Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years
Praise forFamily of Secrets:“One of the most important books of the past ten years.”—Gore Vidal “A tour de force …Family of Secretshas made me rethink even those events I witnessed with my own eyes.”—Dan Rather “Shocking in its disclosures, elegantly crafted, and faultlessly measured in its judgments,Family of Secretsis nothing less than a first historic portrait in full of the Bush dynasty and the era it shaped. From revelation to revelation, insight to insight—from the Kennedy assassination to Watergate to the oil and financial intrigues that lie behind today's headlines—this is a sweeping drama of money and power, unseen forces, and the emblematic triumph of a lineage that sowed national tragedy. Russ Baker’sFamily of Secretsis sure to take its place as one of the most startling and influential works of American history and journalism.”—Roger Morris, former senior staff member, National Security Council, and author ofRichard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American PoliticianandPartners in Power: The Clintons and Their America “Left-wing paranoia? Baker, a solid investigative journalist, works hard to back up his claims – a reader could choke on the complex, interwoven details inFamily of Secrets. He's a man on a mission, desperate to stop the “methods of stealth and manipulation that ... reflect a deeper ill: the American public's increasingly tenuous hold upon the levers of its own democracy.”—San DiegoUnion-Tribune  “Prodigiously industrious investigative journalist Russ Baker…. connects the dots between the Bushes and Watergate.”—Lev Grossman,TimeMagazine Praise for Russ Baker:“In an era dominated by corporate journalism and an ideological right-wing media, Russ Baker’s work stands out for its fierce independence, fact-based reporting, and concern for what matters most to our democracy…A lot of us look to Russ to tell us what we didn’t know.” —Bill Moyers, author and host,Bill Moyers’ Journal(PBS) “Russ Baker has the three most important attributes of any great investigative reporter: He is skeptical, he is fearless, and he is indefatigable. Whenever he examines anything—including the most allegedly wellcovered topics—he breaks important new ground.” —David Margolick, author and contributing editor,Vanity Fair--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.