A American foreign correspondent decides to investigate his German roots and uncovers information about the ghosts of his family's past (view table of contents)

An account of an expedition down Siberia's Ob River describes the lives of coal miners, oilmen, tribesmen, politicians, black market traders, and others. By the author of Divorcing the Dictator. 17,500 first printing.

Criticizes U.S. policy towards Noriega, who offered aid to the contras in exchange for $200,000 a year and a blind eye to his illegal activities