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Title	:	The Manchurian Candidate
Author	:	Richard Condon
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Movie Tie-In Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 358 pages
Published	:	July 20th 2004 by Pocket Book (first published 1959)
Categories	:	Fiction. Thriller. Classics. Mystery. Spy Thriller. Espionage. Politics

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As compelling and disturbing as when it was first published in the midst of the Cold War, "The Manchurian Candidate" continues to enthrall readers with its electrifying action and shocking climax....Sgt. Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator...and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a P.O.W., he is a "sleeper" -- a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to carry out. To stop Shaw and those who now control him, his former commanding officer, Bennett Marco, must uncover the truth behind a twisted conspiracy of torture, betrayal, and power that will lead him to the highest levels of the government -- and into the darkest recesses of his own mind....

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Original Title:	The Manchurian Candidate
ISBN:	0743482972 (ISBN13: 9780743482974)
Edition Language:	English

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Book has been removed from my library (real one, not GR). I'll never read it again, but I would still like to see one or both of the movies!These are the two movies I never saw uh, I guess that should be the two out of this book I aint seen, is that better? The one from 1962, when I was a frosh in college and sittin right there in the middle of that Cuban missile thing, in Washington D. of C. Maybe thats why I didnt see it? I dunno. Thats the Laurence Harvey actor on the left who was Shaw from

This classic tale first published in 1959, is a quickly paced psychological thriller. At the center is Sgt. Raymond Shaw, unknowingly chosen as an experiment in human brain washing for political power. To add to the intrigue, there's a domineering mother, a sad sack step-father, 2 members of Raymond's platoon with recurring nightmares and love lost, found and lost again.

It has good ideas but my main thought throughout the whole book was how dry the writing was. I knew it wasn't an action thriller but even so; all events were too calm and lacked...passion maybe. Still glad I read it regardless as it's one of those books I've heard about quite often over the years.

I've heard about The Manchurian Candidate for years but hadn't seen the movie nor read the book. It's one I wish I would have read sooner! What a great book with lots of psychological twists and turns. If you've ever been curious about the book, it's worth reading!

Wouldn't you like to pass the time with a little game of solitaire?Simply put, this is one of the most disturbing and creepy books I have ever read! I had watched bits of the movie years ago, but really didn't remember much about it -- so reading the book was a fresh experience for me. It is a novel of dysfunction, manipulation, fear and control. It was written in the late 1950s when Communists appeared to be coming out of the woodwork and Joe McCarthy was, for many folks, the most hated man in

I must say, it's interesting reading a book where the author seems to have contempt for nearly all of his characters. At least that was the impression I got when the book started. The Manchurian Candidate is populated with patently unlikable characters, beginning with the central character himself, Raymond Shaw. A sergeant in the US Army during the Korean war, Raymond is utterly unlikable. It's not because he's ugly or stupid or foolish, but rather because he just has no desire to be liked at

Thirty years ago, I read this book after seeing a repeat of the movie on late night television. I loved the book at the time, and decided a revisit was in order to see if my fond memories of it held up. They did indeed. The Manchurian Candidate is a nifty little thriller that will appeal to those liking a taut political thriller as well as those who are conspiracy lovers. Made into a movie twice (once with Frank Sinatra in the 1960s, and then remade with Denzel Washington decades later), the