Kinzer, Stephen

Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control

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ISBN 13:: 9781250762627
author:: Kinzer, Stephen
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2020
Pages:: 384
Dimensions:: 20.8 x 13.5 centimeters (0.30 kg
Genre:: Biography, Historical, Biography,
Condition:: New
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Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA's "poisoner in chief", was a master of secret science and covert action. His work on mind control experiments, known as MK-ULTRA, was shrouded in secrecy for decades. This book tells the story of Gottlieb's life and career, from his early days as a chemist to his 22-year tenure at the CIA. Gottlieb's experiments involved the use of LSD and other mind-altering substances, as well as more sinister methods, including the use of prostitutes to dose unsuspecting clients. His work had far-reaching consequences, including the spread of LSD across the United States and its impact on the 1960s counterculture. Through new documentary research and original interviews, Stephen Kinzer brings to life one of the most powerful unknown Americans of the 20th century. This book is a fascinating and disturbing look at the intersection of science and espionage, and the man who brought them together.

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