The CIA Book Club is a fascinating look at how the CIA used the power of books and ideas to undermine the Eastern Bloc countries. For decades the CIA funded various front groups, magazines and book publishers to print material that was then smuggled into Poland and other Eastern Bloc countries during the Cold War.
Also, the CIA funded the shipment of printing presses and equipment at a time before computers, the Internet and smart phones when access to information from the West could be restricted. This book primarily focuses on Poland and Polish exiles. It is well written history of a time that is quickly fading from our collective memory. It should be a reminder to everyone the value of reading and the need for freedom to access information. This book should be available in every public library in the US and taught in high school.
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