Family of Secrets

SF, Russ Baker and John Perry Barlow on Bush, Obama and stasis

JOIN JOHN PERRY BARLOW AND AUTHOR RUSS BAKER THIS TUESDAY, 7PM, SAN FRANCISCO….

With Karl Rove’s and Laura Bush’s books out recently, and George W. Bush’s own “Decision Points” due out with much fanfare in November, this is a perfect time to learn (and not from Karl, Laura or George) what really happened in this country the past eight years. Learn how the staggering Bush epoch evolved from unexamined occurrences over the past half century, and how it is still influencing White House policy today. Learn the back story to current controversies, from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster to the continuing hostilities in the Middle East. Learn about CIA-financial-military networks and their ability to shape presidencies.

Please join award-winning investigative journalist and author Russ Baker for a talk, reading and signing of his book Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Past Fifty Years. Baker’s work has been praised by Gore Vidal, who called it one of the most important books of the decade, as well as by Dan Rather and Bill Moyers. Full of stunning major revelations, Family of Secrets will change the way you view power in America. Russ will be introduced by John Perry Barlow, Grateful Dead lyricist, poet and Internet pioneer. The talk will be followed by an extended question and answer session and then a signing.

WHEN: THIS TUESDAY, JUNE 15, FROM 7-830,
WHERE: Borders Books in the Stonestown Galleria, 19th Avenue at Winston Drive, San Francisco. Easy parking and public transportation.

Book Signing & Discussion

JOIN US THIS WEDNESDAY, 7PM…. 
 
With Karl Rove’s and Laura Bush’s books out recently, and George W. Bush’s own “Decision Points” due out with much fanfare in November, this is a perfect time to learn (and not from Karl, Laura or George) what really happened in this country the past eight years. Learn how the staggering Bush epoch evolved from unexamined occurrences over the past half century, and how it is still influencing White House policy today. Learn the back story to current controversies, from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster to the continuing hostilities in the Middle East. Learn about CIA-financial-military networks and their ability to shape presidencies.
 
Please join author Russ Baker for a talk, reading and signing of his book Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Past Fifty Years. Baker’s work has been praised by Gore Vidal, who called it one of the most important books of the decade, Dan Rather, and Bill Moyers. Full of stunning major revelations, Family of Secrets will change the way you view power in America. The talk will be followed by an extended question and answer session and then a signing.
 
THIS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, FROM 7-830, at the New York University Bookstore in its brand new location, 726 Broadway at Waverly, just below Astor Place.  Easy access to most subway lines. 

Russ Baker on the PBS station WGBH, with host Emily Rooney

Russ Baker appears on the PBS station WGBH with host Emily Rooney to discuss the stunning revelations contained in his new book on the Bush Dynasty,”Family of Secrets.”

Interview topics range from George Bush Senior’s secret life in intelligence work preceding his directorship of the CIA; answers to why the elder Bush cannot remember where he was the day John F. Kennedy was shot;  new information on George W. Bush’s missing military service; and the back story to the American relationship to Saudi Arabia and oil. Watch Now!

Kwiatkowski Praises Family of Secrets

Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, former NSA and Pentagon official and arch-critic of the Iraq invasion, has strongly recommended Family of Secrets. She recently discussed the book and offered her own thoughts on the Bushes in a column for LewRockwell.com:

I recently read Russ Baker’s Family of Secrets, because Lew interviewed Russ Baker and it sounded great. The book delivers, although I suspect there are a lot of Bush family secrets that remain unexposed. I am personally curious about any Bush secret recipes on the back burner back in March 1981. As history, the Wikipedia version of the Reagan assassination attempt reads like a CIA moonlighter’s script for a movie of the week.

Baker’s research led him back to the days of the JFK assassination, where HW, or “Poppy” Bush was not where he said he was, after all these years. You’ll have to read the book for a real, and real interesting, lesson in modern American democracy.

Russ’s Reporting on W.’s Intent to Invade Iraq in Spotlight

This past Tuesday, June 2, Political Affairs Magazine ran a column by Sherwood Ross on Russ’s 2004 blockbuster pre-election scoop about George W. Bush’s intent, expressed back in 1999, to invade Iraq. 

Yesterday, The Raw Story’s John Byrne picked up the story. His detailed piece discusses the 2004 article as well as coverage of Family of Secrets.  Byrne’s entry immediately became a hit on Digg.

Join TPMCafe Book Club’s Discussion of Family of Secrets

This week, TPMCafe Book Club is featuring Family of Secrets.  Russ has kicked off the conversation with an introduction to the book.  Respondents include fellow authors Greg Mitchell of Editor & Publisher, Greg Anrig of The Century Foundation, and Craig Unger.

You don’t want to miss this discussion.  And don’t be afraid to add your two cents in comments . . . or to click on the “recommend” bar.

Liberal Oasis

Here’s another new Russ Baker radio interview with “Liberal Oasis,” broadcasting from Western Massachusetts. The interview with Russ begins slightly less than half way through the mp3.

New Radio Interview

Listen to Russ Baker in an interview with WSLR (Sarasota, FL) conducted just last week.

Russ on Alex Jones

This week, Russ Baker appeared live in studio on Alex Jones TV. You can watch a clip below, and other clips from the interview are available on YouTube:

Reader’s Choice

Family of Secrets is a Reader’s Pick over at the Christian Science Monitor website. Read more here.