by Janet Malcolm
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American political consultant
Recommended by 4 notable people, including Patrick Collison and Balaji S. Srinivasan
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In two previous books, Janet Malcolm explored the hidden sides of, respectively, institutional psychoanalysis and Freudian biography. In this book, she examines the psychopathology of journalism. Using a strange and unprecedented lawsuit as her largerthanlife example the lawsuit of Jeffrey MacDonald, a convicted murderer, against Joe McGinniss...
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