a los rincones ms recnditos de los barcos mercantes. El protagonista viaja en busca de respuestas y se encuentra con un paisaje infernal, sembrado de ms dudas y preguntas.

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.

Discover America’s secrets in this second of two 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 Eric Singer. There is history as we know it. And there is history we should have known. Complete with poignant photos and little-known but vitally important stories, this second of two volumes traces how people around the world responded to the United States’s rise as a superpower from the end of World War II through an increasingly tense Cold War and, eventually, to the brink of nuclear annihilation during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This is not the kind of history taught in schools or normally presented on television or in popular movies. This riveting young readers volume challenges prevailing orthodoxies to reveal uncomfortable realities about the US role in heightening Cold War tensions. It also humanizes the experiences of diverse people, at home and abroad, who yearned for a more just, equal, and compassionate world. This volume will come as a breath of fresh air for students, teachers, and budding young historians hungry for different perspectives—which makes it a crucial counterpoint to today’s history textbooks. Adapted by high school and university educator Eric S. Singer 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 gives young readers a powerful and provocative look at the US role in the Cold War. It also provides a blueprint for those concerned with shaping a better and more equitable future for people across the world.

Now adapted into graphic novel format—the “riveting, eye-opening, and thought-provoking” (The Guardian) New York Times bestselling companion to the critically acclaimed Showtime documentary about the largely unknown true rise and decline of the American empire. Since its initial publication in 2012, the New York Times bestselling companion to the critically acclaimed Showtime documentary by award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick has been translated into more than twenty languages, updated in 2019 to include new material, and published in a two-volume set for young readers, with its source material airing around the world. Now in beautifully inked graphic novel format, this adaptation of the modern classic breathes new life into key moments: from the rise of the American empire; to the madness of the apocalyptic nuclear age; and to the disastrous wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond. Adapted by comics writer Scott Cunningham and illustrated by Hugo Award–winning cartoonist Steve Stiles and veteran comics artist Jim Fern, this fresh retelling of Stone and Kuznick’s riveting masterpiece boldly confronts the powerful forces at work behind an often half-told American history.

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."

Set in Miami in 1980, follows the violent career of a small-time Mariel refugee hoodlum who guns his way to the top of Miami''s cocaine empire.

From Oscar-winner Oliver Stone comes a first-hand look at one of the most important, powerful, and controversial leaders in the world: Vladimir Putin of Russia. The companion to the news-breaking television series, this edition has substantial material not included in the documentary. Academy Award winner Oliver Stone was able to secure what journalists, news organizations, and even other world leaders have long coveted: extended, unprecedented access to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Putin Interviews are culled from more than a dozen interviews with Putin over a two-year span—never before has the Russian leader spoken in such depth or at such length with a Western interviewer. No topics are off limits in the interviews, which first occurred during Stone’s trips to meet with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in Moscow and most recently after the election of President Donald Trump. Prodded by Stone, Putin discusses relations between the United States and Russia, allegations of interference in the US election, and Russia’s involvement with conflicts in Syria, Ukraine, and elsewhere across the globe. Putin speaks about his rise to power and details his relationships with Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama, and Trump. The exchanges are personal, provocative, and at times surreal. At one point, Stone asks, “Why did Russia hack the election?”; at another, Stone introduces him to Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 Cold War satire "Dr. Strangelove," which the two watch together. Stone has interviewed controversial world leaders before, including Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, and Benjamin Netanyahu. But The Putin Interviews, in its unmediated access to one of the most enigmatic and powerful men in the world, can only be compared to the series of conversations between David Frost and Richard Nixon we now refer to as “The Nixon Interviews” of 1977. The book will also contain references and sources that give readers a deeper understanding of the topics covered in the interviews and make for a more robust reading experience.

Jamais Vladimir Poutine ne s''était livré aussi librement que lors de ces cinquante heures d''entretiens avec le grand cinéaste Oliver Stone. Un huis clos absolument fascinant. Voici l''interview complète, où le maître du Kremlin aborde sa vie personnelle, revenant sur son parcours, son enfance et sa vie de famille, mais où il nous révèle également sa vision sur des sujets aussi variés et brûlants que les relations russo-américaines, le conflit syrien, la liberté de la presse ou le traitement des homosexuels dans son pays. Au-delà des questions de société ou des enjeux géopolitiques, ce sont les secrets d''une personnalité surprenante que Vladimir Poutine dévoile pour la première fois au réalisateur de Platoon. Un document unique.

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.

Unfilmed screenplay. Signed by Oliver Stone.

Press kit includes 3 pamphlets and 7 photographs.