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Book Title: Mighty Wurlitzer : How the Cia Played America
Item Length: 9.1in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 12in
Author: Hugh Wilford
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / 20th Century, Intelligence & Espionage, General, Government & Business
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 19.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
