Such an important book, so well researched and clear, and so devastating. I thought I was knowledgeable about the CIA's covert activities, but had no idea how it extended into the cultural realms, especially literature, but also music, art, and dance. How bizarre and unsettling to discover that the CIA was funding so many widely read literary magazines around the world, authors, orchestras (the Boston Pops world tours!), musicians, painters, as part of its "Psychological Warfare Division" among other entities, which were part of its cold war efforts.