First published 1998
Comedian Michael Moore dives headfirst into the absurdities of American media and politics. Posing as a TV journalist, he lands interviews with everyone from Charlton Heston to Newt Gingrich, exposing the egos, hypocrisy, and puppet-masters that pull the strings. As his stunts grow bolder, Moore finds himself in increasingly outrageous situations, from crashing a NRA convention to confronting CEOs in their own boardrooms. Through it all, he skewers the machinery of modern media, asking hard questions about how information - and misinformation - shapes the national conversation.
Genres: american, politics, non-fiction, comedy, activism
Vibes: fast-paced, satirical, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, undercover
Setting: America, NRA Convention
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
256 pages · Paperback · HarperPerennial