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CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting, The Collection 1-5 (Dark Deeds & Derring-Do from 1950 to Today): Dark Deeds & Derring-Do from 1950-Present
Author(s): Joe Biel (Author), Abner Smith (Author)
- Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
- Publication Date: 11 April 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 128 pages
- ISBN-10: 1621068293
- ISBN-13: 9781621068297
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘A extremely well written, calm, thoughtful and frightening book where Smith shows how far down the slippery slope America has slithered… Yes indeed the claims are radical, but Smith presents these so calmly and with such a light humour, (usually so missing in the left), that one is carried along. Any lingering doubts are dealt with by the level of solid scholarship, and the wealth of supporting footnotes and further reading.’ –The Oligarch Kings
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.
