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The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton by Jefferson Morley

The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton

Jefferson Morley

328 pages • hardcover • 2017

4.5butch's review
nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government by David Talbot

The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

David Talbot

704 pages • hardcover • 2015

5.0butch's review
nonfiction biography history politics informative medium-paced
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters by James W. Douglass

JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters

James W. Douglass

510 pages • hardcover • 2008

4.5butch's review
nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative slow-paced
That Time of Year by Marie NDiaye

That Time of Year

Marie NDiaye

128 pages • hardcover • 1994

3.0butch's review
fiction horror literary challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse and Betrayal by Nick Bryant

The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse and Betrayal

Nick Bryant

652 pages • hardcover • 2008

5.0butch's review
nonfiction crime politics true crime dark informative slow-paced
Bow Grip by Ivan Coyote

Bow Grip

Ivan Coyote

224 pages • paperback

4.25butch's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

Tom O'Neill

528 pages • hardcover • 2019

4.5butch's review
nonfiction history politics true crime dark slow-paced
The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World by Vincent Bevins

The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World

Vincent Bevins

320 pages • hardcover • 2020

4.5butch's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan

The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida

Clarissa Goenawan

288 pages • hardcover • 2020

3.5butch's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ magical realism emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

213 pages • hardcover • 2019

3.75butch's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced