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The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
Author: Richard Condon
This classic 1959 Cold War-era thriller inspired both a fairly faithfully adapted 1962 John Frankenheimer film, starring Frank Sinatra, and a more loosely based, updated 2004 Jonathan Demme remake with Denzel Washington. Raymond Shaw, a lonely, bitter American, is brainwashed by Chinese and Russian communists during the Korean War to become the ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780965931540
ISBN-10: 0965931544
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 311
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 6 ratings
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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 RobbieM avatar reviewed The Manchurian Candidate on + 71 more book reviews
A classic espionage/thriller novel set in the Cold War. Hard to put down.
Bernelli avatar reviewed The Manchurian Candidate on + 266 more book reviews
Excellent story of espionage.
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"Apocalyptic . . . Condon is Wickedly Skillful."
- Time
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I read this story when the recent movie version came out...interesting story line, I think its a great story of corruption and will make you think!
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absorbing, suspenseful, scary -- a real page turner!


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