When You Ride Alone You Still Ride with Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism - And Still Isn't (Upda (Hardcover)

by Bill Maher (Author)

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Product Description
Political provocateur Bill Maher tells it like it is in a useful and hilarious guide for the many Americans who want to do more here at home to help the war effort, but are at a loss as to what.

Thirty-three dynamic new posters and several classics from our government’s archive, accompanied by text from one of our leading pundits and cutting-edge comedians make this the perfect book for this time in our nation’s history, the zeitgeist of one-year-post-9/11 America. This is the book that will help Americans make the connections between what we do and how it can help our troops and ourselves.

“Having always defined political correctness as the elevation of sensitivity over truth, and being an optimist, I guessed that after 9/11, Americans would judge all matters ‘pc’ to be an indulgence herewith unaffordable. Boy, was I wrong.”

About the Author
Bill Maher hosts the hit HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher and also hosted Politically Incorrect for nine years. His previous books include the New York Times bestseller New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer, Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? and True Story. He lives in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 164 pages
• Publisher: Phoenix Books; 5th Updated ed. edition (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597775460
• ISBN-13: 978-1597775465
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #520,809 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Rule: Everyone should have to read this book., March 13, 2008

By	JS Moore "Understanding Apples" (Johnson City, TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When You Ride Alone You Still Ride with Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism - And Still Isn't is a parody of a World War II propaganda poster that read "When you ride ALONE you ride with Hitler !", which suggested that automobile owners carpool to conserve gasoline for the war effort. This isn't just ironic today - it is a complete epiphany for those of us who understand History really repeats itself.

I must applaud HBO's host of Real Time with Bill Maher because he has the courage to speak his mind on topics most Americans staunchly are ignorant of. Like Maher points out - the United States is full of people who are wasteful when it comes to everything from oil, food, and the things we should be conserving and happy to have ready access to. FREEDOM!

Maher critiques of the war in Iraq are right on. He pulls no punches and he shouldn't. Bill Maher is intelligent, funny, and has written another fine book for anyone interested in discovering real truth in real time that may change the way they view our government's practices.

I am a father, a veteran, an author, and a concerned citizen. We need more people like Bill Maher, John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Ron Paul in this world who know what they are talking about when they choose to be serious.

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars When You Ride Alone You Still Ride with Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism -, May 14, 2008

By	K. Swann "KDS" (Thailand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While I remain a fan of Bill Maher, "When You Ride Alone You Still Ride with Bin Laden" disappointed me. It was hard, if not impossible at times, to distinguish Bill from a Bush-supporter vs a Bush-basher. His arguments and allegiances seemed to be all over the place in this...very easy to read...book. Definitely not his best piece of work.