A visual memoir of Gore Vidal's famously well-lived life, illustrated with photographs, letters, manuscripts and other ephemera from his personal archive. It looks back on his days as an Army officer in WWII, his rise as a groundbreaking and controversial novelist, and his years in Hollywood.

Features a study of the extent to which the secular state of Israel has been shaped by religious orthodoxies of an invidious and potentially lethal nature. This book argues that the roots of Jewish chauvinism and religious fanaticism must be understood. It offers a criticism of Israel that is suitable for readers worldwide.

The sixth novel in the chronology of Vidal's epic CHRONICLES OF EMPIRE, embodying the passage of American history.

One of the master stylists of American literature, Gore Vidal now provides us with his uniquely irreverent take on America's founding fathers, bringing them to life at key moments of decision in the birthing of the nation.

In their teens, Jim Willard and Bob Ford share a moment of sexual intimacy and Jim spends years searching for the recreation of that moment. When the opportunity occurs, it explodes with violence and pain. This was one of the first pieces of explicitly gay fiction.

The first novel in the chronology of Vidal's epic CHRONICLES OF EMPIRE, embodying the passage of American history.

Following the publication of 'Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace' and 'Dreaming War', Gore Vidal was described as the last 'noble defender' of the American republic. Now, in the long-awaited conclusion to his bestselling trilogy, Vidal presents his most devastating exploration of Imperial America to date.

This is a memoir of the first 40 years of Gore Vidal's life, ranging back and forth across a rich history. He describes his difficult family, talented friends and interesting enemies with a cast that includes Tennessee Williams, the Kennedys, Jack Kerouac and Norman Mailer.

How We Got To Be So Hated - Causes of Conflict in the Last Empire. Gore Vidal transcends the simplistic black-and-white sloganizing of politicians and the corporate-sponsored media, and makes a rational investigation into the causes behind the devastating events of 11 September and the Oklahoma bombing.

Gore Vidal's two related novels in a single volume, with a new introduction by the author. Myra Breckinridge arrives in Hollywood intending to prove that it is possible to work out in life all one's fantasies - and survive. And in Myron she returns to battle it out with her eponymous alter ego.

Vidal's historical novel set in the 5th century BC and narrated by Cyrus Spitama, son of a Persian prince and Greek sorceress, grandson of the prophet Zoroaster, and ambassador to the courts of India, China and Greece. Pericles, Thucydides, Sophocles and Confucius are among the book's characters.

A collection of essays taken from 40 years of the author's work. It is divided into three sections: State of the Art , which covers literature; State of the Union , which deals with politics and public life; and State of Being , which gives his personal responses to people and events.

The second novel in the chronology of Vidal's epic CHRONICLES OF EMPIRE, embodying the passage of American history.

Although known mainly for his plays, Tennessee Williams also published four volumes of short stories. These are included in this collection, with a wealth of other work, ranging from his first story, published in Weird Tales when Williams was 17, to his later frank homosexual fantasies.

Vidal's acclaimed memoir in the form of a novel.

The fourth novel in the chronology of Vidal's epic CHRONICLES OF EMPIRE, embodying the passage of American history.

Gore Vidal's satirical fantasy, with a new introduction by the author. From his long-time hiding-place in provincial Egypt, Eugene Luther tells the story of John Cave, a former Californian undertaker, his rise to power and the subsequent global impact of his new religion.

Journey into the sophisticated, scandal-ridden cosmopolis of high society.

Following his bestselling 'Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace', Gore Vidal returns with a collection of provocative and alarming essays in which he confronts head-on the unelected and unconstitutionally-appointed 'Junta' of the Cheney-Bush administration. In a centrepiece new essay to the events of 11 September, he poses questions which will not go away. How much ingelligence information did the ..

The third novel in the chronology of Vidal's epic CHRONICLES OF EMPIRE, embodying the passage of American history.