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Portrait of how the Clinton White House really works, based on interviews with administration insiders and other key officials and confidential internal memos, diaries, and meeting notes.

The author provides an account of his experiences during the Vietnam War, discussing his decision, while home for Christmas during basic training, to leave behind his family, his girlfriend, and his homeland and escape to Canada where he has lived for thirty years.

Cultural analyst Tony Watkins critiques Philip Pullman's "His Dark Material" trilogy, looking at the fantasy novels' religious and scientific foundations, as well as their cultural and spiritual significance.

Argues that an inept and weakly led coalition that is dominated by religious zealotry is threatening the future of America and losing the respect of other countries.

Presents a guide to studying Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried, " a collection of related short fiction stories that recreate the Vietnam War experiences of an American foot soldier, featuring a list of characters, a biographical sketch of the author, and a selection of critical essays.

Explores how the shadow of the Cold War still hangs over American foreign policy, and discusses how domestic politics have determined the United States' role as a world power.

Examines the year-long political, legal, constitutional, and cultural struggle that began when President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky became public, and discusses what the author sees as the failure of the judiciary, the political establishment, the Congress, the legal profession, and the academic community to cope with the ordeal.

Former presidential senior advisor George Stephanopoulos chronicles the five years he spent as a supporter, confidant, and friend to President Bill Clinton, discussing his impressions of the scandals that rocked the White House, the President's policies, and his encounters with key political figures.