2001-2009

Presents a history of the relationship, decisions, and controversies between former President George W. Bush and former Vice-President Richard B. Chenney during the Bush administration.

First Lady Laura Bush reveals her life, describing her childhood in Midland, Texas, along with her relationships with family members and friends, a tragic high school car accident, professional accomplishments, married life, experiences in the White House, and more.

Argues that the U.S.'s views of itself and the world are skewed, critiquing George W. Bush's administration and the War on Terror and discussing threats posed by terrorism and counterterrorism, nuclear proliferation, global warming, and international instability; and proposes directions for change.

The daughter of a high-ranking Egyptian army officer who grew up in Cairo and Gaza comments on the reasons Muslims embrace jihad, hate Jews, oppose America, and believe in the destruction of Israel; and provides her opinion concerning the necessity of the War on Terror.

Kurt Vonnegut reflects on life in America, drawing on examples from Mark Twain, Jesus Christ, Abraham Lincoln, and others to explore what it means to be an American.

Presents dozens of editorial cartoons that were yanked before publication due to perceived controversy, accompanied by brief narratives explaining the situations behind them. Includes entries from the 1930s through the early twenty-first century by artists such as Garry Trudeau, Doug Marlette, Paul Conrad, Herblock, Mike Luckovich, and Norman Rockwell.

The commentators featured in the book examine issues surrounding the causes and consequences of anti-American sentiment in other parts of the world--and even within the US itself.

A journalist who has covered the senator and presidential candidate since his campaign for the Senate offers a portrait that features his childhood and youth in Hawaii and his embrace of seemingly ruthless campaign tactics.

A collection of statements and speeches in which President George W. Bush rallies against terrorism after the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Journalist Thomas L. Friedman presents commentaries he wrote surrounding the September 11 terrorist attacks, spanning December 2000 through July 2002, as well as a diary of his travels to such places as Afghanistan and Israel in the months following the attacks.