![]() The Fifties by David Halberstam (Ballantine, $18). Le Carré never doubts who the good guys are here, but he expresses serious doubts about the good guys' tactics. ![]() A combination of character, constant forward motion, and subtle but nagging moral questions, it has not been bettered by any spy thriller since. The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John le Carré (Penguin, $15) The novel that launched le Carré's career remains durable after half a century. You'll likely look at today's conflicts through very different eyes. ![]() If you want to understand both the cleverness and the chilly pragmatism of America's Cold War strategy, read Nobel laureate Schelling's at once accessible and compelling 1966 book. It's told principally through the eyes of a disillusioned Central Intelligence Agency officer who's pondering the lifetime he spent battling Communism.Īrms and Influence by Thomas Schelling (Yale, $22). ![]() This was the controversial first volume of a longer saga that Mailer did not live long enough to finish. Harlot's Ghost by Norman Mailer (Random House, $17). ![]()
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