https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/book-review-the-best-kind-of-american-by-kim-ghattasContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/book-review-the-best-kind-of-american-by-kim-ghattashttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/book-review-the-best-kind-of-american-by-kim-ghattas#u126008Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:58:52 +0000Journalist Kim Ghattas investigates the 1984 assassination of Malcolm Kerr, president of the American University of Beirut, in her new book titled The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East. The work explores the personal search for truth by Kerr's family, including his son, NBA coach Steve Kerr, while examining the historical convergence of the Iranian revolution, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and regional conflicts that persist today.Why it mattersMalcolm Kerr was killed by two gunmen outside his office on January 18, 1984, d