Spooks: The Haunting of America : The Private Use of Secret Agents [Hardcover]

Jim Hougan (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 478 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co; First Edition ~1st Printing edition (August 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688033555
• ISBN-13: 978-0688033552
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,012,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous insight into the secret world of intelligence, December 9, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Spooks: The Haunting of America : The Private Use of Secret Agents (Hardcover)

It has been some time since I read this book which I found completely by chance in a used book store. Having an interest in the subject, I purchased it and subsequently found it to be full of information about the intelligence community and what the agents do when they leave the FBI, CIA, NSA (you fill in the blank) etc. In one paragraph on Prince Barnhard of the Netherlands, the author provides more background and insight into the powerful structures that govern the world than could be found in years of reading Time magazine. If you see this book, buy read it and do not lend it to anyone.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it. Read it. Memorize it. Lock it up., June 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Spooks: The Haunting of America : The Private Use of Secret Agents (Hardcover)

I, like the previous reviewer, found this book quite by accident, but it had only recently been published as a paperback. I loaned it out, it never came back, and I searched relentlessly for a hard-bound. I keep it in my safe. It is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read. I learned a great deal about the machinations behind which Vescoe, Hughes, Maheau, Nixon and many other heavy-hitters of the 50's and 60's carried out their agendas and their whims. Again. Your mission is to find it. Read it. Lock it up. If you loan it out, 'they' will get it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent material, October 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Spooks: The Haunting of America : The Private Use of Secret Agents (Hardcover)

This book is excellent. Like the previous two, I have to say that I found the book quite by accident then never found another copy. The material is excellently researched, thouroughly referenced and is just amazing in the level of detail. Although the book is somewhat dated, if you want to know about the situations that are still affecting us including oil prices, defense spending and nuclear proliferation, this book is the one for you.