Plan of Attack

10 best books like Plan of Attack (Bob Woodward): Going Rogue: An American Life, Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness, Zeitoun, The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World, Last Words, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid, Dirty Sexy Politics, When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism, Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek

AuthorSarah Palin
ISBN0061939897
I read this because I am not a Palin fan and I figured that this is what this woman wants me to know about her, I tried to enlighten myself. This is what I learned...

1. This book needed an editor! It reads like a junior high school girl's journal, totally stream of consciousness.

2. She has...
AuthorTracy Kidder
ISBN1400066212
Strength in What Remains is a wonderfully written, inspiring account of one man’s remarkable American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him – a brilliant testament to the power of will and of second chances.

Tracy Kidder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the bestsellers...
AuthorDave Eggers
ISBN1934781630
The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina.

Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates...
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
AuthorJacqueline Novogratz
ISBN1594869154

For the first 5,000 copies of The Blue Sweater purchased, a $15 donation per book will be made to Acumen Fund, a nonprofit that invests in transformative businesses to solve the problems of poverty.

The Blue Sweater is the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking...
AuthorGeorge Carlin
ISBN1439172951
As one of America’s preeminent comedic voices, George Carlin saw it all throughout his extraordinary fifty-year career and made fun of most of it. Last Words is the story of the man behind some of the most seminal comedy of the last half century, blending his signature acerbic humor with never-before-told...
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
AuthorThomas E. Ricks

Thomas Ricks - image from the Bangor Daily News

Fiasco offers a very detailed look into the disaster that has been the US invasion of Iraq. For those of us who have read more than a few books on the subject there is an unavoidable repetition of information seen elsewhere, but there is sufficient...
AuthorDenis Leary
ISBN0670031607
A hilarious blast of scathing irreverence from the award-winning actor and comedian.

"A pissed off Leary is the best Leary," says one critic of the writer and comic. In Why We Suck, Dr. Denis Leary uses his common sense, and his biting and hilarious take on the world, to attack the politically...
AuthorMeghan McCain
ISBN1401323774
Meghan McCain came to prominence as the straight-talking, progressive daughter of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain. And her profile has only risen since the election ended in favor of the other guy.

What makes Meghan so appealing? As a new role model for young,...
AuthorBill Maher
ISBN1597775134
Former Politically Incorrect host Bill Maher, inspired by classic World War II government posters designed to get the average citizen involved in the war effort, has put together a series of biting essays on the battle America currently faces against terrorism. This hard-hitting book takes issue...
AuthorOlivia Munn
ISBN0312591055
Today's hottest geek and host of G4's Attack Of The Show dishes her unique brand of humor of on everything from Star Wars, gadgets, and her love of banana cream pie. 

Olivia Munn is an actress, comedian and television host, best known for being the face of the G4 network.  She also occasionally...
The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire
AuthorMatt Taibbi
ISBN0385520344
A revelatory and darkly comic adventure through a nation on the verge of a nervous breakdown--from the halls of Congress to the bases of Baghdad to the apocalyptic churches of the heartland.

Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi set out to describe the nature of George Bush's America in the post-9/11...
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