Spooks - The Haunting of America—The Private Use of Secret Agents (Paperback)

“Probably the most eye-opening and engrossing exposé to date of the bizarre ‘power games’ played by multinational corporations and tycoons.� —Publishers Weekly   A classic of investigative reporting, Spooks is a treasure trove of who-shot-who research on the metastasis of the US intelligence community, whose practices and personnel have engulfed the larger society. Teeming with tales of wiremen, hitmen, and mobsters; crooked politicians and corrupt cops going about their business of regime-change, union-busting, wiretapping, money laundering, and industrial espionage, read about: • Richard Nixon’s “Mission Impossible� war on Aristotle Onassis • Not-so-deep-fake porno films starring the CIA’s enemies • The Robert Vesco heist, targeting billions in numbered Swiss accounts • Robert Maheu and the kidnapping of billionaire Howard Hughes • The murder-for-hire of a Columbia University professor • Bobby Kennedy’s archipelago of private intelligence agencies—Intertel and the “Five I’s� • “The Friendly Ghost� and Nixon’s secret account in the offshore Castle Bank & Trust “One of the best non-fiction books of the year, a monument of fourth-level research and fact-searching.� —Los Angeles Times “This book will curl your hair with its revelations and the names it names. A landmark book in its field of investigative reporting.� —John Barkham Reviews “Hougan is a superb storyteller and the pages teem with unforgettable characters. Admirable.� —The Washington Post “Hougan is exhilarating on the mystique of spooks.� —The New York Review of Book

General

Imprint:	Open Road Media
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2022
Authors:	Jim Hougan
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	426
ISBN-13:	978-1-5040-7529-9
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-5040-7529-3
Barcode:	9781504075299

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