The Lies of George W. Bush
By David Corn
Imprint: Three Rivers Press
Trade Paperback: 368 pages
Pub Date: May 2004
Price: ＄12.195
ISBN: 1400050677
All American presidents have lied, but George W. Bush has seriously abused the truth, this book tells us．It’s full of sharp accusations against the U. S. president and his inner circle．David Corn, the Washington editor of “The Nation”, details the many times the Bush administration knowingly and intentionally misled the American public to advance its own interests and plan．These include: Unclear reports and presenting misleading arguments to gain public support for the war against Iraq．Misleading explanations, instead of telling the full truth, about the 9/11 attacks．
The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty
By Kitty Kelley
Imprint: Doubleday
Hardcover: 736 Pages
Pub Date: September 2004
Price: ＄29.25
ISBN: 0385503245
They have got huge financial power and controlled world politics for more than half a century．They have been elected as governors, congressmen, senators and presidents．They have shaped America’s past and, with the country at war under the leadership of their No.1son, they are, shaping America’s future．As the Bush family has risen to power, they have been masters of their own public image．They act and operate under the protection of privacy their money and status has afforded them．
America’s Secret War
By George Friedman
Imprint: Doubleday
Hardcover: 368 pages
Pub Date: October 2004
Price: ＄25.95
ISBN: 0385512457
Friedman tells the surprising truth behind America’s foreign policy and war in Afghanistan and Iraq．In “America’s Secret War”, George Friedman identifies the United States most dangerous enemies．He also examines presidential strategies of the last quarter century, and reveals the real reasons behind the attack of 9/11 and the Bush administration’s reasons for the war in Iraq．
He describes in detail America’s secret and open efforts in the global war against terrorism．
1．Which of the two books are published by the same publisher?
A．America’s Secret War and The Nation
B．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty and The Lies of George W. Bush
C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty and America’s Secret War
D．America’s Secret War and The Lies of George W. Bush
2．In the three books introduced above, the readers can learn ．
A．how George W. Bush lied to the American people
B．how the Bush family came to power
C．the real truth behind the war on terrorism
D．the truth about Bush
3．In which book is Bush criticized by the author?
A．America’s Secret War．
B．The Lies of George W. Bush．
C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty．
D．The Nation．
4．If you are an official from the department of foreign affairs, which book will most interest you?
A．America’s Secret War．
B．The Lies of George W. Bush．
C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty．
D．The Nation．
5．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．All the books are about America’s foreign policy．
B．The three books were published in the same year．
C．America’s Secret War is the cheapest one．
D．The truth of the war in Iraq is told in The Lies of George W. Bush．