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"A rip-roaring read. It left me breathless." - Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show
"Riveting." - The New York Times
"... a Hollywood movie in itself." - Spike Lee
"Raw, savagely honest, as dramatic as any of his movies." - Mail on Sunday
"A tremendous book - readable, funny and harrowing." - The Sunday Times
In this powerful and evocative memoir, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter, Oliver Stone, takes us right to the heart of what it's like to make movies on the edge.
In Chasing The Light he writes about his rarefied New York childhood, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such films as Platoon, Midnight Express, and Scarface.
Before the international success of Platoon in 1986, Oliver Stone had been wounded as an infantryman in Vietnam, and spent years writing unproduced scripts while taking miscellaneous jobs and driving taxis in New York, finally venturing westward to Los Angeles and a new life.
Stone, now 73, recounts those formative years with vivid details of the high and low moments: we sit at the table in meetings with Al Pacino over Stone's scripts for Scarface, Platoon, and Born on the Fourth of July; relive the harrowing demon of cocaine addiction following the failure of his first feature, The Hand (starring Michael Caine); experience his risky on-the-ground research of Miami drug cartels for Scarface; and see his stormy relationship with The Deer Hunter director Michael Cimino. We also learn of the breathless hustles to finance the acclaimed and divisive Salvador; and witness tensions behind the scenes of his first Academy Award-winning film, Midnight Express.
The culmination of the book is the extraordinarily vivid recreation of filming Platoon in the depths of the Philippine jungle with Kevin Dillon, Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp et al, pushing himself, the crew and the young cast almost beyond breaking point.
Written fearlessly, with intense detail and colour, Chasing the Light is a true insider's story of Hollywood's years of upheaval in the 1970s and '80s, and Stone brings this period alive as only someone at the centre of the action truly can.
'This is not history for history's sake, however – this is the history of our present and future, long beyond cold war, into war on terror, war on drugs' Ed Vulliamy, Guardian
The Untold History of the United States is filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick’s riveting landmark account of the rise and decline of the American empire – the most powerful and dominant nation the world has ever seen. Probing the dark corners of the administrations of 17 presidents, from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama, they dare to ask just how far the US has drifted from its founding democratic ideals.
Beginning with the bloody suppression of the Filipino struggle for independence and spanning the two World Wars, it documents how US administrations have repeatedly intervened in conflicts on foreign soil, taking part in covert operations and wars in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East. At various times it has overthrown elected leaders in favour of right-wing dictators, for both economic and political gain.
Examining America’s atomic history, Stone and Kuznick argue that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were militarily unnecessary and morally indefensible. They show how the United States has repeatedly brandished nuclear threats and come terrifyingly close to war. They expose how US presidents have trampled on the US constitution and international law and lay bare the recent transformation of the United States into a national security state.
Using the latest research and recently declassified records, The Untold History builds a meticulously documented and shocking picture of the American empire, showing how it has determined the course of world events for the interests of the few across the twentieth century and beyond.
There is history as we know it. And there is history we should have known.
Complete with photos, illustrations, and little-known documents, this first of four volumes covers crucial moments in American history from the late nineteenth century to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
This is not the kind of history taught in schools or normally presented on television or in popular movies. This riveting young readers’ edition challenges prevailing orthodoxies to reveal the dark reality about the rise and fall of the American empire for curious, budding historians who are hungry for the truth. Based on the latest archival findings and recently declassified information, this book will come as a surprise to the vast majority of students and their teachers—and that’s precisely why this edition is such a crucial counterpoint to today’s history textbooks.
Adapted by Newbery Honor recipient Susan Campbell Bartoletti from the bestselling book and companion to the documentary The Untold History of the United States by Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick, this volume presents young readers with a powerful and provocative look at the past century of American imperialism.
Oliver Stone, ganador de un Óscar de la Academia, y el historiador Peter Kuznick nos desvelan la otra cara de la historia de Estados Unidos analizando los grandes acontecimientos de los últimos años del siglo xxi a través de un prisma crítico y constructivo. El resultado es un libro que cuestiona el discurso oficial transmitido dentro y fuera de las fronteras de la superpotencia —centrándose en los errores porque los grandes aciertos ya han sido glorificados— que han marcado la historia de Estados Unidos y, por tanto, del mundo.
El segundo mandato de Obama, Trump, el cambio climático, la amenaza nuclear, Corea del Norte, Rusia, Irán, China, Siria o el ISIS, son solo algunos de los ejes de la política exterior estadounidenses revisitan y examinan. Y es que, tal y como afirman los autores en su prólogo, la información que esta obra contiene sea útil a los lectores para luchar por un planeta más justo, humano, democrático y equitativo.
There is history as we know it. And there is history we should have known.
Complete with poignant photos and little-known but vitally important stories, this second of two volumes traces how people around the world responded to the United States’s rise as a superpower from the end of World War II through an increasingly tense Cold War and, eventually, to the brink of nuclear annihilation during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
This is not the kind of history taught in schools or normally presented on television or in popular movies. This riveting young readers volume challenges prevailing orthodoxies to reveal uncomfortable realities about the US role in heightening Cold War tensions. It also humanizes the experiences of diverse people, at home and abroad, who yearned for a more just, equal, and compassionate world. This volume will come as a breath of fresh air for students, teachers, and budding young historians hungry for different perspectives—which makes it a crucial counterpoint to today’s history textbooks.
Adapted by high school and university educator Eric S. Singer from the bestselling book and companion to the documentary The Untold History of the United States by Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick, this volume gives young readers a powerful and provocative look at the US role in the Cold War. It also provides a blueprint for those concerned with shaping a better and more equitable future for people across the world.
From Oscar®-winner Oliver Stone, Snowden is a riveting personal look at one of the most polarizing figures of the twenty-first century, the man responsible for what has been described as the most far-reaching security breach in US intelligence history. This official motion picture screenplay edition, written by Kieran Fitzgerald and Oliver Stone, includes a foreword by David Talbot and dozens of photos from the film.
In 2013, Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) quietly leaves his job at the NSA and flies to Hong Kong to meet with journalists Glenn Greenwald (Zachary Quinto) and Ewen MacAskill (Tom Wilkinson), and filmmaker Laura Poitras (Melissa Leo) to reveal US government cyber surveillance programs of epic proportions. A top security contractor with virtuoso programming skills, Ed has discovered that a virtual mountain of data on digital communication is being assemblednot just from foreign governments and terror groups, but from ordinary Americans.
Disillusioned with his work in the intelligence community, Snowden meticulously gathers hundreds of thousands of secret documents that will expose the full extent of the abuses. Leaving his longtime love Lindsay Mills (Shailene Woodley) behind, Ed finds the courage to act on his principles. Snowden opens the door on the untold story of Edward Snowden, examining the forces that turned a conservative young eager patriot into a historic whistleblower and posing provocative questions about which liberties we are willing to trade for protection.
Amerikas Aufstieg zur Supermacht wird gemeinhin als heroische Geschichte erzählt. Im Mittelpunkt dieses Buches, das der amerikanische Filmregisseur Oliver Stone zusammen mit dem Historiker Peter Kuznick geschrieben hat, stehen die Schattenseiten dieses Aufstiegs: blutige Eroberungskriege, die Kolonisierung Lateinamerikas durch Großkonzerne, der
Aufstieg von Großbanken als Kriegsgewinnler, Rassismus und Antisemitismus, der Abwurf von Atombomben ohne militärischen Nutzen, die brutale Kriegführung in Vietnam, Afghanistan und im Irak, die Inszenierung von Militärputschen in Lateinamerika und Afrika, Mord, Folter, Menschenrechtsverletzungen. Ein umfassendes Sündenregister, ein Schwarzbuch Amerika, eine Chronik der Unterdrückung, Ausbeutung und Versklavung.
WAS IST BESONDERS?
Kompetent und fundiert liefern Stone und Kuznick rechtzeitig zum kommenden Präsidentschaftswahlkampf eine kritische Bilanz der Schattenseiten von Amerikas Aufstieg zur Weltmacht.
WER LIEST?
• Alle, die Amerikas Rolle als Weltmacht kritisch sehen
• Leser der Bücher von Peter Scholl-Latour, George Packer
und Michael Moore
Una visión crítica de la política norteamericana del último siglo
«Este libro destapa las vergüenzas de Estados Unidos en los últimos cien años». Bill Maher
Oliver Stone, ganador de un Óscar de la Academia, y el historiador Peter Kuznick nos desvelan la otra cara de la historia de Estados Unidosanalizando los grandes acontecimientos que desde la Guerra de Secesión y hasta la actualidad han marcado el «siglo americano» a través de un prisma crítico y constructivo. El resultado es un libro que cuestiona el discurso oficial transmitido dentro y fuera de las fronteras de la superpotencia —centrándose en los errores porque los grandes aciertos ya han sido glorificados— que han marcado la historia de Estados Unidos y, por tanto, del mundo.
La Primera Guerra Mundial, el New Deal, la bomba atómica, el asesinato de Kennedy, la carrera armamentística de Reagan, el 11-S, la llegada de Obama al poder… son solo algunos de los importantes hitos que los autores revisitan y examinan. Porque tal y como ellos mismos afirman en la introducción: «Somos esclavos de nuestra concepción del pasado y rara vez nos damos cuenta de hasta qué punto esa forma de entender la historia determina nuestro comportamiento aquí y ahora. La comprensión de la historia define nuestra idea de lo concebible, de lo realizable».
«Fascinante, reveladora. A la altura de la mejor historiografía contemporánea. No me canso de ensalzarla y recomendar su lectura». Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
«Un libro provocador y lleno de fuerza». Kirkus Reviews
«Una obra llena de coraje, sabiduría y compasión que superará la prueba del tiempo. Un juicio feroz y un himno apasionado de los autores a su patria». Akbar Ahmed, alto comisionado para Pakistán, autor de The Thistle and the Drone
«Oliver Stone y Peter Kuznick nos ofrecen una visión crítica de la política exterior norteamericana de las últimas décadas. Está en juego la posibilidad de que Estados Unidos sea el gendarme de la Pax Americana, es decir, la receta definitiva para el desastre, o se asocie con otras naciones para labrar un futuro más justo, seguro y sostenible». Mijaíl Gorbachov
«Un gran libro, una obra extraordinaria, un relato honrado que desmonta muchos mitos y nos descubre una realidad sorprendente para la mayoría y documentándola con hechos». David Swanson, autor de War is a Lie
«El análisis más completo e incisivo de la política exterior estadounidense desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial». Allan Lichtman, autor de White Protestant Nation