The Dark Side (book)
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| Author(s) | Jane Mayer |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Political convictions |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | July 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 392 |
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals is a non-fiction book written by Jane Mayer concerning the War on Terrorism, Islamic radicalism, and the "closed-doors domestic struggle over whether" U.S. President George W. Bush should have "limitless power to wage it".[1] The book details the origins of controversies such as NSA electronic surveillance program and the coercive interrogation program.
The book is already one of the best-sellers in non-fiction non-paperback in the United States, with its author Jane Mayer having been booked on various news programmes for interviews. It later made the New York Times Book Review list of "10 Best Books of 2008" as chosen by the paper's editors,[2] and was nominated for the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award in General Nonfiction.[3] The book was a finalist for the National Book Awards.[4]
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (22 July 2008). "A History of Abuse in the War on Terror". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/books/22schuessler.html. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "The 10 Best Books of 2008". New York Times. 3 December 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/books/review/10Best-t.htm. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ National Book Critics Circle, All Past National Book Critics Circle Award Winners and Finalists - Page 2
- ^ National Book Foundation, 2008 National Book Award Finalist, Nonfiction
[edit] Further reading
- Thiessen, Marc A., "Jane Mayer’s Disaster: A dishonest, error-filled review provides a textbook case of how the Left smears the CIA and its defenders", National Review, April 14, 2010
[edit] External links
- The Dark Side - preview at Google Books
