When You Ride Alone You Ride with bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (677 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00007FYQU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 209 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Still Relevant, With Bipartisan Value Catherine Alexander This book is a bit of a departure from Maher's usual work. It's a collection of thirty-three essays reflecting on 9/11 and our response both as individuals and as a nation, and it's still relevant. There are some funny comments thrown in, but this is primarily seri. excellent positive propaganda audrey frances This collection of 33 WWII-ish posters range in subject matter from terrorism to the drug war and America's love affair with (big) cars. Each is accompanied by a one- or three-page Maher rant and often by a reprint of an inspirational vintage poster.I found the pos. Anthony Ian said Right On! A Perfect Tome on What We DON'T Do in This "War". What a brilliant, plain-spoken summary of things that brought 9/11, things we've refused to do since, and what we OUGHT to be doing if we really want to win this "War on Terror."Maher tells it like it is--painfully so for a lot of people--and nowhere does his unbia
This is the book that will help Americans make connections between what we do and how it can help (or hurt) our troops and us.. Political provocateur Bill Maher tells it like it is in a useful and hilarious guide for the many Americans who want to do more here at home to help the war effort, but are at a loss as to what. Thirty-three dynamic new posters and several classics from our government's archive accompanied by text from one of our leading pundits and cutting-edge comedians make this the perfect book for this time in our na
The government has "abdicated the role of helping citizens make connections in time of war," he says; in reaction, Maher includes dozens of WWII-style posters that he feels the government "should be making and plastering everywhere." It's no challenge to poke holes in his militant outlook, but books like this don't succeed by covering all the bases. From Publishers Weekly Anybody who has seen Maher's canceled show Politically Incorrect knows that his driving animus is the long shadow cast by the Greatest Generation during WWII, and that the war on terror has provided him with ample opportunity to elaborate on our inability to measure up-one such opportunity being this entertaining, heavily illustrated and graphically kinetic volume. Nonpartisan to a fault, Maher has a knack for leavening difficul