The Devil's Chessboard
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The Devil's Chessboard

by David Talbot

2015•Biography•695 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalespionageslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty biography: original and unsavoury. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

"An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful and secretive colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers. America's greatest untold story: the United States' rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryHistoricalEspionageSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

United StatesIntelligence officersOfficial secretsOfficials and employeesAmerican EspionageSpiesIntelligence serviceBiography

Details

Author
David Talbot
Published
2015
Pages
695
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