Stupid White Men ... and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!
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. Although the publishers were convinced this book would be rejected by the American public after the September 11 attacks, it spent 50 consecutive weeks on New York Times Best Seller list (eight weeks at #1) for hardcover nonfiction. It is generally known by its short title, Stupid White Men. The book is highly critical of recent U.S. government policies in general, and the policies of the Clinton and Bush administrations in particular. Moore's "A Prayer to Afflict the Comfortable" was originally published in this book. Moore completed Stupid White Men shortly before the September 11, 2001 attacks. His publisher, HarperCollins, initially refused to release the book, fearing bad publicity in the wake of the attacks. HarperCollins wanted Moore to rewrite half of the book. They asked him to tone down criticism of the president. On December 1, Moore told an audience about the struggle to get his book published and that the only copies in existence were about to be recycled. Moore read the first chapters of his book to the group. In the audience was Ann Sparanese, a librarian. Sparanese sent word to various email lists, explaining Moore's predicament. Despite HarperCollins' predictions, the book became enormously popular. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: George Bush, Prison, Democrats, Racism, Environmental Protection, Racism, Sexism, Politics, Elections, People's Prayer
ISBN: 0060392452
[Book #74657]
Price: $45.00