The Greatest Story Ever Sold : The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina (Hardcover)

from nmele

I put off reading this book for a year, for no good reason. Frank Rich has written an excellent account of the use of communications tools--the media and media techniques, basic public relations principles, and so forth--in government. Although focused on the Bush administration, Rich looks at th...

from jennyo

This book is subtitled "The Decline and Fall of Truth From 9/11 to Katrina" and is a point by point explanation of each and every time the Bush administration has lied to us in order to further its agenda at the expense of the American people. It's not new news, but it may be one of the first tim...

from historybuff17

Good information but it was slightly dry.

from Miro

I found this a useful book - as far as it goes - which is not very far. Rich gives an interesting blow by blow account of the media sales spin applied to the WMD and Iraq/Al Qaeda lies used by the American government to justify its invasion of Iraq. What he leaves to a much smaller section in the...

from grumpyvegan

To say that the Grumpy Vegan is a fan of author and New York Times columnist Frank Rich is to understate it. His Sunday column was a must-read -- indeed, the only reason to buy the paper -- until, well, NYT decided to hide it only to paying subscribers in its Times Select boutique. The toes curle...