Poisoner in chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA search for mind control
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New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
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354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIAs master magician and gentlehearted torturerthe agencys “poisoner in chief.” As head of the MK-ULTRA mind control project, he directed brutal experiments at secret prisons on three continents. He made pills, powders, and potions that could kill or maim without a traceincluding some intended for Fidel Castro and other foreign leaders. He paid prostitutes to lure clients to CIA-run bordellos, where they were secretly dosed with mind-altering drugs. His experiments spread LSD across the United States, making him a hidden godfather of the 1960s counterculture. For years he was the chief supplier of spy tools used by CIA officers around the world.
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9781250140432, 1250140439
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIAs master magician and gentlehearted torturerthe agencys “poisoner in chief.” As head of the MK-ULTRA mind control project, he directed brutal experiments at secret prisons on three continents. He made pills, powders, and potions that could kill or maim without a traceincluding some intended for Fidel Castro and other foreign leaders. He paid prostitutes to lure clients to CIA-run bordellos, where they were secretly dosed with mind-altering drugs. His experiments spread LSD across the United States, making him a hidden godfather of the 1960s counterculture. For years he was the chief supplier of spy tools used by CIA officers around the world.
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Kinzer, S. (2019). Poisoner in chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA search for mind control. First edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kinzer, Stephen. 2019. Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control. New York, Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kinzer, Stephen, Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kinzer, Stephen. Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control. First edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
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