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The Mighty Wurlitzer: How The Cia Played America

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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

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