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Liked It “Book covers the post 9/11 world through the eyes of various people including President Bush. Written in a style that tells feelings of people involved (including Bush) leaving the narative in question. Some insights such as the Bush-Cheney leak of Brittish intelligence before the 2006...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Book covers the post 9/11 world through the eyes of various people including President Bush. Written in a style that tells feelings of people involved (including Bush) leaving the narative in question. Some insights such as the Bush-Cheney leak of Brittish intelligence before the 2006 congressional elections. ”
Jim G wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“o yeah the book is well ,revolves around the thinking of muslims in U.S ,the writer also inscribe a debate on benezair Bhutto and her last voyage to pakistan.the book has open a new issue in pakistan”
jamil wrote this review Tuesday, September 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Suskind has a unique ability to write a non-fiction work in an engaging story-telling way. He ties disparate stories together under the rubric of the war on terror. Many of his revelations about our government's actions and lies are very disturbing. I highly recommend that you check this out.”
Robin T wrote this review Tuesday, August 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An eye opener i will say. It reveals the horrible face of Bush's administration.How they inflicted their personal war on innocent nations like Iraqis and Afghans..Discusses the dilemma of Muslim residents in America. Struggle of American lawyers has also been highlighted ,especially of Gorman( A human right lawyer working pro bono for detainees at GTMO ). The fake letter which was presented to legalize aggression in Iraq is an important disclosure.”
mohsin Kiani wrote this review Wednesday, March 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This nonfiction is much more entertaining than fiction. Thrill and Suspension. Serious but Funny. Tension and Release. Finally truth and freedom. Thanks to Ron Suskind! ”
Jaeheon wrote this review Tuesday, April 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked this book but lost interest 3/4 of the way through. I probably would have been rewarded had I persevered, but I didn't.”
Meg M wrote this review Friday, January 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 2 members found this review helpful“Overview: Editorial Review.
The Literary Hammer wrote this review Thursday, January 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
From Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and bestselling author Ron Suskind comes a startling look at how America lost its way and at the nation s struggle, day by day, to reclaim the moral authority upon which its survival depends. From the White House to Downing Street, from the fault-line countries of South Asia to the sands of Guantánamo, Suskind offers an astonishing story that connects world leaders to the forces waging today s shadow wars and to the next generation of global citizens. Tracking down truth and hope within the Beltway and far beyond it, Suskind delivers historic disclosures with this emotionally stirring and strikingly original portrait of the post-9/11 world.
In a sweeping, propulsive, and multilayered narrative, "The Way of the World" investigates how America relinquished the moral leadership it now desperately needs to fight the real threat of our era: a nuclear weapon in the hands of terrorists. Truth, justice, and accountability become more than mere words in this story. Suskind shows where the most neglected dangers lie in the story of The Armageddon Test a desperate gamble to send undercover teams into the world s nuclear black market to frustrate the efforts of terrorists trying to procure weapons-grade uranium. In the end, he finally reveals for the first time the explosive falsehood underlying the Iraq War and the entire Bush presidency.
While the public and political realms struggle, "The Way of the World" simultaneously follows an ensemble of characters in America and abroad who are turning fear and frustration into a desperate and often daring brand of human salvation. They include a striving, twenty-four-year-old Pakistani immigrant, a fearless UN refugee commissioner, an Afghan teenager, a Holocaust survivor's son, and Benazir Bhutto, who discovers, days before her death, how she s been abandoned by the United States at her moment of greatest need. They are all testing American values at a time of peril, and discovering solutions human solutions to so much that has gone wrong.
For anyone hoping to exercise truly informed consent and begin the process of restoring the values and hope along with the moral clarity and earned optimism at the heart of the American tradition, "The Way of the World" is a must-read. ”
“Greatly detailed and I like how some stories were written in article formats. Some stories or tales were provocative, especially the part of the stories behind the Islamic beliefs involving the Iranian scientist and philosopher Ibn Sina.
camie wrote this review Friday, December 26 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book make me think twice about religious beliefs, and the cons and pros that come with the concepts. ”
“I really liked it because it didn't simply rant about the Bush administration or attack their policies--something that is very easy to do right now. What I liked was that it challenged the status quo of the last eight years by telling narratives of a few key individuals and their families who are resisting being sucked up into the right-wing, proto-fascist government by living decent, honorable lives.
Mark V wrote this review Tuesday, December 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Suskind writes about one case where Cheney goes around the public's right to know and around the Constitution in order to carry out an illegal (impeachable!) offense that shows Bush's greed and impulsive character. It was fascinating reading and shows the true underbelly of this administration.
But this book is more about living and finding hope in the midst of such atastrophic policies. I liked it because it was positive and features people who were doing the right thing in spite of the decline of just about everything Bush has touched.”
