 He co-authored with Jack DuVall a book of the same title.In 2002, Ackerman was the Executive Producer of the PBS documentary "Bringing Down A Dictator", which chronicled the fall of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic by nonviolent means.The documentary, produced and directed by Steve York, received a 2003 Peabody Award and was the recipient of the 2002 ABC News VideoSource Award of the International Documentary Association.