OFFICIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL: THE SECRET LIFE OF J EDGAR HOOVER : OFFICIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL: THE SECRET LIFE OF J EDGAR HOOVER

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Summary: unsubtle biased language ruins credibility
Review: This book reads like a tabloid, and it's hard to consider it could be more than just that.

Not only are sources not quoted in a scientific historical way, but the book also rests heavily on the use of unsubtle biased language against Hoover. I do not doubt that Hoover used illegal means for his person goals, but I would much rather have read a book that gives me the feeling I should take it seriously, because it shows on every page and footnote it takes itself and its investigation serious. This unbalanced account of his life has flipped over to one side, proclaiming Hoover the bad guy, without exploring even the possiblilty of a positive side of the man. It's as if the writer settles a scoure here. It left me with the uneasy feeling I do not know WHAT to believe and what to discard.

If you like a good scandal, this is your book. If you want historical facts, look elsewhere