Books like JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters

JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters is the most beautiful, most important, and most spiritually cogent book I have read in a decade. It deserves to be taught in universities throughout the country and reviewed in every major periodical. The book’s structure is sturdy and clear; the prose is one transparent, flowing stream; and the account of the murder’s origin and nature is strikingly broad in its good-faith inquiry. As a result, facets of the story are put in place – and their tellers acknowledged with real respect – that no previous book has been able to integrate. Douglas' writing makes it impossible for a person to take a merely political or historical interest in the assassination, its origins and consequences. This he does by continually reminding the reader of the ethical and even cosmic dimension of the story as it unfolds. On every page, this book provided me with something of value: new historical information, moments of insight, tenderness, intellectual depth, and wisdom. With regard to 11-22, there are now three books I recommend to people: this one, Peter Dale Scott’s Deep Politics and the Death of JFK, and Marty Schotz & Vincent Salandria, History Will Not Absolve Us.Let me add one more thing: I've listed over 800 books on goodreads. I read a lot. This is the best non-fiction I've read in about ten years.