Real Answers: The True Story Told by Gary Cornwell, Deputy Chief Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations, in Charge of the Investigation of the John F. Kennedy Assassination [Hardcover]

Gary Cornwell (Author), Gary T. Cornwell (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0966654102 | ISBN-13: 978-0966654103 | Publication Date: October 1, 1998

Copyright 1998 Published by Paleface Press.

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• Hardcover: 228 pages
• Publisher: Paleface Pr (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966654102
• ISBN-13: 978-0966654103
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No answers from this book, April 21, 2003

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This review is from: Real Answers: The True Story Told by Gary Cornwell, Deputy Chief Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations, in Charge of the Investigation of the John F. Kennedy Assassination (Hardcover)

Although the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) in the late 1970s made significant progress in beginning to piece together the Kennedy assassination jigsaw puzzle, you would never know it from this book. The HSCA did a great deal of work in interviewing and assessing the anti-Castro Cubans that were responsible for the assassination, but you will need to read other materials to learn that--it isn't covered in this book at all. If you want a book that focuses on the work of the HSCA, far better to get Gaeton Fonzi's The Last Investigation. He was the investigator for the HSCA who focused on the anti-Castro Cubans, and developed information pertinent to the case. His book is well-written and a must read. Fonzi's book goes in depth into some of the most important JFK-assassination related issues that are essential for an understanding of the assassination. Cornwell's book, on the other hand, is extremely superficial, the opposite of Fonzi's work. Cornwell says little beyond that there was a conspiracy. You won't learn anything about the nature of the conspiracy in this book. He either slept through the investigation, or through the writing of his book about it.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real eye opener!!!!!!!!!, October 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Real Answers: The True Story Told by Gary Cornwell, Deputy Chief Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations, in Charge of the Investigation of the John F. Kennedy Assassination (Hardcover)

Ready to take a trip into the HCSA's records and find some real answers to many unanswered questions over the last 30 plus years? Gary Cornwell has done just that with his excellent work Real Answers.

As a former prosecutor for the Department of Justice, Cornwell knows how to obtain and present facts. This book is the perfect example of, what I would consider, his best work. Cornwell has an exceptional ability to make the reader want to know more.

Unable to put this book down, I was completely drawn into 1963 and the streets of Dallas. Cornwell presented information in a clear, concise and well-researched manner. Cornwell is able to sift through the assumption and present the Real Answers.

For anyone interested in the JFK assassination, or for those researching the case, here is a definite addition to your collection. I have read over twenty books on the subject and for the first time, Real Answers makes real sense. A job well done.

15 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lacks Content, April 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Real Answers: The True Story Told by Gary Cornwell, Deputy Chief Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations, in Charge of the Investigation of the John F. Kennedy Assassination (Hardcover)

This book deals mostly with the findings of the Select Committee on Assassinations. It does not however review the bulk of those findings. It instead revamps much of the basic events surrounding the assassination that are already considered common knowledge. You want this book to reveal something exciting or new as you read it , but that just never happens. Other than some interesting discussion concerning the gunshot acoustics, it would be totally lacking. Also, a lot of "fill-in" with personal opinion about the Oliver Stone movie or why people are still fascinated with the case. Totally lacking substance. Recommend for novice assassination buffs only.