With his trademark charm and biting wit, award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore sets off on a rollicking journey to the heart of America, hoping to discover why the American pursuit of happiness is so riddled with mass violence.

Moore boldly asks a question that post September 11, no other American dare ask: “Are we a nation of gun nuts – or are we just nuts?”

For Americans, it is a damningly funny indictment of a culture of fear that is armed to the teeth and running amuck. For everyone else it is a humorous warning about what coul happen to any country that chooses the American Way of creating a massive permanent underclass that must be fought off with constitutionally protected Uzi.

Charlton Heston, like the roles he has played on both stage and on screen, has had a large infuence on both American and world cinema. He is famous throughout the world for his throughtful portrayal of biblical and historical heroes - Moses in "The Ten Commandments", Ben Hur, Mark Anthony and as Michelangelo in "The Agony and the Ectasy". In his memoirs, Charlton Heston reflects on his life, his career as an actor, and the political and personal principles which have influenced him. He tells stories of his contemporaries and co-stars, who include almost all the famous stage and screen names of the past 40 years.

Rodeo legend, actor and stuntman Yakima Canutt blazed a trail as a champion bronco buster and rode to fame as a collaborator with John Wayne, who claimed to borrow his on-screen persona from Canutt's real one. This autobiography, as told to John Crawford, relates Canutt's years on the rodeo circuit, his roles in dozens of silent westerns, and his craftsmanship in movie stunts on such epics as Stagecoach and Ben-Hur, as well as his family life and friendships.

The author, a professor of engineering for 30 years, reviews the status of America's undergraduate education using statistical data and numerous references. (Education)