FORTUNATE SON: George W. Bush—J. H. HATFIELD—BANNED BOOK

Description: • For Your Consideration: • A FIRST EDITION in HARDCOVER (of a Controversial & Banned/Recalled Book from 1999) & a SEALED DVD (of a documentary about the doomed author & the scandalous circumstances of this Book): • TITLE 1 (BOOK): “FORTUNATE SON: GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE MAKING OF AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT” (ST. MARTIN’S PRESS, 1999) (HARDCOVER, First US Edition, First Printing) • BY J. H. HATFIELD (1958-2001) • “HATFIELD was the author of FORTUNATE SON, a book published in 1999 during the GEORGE W. BUSH presidential campaign, 2000 that made serious allegations [involving cocaine usage, etc.] about GEORGE W. BUSH. Published by the highly regarded ST. MARTIN’S PRESS, the book was revealed as allegedly fraudulent and recalled by the publisher within days of publication. “Soon after the book’s release, the DALLAS MORNING NEWS reported that HATFIELD was a paroled felon had been convicted in 1988 of paying a hit man $5,000 to murder his former boss with a car bomb. “It was also revealed that HATFIELD pleaded guilty to embezzlement in 1992. HATFIELD at first denied the allegations when his publisher confronted him, but he eventually owned up to his criminal history.“This was the second time that a book of HATFIELD’s had been challenged. In 1985 he had written an unofficial JAMES BOND novel, THE KILLING ZONE, which—although purporting to be official sanctioned by GLIDROSE, BOND’s literary copyright holder—was, in fact, a vanity novel.“Due to the revelations of HATFIELD’s criminal past and the damage to his credibility, in October 1999, HATFIELD’s publisher, ST. MARTIN’S PRESS, recalled 70,000 copies of FORTUNATE SON and left an additional 20,000 books in storage. “Even so, the book had already reached the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller list. HATFIELD responded that, before the BUSH campaign brought pressure to bear, ST. MARTIN’s bear had publicly stated that the book had been "carefully fact-checked and scrutinized by lawyers. “The book was later republished by SOFT SKULL PRESS. The relationship between SANDER HICKS, founder of SOFT SKULL PRESS, and HATFIELD was explored in the movie HORNS AND HALOS, an award-winning documentary film directed by SUKI HAWLEY and MICHAEL GALINSKY.” —WIKIPEDIA • TITLE 2 (DVD): “HORNS AND HALOS: A DOCUMENTARY” (RUMUR INC, 2002) (SEALED DVD) • DIRECTED BY: SUKI HAWLEY & MICHAEL GALINSKY • ABOUT THIS DVD: • This DVD is SEALED & Thus in “LIKE NEW” Condition • DOCUMENTARY, 2002 • 79 MINUTES • 2 DISCS • Booklet Insert with Directors Statement, Frequently Asked Questions about the Film, and Diary Excerpts from SANDER HICKS • “In 1999, St. Martin's Press recalls and destroys all copies of JAMES H. HATFIELD’s unauthorized biography of GEORGE W. BUSH, THE FORTUNATE SON. But HATFIELD finds an unlikely ally in SANDER HICKS, an eccentric custodian who forms an impromptu publishing company to reprint the book. HATFIELD and HICKS struggle to publish and publicize THE FORTUNATE SON in the face of an emotional tailspin wrought by legal challenges and attempts at public discrediting by the BUSH family’s lawyers.”—ROTTEN TOMATOES • “This fascinating and troubling documentary by MICHAEL GALINSKY and SUKI HAWLEY chronicles the tortured history of FORGOTTEN SON.” —J. R. JONES, CHICAGO READER • “A frantic and wholly absorbing documentary that ends with sudden death.” —JOHN LEONARD, NEW YORK MAGAZINE • “This is a VERY interesting documentary that reminded me of DOUBT, simply because you don’t know whose telling the truth. Remarkably non-partisan film that explores the truth in an age of mass media sneaks up on you as a snarky underdog story before ultimately turning to an unspeakably tragic conclusion. Smartly made and amazingly honest.” —AUDIENCE MEMBER, ROTTEN TOMATOES • “Smartly made and amazingly honest documentary of a small publishing company's attempt to publish a tell-all book about a pre-presidential GEORGE W. Watching what unfolds in this story is sometimes quite heart wrenching.” —AUDIENCE MEMBER, ROTTEN TOMATOES • “The movie raises substantial doubts…. A humdinger.” —ROGER EBERT, CHICAGO SUN TIMES • “A rolling masterclass on the disturbing complicity of media, money, and mendacity.” —MATTHEW TEMPEST, THE GUARDIAN (UK) • “The tangled intersection of media, politics, money—and human intrigue—is at the heart of breathlessly scruffy, and absorbing indie docu HORNS AND HALOS.” —EDDIE COCKRELL, VARIETY • “Has its own dark surprises…. Grows more emotionally complex as it unfolds.” —DAVID ANSEN, NEWSWEEK • “Could not be more timely—just as we hunker down for untold years of wartime sacrifice and imperialist self-rationalization, here is a DVID fable told by the barbarians at the BUSH Dynasty gate.” —MICHAEL ATKINSON, VILLAGE VOICE • • For other details about this lot, please see below. • TITLE 1 (BOOK): “FORTUNATE SON: George W. Bush and The Making of an American President” AUTHOR: J. H. HATFIELD TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: ST. MARTIN’S PRESS (New York), 1999 EDITION: First US Edition, First Printing* *RE: On the Copyright Page, the statement “First Edition: November 1999” & this Number Row: “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.” PAGES: 369ISBN: 0-312-24268-9 NOTE: THIS BOOK is not an ex-library copy nor a Book-of-the-Month-Club edition. CONDITION OF DUST JACKET: VERY GOOD PLUS. Price ($25.95) is unclipped. Corners & spine tips are fine. Edges are fine. Light scratching & smudging from normal handling—but DJ is pointedly bright & clean. (Now protected in a Brodart plastic cover.) CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS. Book is square & firm. Coverboards are bright & clean. Corners are fine. Spine is tight & uncreased with bumped tips. Edges are fine. Text-block edges are fine. Pages are pointedly clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no tears, no stains, no foxing, no foul odor, etc. LOOKS UNREAD. • •• TITLE 2 (DVD): “HORNS AND HALOS” DIRECTORS: SUKI HAWLEY & MIKE GALINSKY TYPE: DVD (2 DISCS) PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: RUMOR (2002) EDITION: First Edition RUNNING TIME: 79 MINUTES APPROX.CONDITION OF DVD: LIKE NEW. Still in original plastic sealing from manufacturer. • SHIPPING NEWS: This book & DVD will be wrapped together with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. 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Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-10-24T10:49:41.000Z

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