{"product_id":"family-of-secrets-the-bush-dynasty-americas-invisible-government-and-the-hidden-history-of-the-last-fifty-years-paperback","title":"Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuss Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did the deeply flawed George W. Bush ascend to the highest office in the nation, what forces abetted his rise, and-perhaps most important-have those forces really been vanquished by Obama's election? Award-winning investigative journalist Russ Baker gives us the answers in \u003ci\u003eFamily of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e, a compelling and startling new take on the Bush dynasty and the shadowy elite that has quietly steered the American republic for the past half century and more. Baker shows how this network of figures in intelligence, the military, oil, and finance enabled-and in turn benefited handsomely from-the Bushes' perch at the highest levels of government. As Baker reveals, this deeply entrenched elite remains in power regardless of who sits in the Oval Office. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily of Secrets \u003c\/i\u003eoffers countless disclosures that challenge the conventional accounts of such central events as the JFK assassination and Watergate. It includes an inside account of George W.'s cynical religious conversion and the untold real background to the disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina. Baker's narrative is gripping, sobering, and deeply sourced. It will change the way we understand not just the Bush years, but a half century of postwar history-and the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuss Baker \u003c\/b\u003eis an awardwinning investigative journalist. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and has served as a contributing editor to the \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journalism Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founder of WhoWhatWhy\/the Real News Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization, operating at www.whowhatwhy.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.56 x 8.24 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166615670919,"sku":"9781608190065","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2987bcd4784e7fecf8826b0ddab75810.webp?v=1733322028","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/family-of-secrets-the-bush-dynasty-americas-invisible-government-and-the-hidden-history-of-the-last-fifty-years-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}