“Shocking in its disclosures, elegantly crafted, & faultlessly measured in its judgments.”—Roger Morris, author of *Richard Milhous Nixon* & *Partners in Power*How did the deeply flawed George W. Bush ascend to the highest office in the nation, what forces abetted his rise, &-—perhaps most important—-have those forces really been vanquished by Obama’s election? Award-winning investigative journalist Russ Baker gives us the answers in *Family of Secrets*, a compelling & startling new take on the Bush dynasty & the shadowy elite that has quietly steered the American republic for the past half century & more. Baker shows how this network of figures in intelligence, the military, oil & finance enabled—-& in turn benefited handsomely from—-the Bushes’ perch at the highest levels of government. As Baker reveals, this deeply entrenched elite remains in power regardless of who sits in the Oval Office.*Family of Secrets* offers countless disclosures that challenge the conventional accounts of such central events as the JFK assassination & Watergate. It includes an inside account of George W.’s cynical religious conversion & the untold real background to the disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina. Baker’s narrative is gripping, sobering & deeply sourced. It will change the way we understand not just the Bush years, but a half century of postwar history & the present.Wörter : 227795