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Book Review of Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
Author: George Crile
Genres: History, Nonfiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Great book. This is the stuff of Hollywood fiction, and when I read it, I had to keep going back to the forward to confirm that this was actually a work of non-fiction. It's an entertaining read about one of the world's true "characters," a person who was able to do some unbelievable things with little more than audacity and personality. I haven't gone to see the movie, because it's just too outlandish a tale to reduce to 2 1/2 hours.