The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting: Dark Deeds & Derring-Do from 1950 to Today

Biel, Joe

ISBN 10: 1621068293 / ISBN 13: 9781621068297

Published by Microcosm Publishing, 2013

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1621068293I4N00

Synopsis:

Five scandalous and revealing case studies offer a chilling insight into the negligence, greed, murder and at some times comical disorganisation behind some of the CIA's most controversial secret organisations. Even the most exciting and bizarre science fiction cannot rival the influence the CIA had in the assassination of Martin Luther King. Jr, the 2001 counter-terrorism PATRIOT act and the illegal sale of weapons to Iran despite an arms embargo. Smith makes radical claims but uses facts to write a believable, accessible alternative to mainstream histories.

About the Author: Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest-growing publisher of 2022 and #3 in 2023. Biel has been featured in Time Magazine, Esquire, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as on NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A People's Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business, Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life & Business with Autism, and dozens more. Biel is the director of five feature films and hundreds of short films, including Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland, $100 & a T-Shirt, and the Groundswell film series. Biel lives in Portland, OR. Find out more at joebiel.net.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting: ...
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Rosson, Keith
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket