Ron Susskind (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. "Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11." After the attack on the World Trade Center, the U.S. government responded by going to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and passing new laws to empower the federal government to go after domestic "threats." The title reflects the views of Vice-President Cheney, that if there is a "once percent chance of the unimaginable coming due, acti as if it is a certainty." 367 pages, acknowledgements, index. Published @ $27.00.…

Magazine. First edition. Fine magazine with light signs of handling/shelving. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. The November 16, 2008, issue of the Sunday New York Times Magazine, with: Condoleezza Rice and three other administration veterans discuss what President-elect Barack Obama will inherit and what to look out for, by Helene Cooper and Scott L. Malcomson with illustrations by Nathan Fox; Matt Bai on how Howard Dean won the election; an interview with Karl Rove; Ron Susskind on how eras end, and begin; chapter 2 of Prime Baby from the graphic novel by Gene Luan Yang; chapter 9 of the novel The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman; a photograph by Jason Schmidt of the design of survival; Indian food, photograph by Raghu Rai; the poet, philosopher, translator and scholar Lewis Hyde has spent his life trying to figure out what art is for, a profile by Daniel B. Smith with photographs by Reuben Cox; and much more. Staple-bound magazine; 66 pages; color and b&w illustrations throughout; 9.5 x 11.5 inches.…