Essays are enjoying renewed popularity from the personal essays of Lewis Thomas to the intellectual treats of Marguerite Yourcenar to the political and social commentary of Michael Parenti in this superb collection. Parenti covers the myth of the liberal media terrorist hype John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy phobia and an insiders view of ethnic struggle among many other topical subjects. The essays are eyeopeners expressed in straightforward smooth prose that entertains as it informs. If you enjoy a fresh perspective on contemporary issues or if you want information on issues that may have been hidden or glossed over by the media pick up Parenti This eyeopening and entertaining collection of essays investigates media and culture conspiracy and state power ideology and political consciousness. Parenti ranges over such crucial issues as free speech the rise of neofascism the relationship between wealth and poverty the terrorism hype the continuing mystifications about the Kennedy assassination and the deceptions and injustices of U.S. corporate global domination. Moving from the political to the personal Parenti shows the links between seemingly disparate social and political forces. Dirty Truths also contains three poems and moving accounts of his own ethnic family life and the political intolerance he encountered in academia. This book is a rich buffet an enlightening and provocative feast for the mind and heart. Author of Against Empire Democracy for the Few Land of Idols Political Mythology in America and many other books Michael Parenti is one of the countrys most astute and engaging political analysts. He has taught at a number of universities and now lives in Berkeley California. show more