A book to give us all nightmares

I think I'm going to have to order this book, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power^{(amzn/b&n/abe/pwll)}, by Jeff Sharlet, on the basis of this interview. I know, it's Bill Maher, who drives us frothing mad with his inconsistencies, but ignore Maher and just pay attention to the story Sharlet is telling.