The Magic of Realism
by
Louis Dubose
Louis Dubose is the co-author (with Molly Ivins) of Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush. As editor of The Texas Observer, he reported on Mexico for 13 years. More by Louis Dubose
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