When You Ride Alone You Ride with bin Laden

What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism

By: Bill Maher

Narrated by: Bill Maher

Political provocateur Bill Maher tells it like it is in a useful and hilarious guide for the many Americans who want to do more here at home to help the war effort, but are at a loss as to what. Thirty-three dynamic posters and several classics from our government's archive—accompanied by text from one of our leading pundits and cutting-edge comedians—make this the perfect book for this time in our nation's history, the zeitgeist of post-9/11 America. This is the book that will help Americans make the connections between what we do and how it can help our troops and ourselves.

©2002 Bill Maher (P)2002 Phoenix Books, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Refreshing in an age dominated by irony and cynicism." (Publishers Weekly)

Witty and accurate, mostly, but outdated

I'm a big Maher fan but I found this book mostly a waste of time. Most of his rants he has done before and funnier -- this one is more "serious". However he wrote the book in 2002 and so much of the material is dated. Some of the rants in this book are off topic as well -- what does euthanasia have to do with terrorists?

He does bring up a lot of excellent points. If you need some enlightening as to the decline of Western civilization and the global effects of American gluttony, there are lots here. His wit is sharp as always.

However, while stating that American myopia and blissful ignorance about everything outside her borders infuriates the rest of the world (which it does), he promotes that kind of thinking in his own opinions. As Iraq has shown, the President is not the "leader of the free world" anymore, and the mighty American military can't beat any country in the world into submission simply by attacking it. No country can win a war against a determined population -- the Soviets found that out in Afghanistan. America found that out in Viet Nam. And America hasn't the greatest nation on Earth for 200 years, only for the last 50. Before WW2, America was still a struggling new nation.

He also neglected to mention the contributions other countries made in Afghanistan and even in WW2, continuing the trend of the American media to rewrite history. He also didn't mention that people of many countries lost their lives in 9/11, which made 9/11 an attack on everyone, not just America.

These kinds of hypocrisies disappointed me and detracted from my enjoyment of the book.

Bill Maher For President

When will America stand up? Listen to this and hear what today's media will not publish. Most media is supported by advertising $ from companies that profit from making sure America stays as dysfunctional as it can possibly be. Bill Maher calls a spade a spade. I give it a 10!

Bill you're my hero!

Well written and accurate world view. If most of my patriate friends in the states would adopt half of these ideas the world, and the USA would benefit.

Humor with a point

I must say reading the other reviews put me off from listening to this book until I saw Bill on Larry King live and was impressed at how he cuts to the heart of the matter on much of what is happening in the world today. I'm glad I gave this book a listen not because Bill has the "answers" but because he asks many of the "right" questions to get people thinking while poking fun of the slogan based pap generated by our current leaders. I recommend you download this book as it will immediately entertain you but of course if I'm wrong don't forget to "stay the course" and whatever you do don't "cut and run".

If You Like Bill Maher...

To be honest if you are a fan of Bill Maher and you like the sound of his voice then you will find this enjoyable. I think that sometimes an audience will read too much into a performance. Bill is a comedian and I find his spin on things to reverberate my own ideas the majority of the time. It was like being at one of his stand up performances. Enjoyable and most assuredly Bill.