The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism

THis is an interesting read and certainly relevant, informative and enlightening regarding the state of world affairs in which we find ourselves enmeshed as of late. Like Bob Dylan says, truly "The Times They Are A Changin'". And the beat of the global empire goes on. I do, however, have one question of Mr. Suskind: As an award-winning writer for the Wall Street Journal (and no doubt an insider and privy to all kinds of inside information as well as resources?), can you make you next book a truthful one about the "dirty dealings" on WALL STREET which resulted in the recent collapse of the American enonomy and let us know what really happened...both the HOW and the WHY? I would definitely buy that book, too.

This book is a meandering loosely linked set of vignettes. They are annoyingly detailed to not be referenced, especially because some of the quotes etc. could have only come from the very top officials in government and it is hard to believe the author actually recorded them. All in all as a nonfiction book from a top notch author it was thoroughly dissappointing

Ron Suskind's new book, The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism, is a great book. Very informative, and reads like a novel. Some of the incidents in the book are just now coming out in the mainstream press, and they happened years ago. This is a "Must Read."

This book, "The Way of the World," is a multi-layered narrative about the forces at home and abroad fighting today's battles for hope and security. The book weaves together several story lines, juxtaposing the human dramas of cultural collision with the controversial policies of the Bush administration and foreign leaders. In so doing, it paints a highly original portrait of the world we live in today. At the same time, the book breaks major stories about prewar intelligence on Iraq, deception by the U.S. government, and the last months of Benazir Bhutto's life.

I heard Ron Susskind interviewed on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now a couple of times and my interest was piqued. This turned out to be one of the best books I've ever read. It is brilliantly written and researched and when he wrote about what it means to be an American, it made me weep (more than once). Through all the distressing and frightening scenarios Mr. Susskind elaborates on, there runs this subtle, ubiquitous thread of hope - that's like the gold thread in a tapestry that holds it all in-place. This man's in-depth understanding of how this world does work is stunning. Everyone needs to read this book.