About the Author

Gore Vidal is the author of 23 novels, five plays, numerous screenplays, and more than 200 essays. Among his best-known novels are Burr; Lincoln, 1876; and Smithsonian. His book United States, Essays 1952-92 won the National Book Award. His recent bestsellers include Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace and Dreaming War. Lewis H. Lapham is the author of Theater of War and the editor of Harper's Magazine. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Gore Vidal is never less than stimulating. -Los Angles Times