New York: ReganBooks [an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher], 2001. First edition [stated]. Eighth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xx, [2], 281, [1] pages. Inscribed by author on fep. Notes and Sources. About the Author. About the Typeface. Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American documentary filmmaker, activist and author. One of his first films, Bowling for Columbine, which examines the causes of the Columbine High School massacre and overall gun culture of the United States, won the Academy Award. He also directed and produced Fahrenheit 9/11, a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror, which became the highest-grossing documentary at the American box office of all time and winner of a Palme d'Or. His next documentary, Sicko, which examines health care in the United States, also became one of the top ten highest-grossing documentaries. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation, a satirical newsmagazine television series, and The Awful Truth, a satirical show. Moore's written and cinematic works criticize topics such as globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, U.S. Presidents, the Iraq War, the American health care system, and capitalism overall. In 2005, Time magazine named Moore one of the world's 100 most influential people. More