<div>An intimate memoir by the controversial, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Oliver Stone Before moving to Los Angeles and the international success of Platoon in 1986, Oliver Stone had been wounded as an infantryman in Vietnam, and spent years writing unproduced scripts while working odd jobs in Manhattan. Stone, now 73, recounts those formative years with in-the-moment details of the highs and lows: meetings with Al Pacino over Stone&rsquo;s early scripts; the harrowing demon of cocaine addiction; the failure of his first feature; his risky on-the-ground research of Miami drug cartels for Scarface; and much more. Chasing the Light is a true insider&rsquo;s guide to Hollywood&rsquo;s razor-edged years of upheaval in the 1970s and &rsquo;80s with untold stories of decade-defining films from the man behind the camera.</div>

Chasing The Light

<div>These prominent filmmakers, &ldquo;two of our most provocative and radical voices,&rdquo; discuss American historical events that have been forgotten&mdash;or hidden (Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation). In working together on two challenging documentaries&mdash;South of the Border and the Untold History of the United States series for Showtime&mdash;filmmaker Oliver Stone engaged with author and filmmaker Tariq Ali in a probing, hard-hitting conversation on the politics of history. Their dialogue brings to light a number of forgotten&mdash;or deliberately buried&mdash;episodes of American history, from the US intervention against the Russian Revolution to the dynamic radicalism of the Wobblies; to how Henry Wallace&rsquo;s nomination for the vice presidency was deliberately thwarted by Democratic Party machine insiders; to the ongoing close connections between various US presidents and the Saudi royal family. For Stone, an Academy Award&ndash;winner, and Ali, an acclaimed novelist and journalist&mdash;two of our most insightful observers on history and popular culture&mdash;no topic is sacred, no orthodoxy goes unchallenged.</div>

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<div>The New York Times–bestselling companion to the Showtime documentary series exploring the dark side of American history, revised &amp; updated for 2019. A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE In this riveting companion to their astonishing documentary series—including a new chapter and new photos covering Obama’s second term, Trump’s first year and a half, climate change, nuclear winter, Korea, Russia, Iran, China, Lybia, ISIS, Syria, and more—Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick challenge prevailing orthodoxies to reveal the dark truth about the rise and fall of American imperialism. “Indispensable . . . There is much here to reflect upon.” —President Mikhail Gorbachev “As riveting, eye-opening, and thought-provoking as any history book you will ever read . . . Can’t recommend it highly enough.” —Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian “Finally, a book with the guts to challenge the accepted narrative of recent American history.” —Bill Maher “Kuznick and Stone’s Untold History is the most important historical narrative of this century; a carefully researched and brilliantly rendered account.” —Martin Sherwin, Pulitzer Prize–winning co-author of American Prometheus “A work of courage, wisdom, and compassion [that] will stand the test of time. . . . A fierce critique and a passionate paean for Stone and Kuznick’s native land.” —Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, author of The Thistle and the Drone</div>

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