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The Search for the "Manchurian Candidate"

The CIA and Mind Control: The Secret History of the Behavioral Sciences

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The Search for the "Manchurian Candidate"

By: John D. Marks
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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A "Manchurian Candidate" is an unwitting assassin brainwashed and programmed to kill. In this book, former State Department officer John Marks tells the explosive story of the CIA's highly secret program of experiments in mind control. His curiosity first aroused by information on a puzzling suicide, Marks worked from thousands of pages of newly released documents as well as interviews and behavioral science studies, producing a book that "accomplished what two Senate committees could not" (Senator Edward Kennedy).

©1979 John Marks (P)2020 Tantor Americas Political Science Politics & Government United States Espionage
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I was in 2 minds about reading this as I am actually 'rabbit holing' (??) the fbi. Nothing ventured nothing gained I listened to it ALL in one day. From MKUltra to mountains with nerds off their schroom addled minds.. fascinating, joyous, shocking and so well written, researched and narrated perfectly. Thoroughly recommend 5*

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A great look at many aspects of MKultra including some areas that I had never heard of. Quite shocking revelations that are probably unknown by most people and given little thought to today. Shame so many of the primary documents destroyed

A lot of great research on a very overlooked subject

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