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The Secret Parts of Fortune: Three Decades of Intense Investigations and Edgy Enthusiasms

4.3/5 ( ratings)

One part intellectual and one part private eye, Ron Rosenbaum takes readers into "the secret parts" of the great mysteries, controversies, and enigmas of our time, including:
* the occult rituals of Skull and Bones, the legendary Yale secret society that has produced spies and presidents, including George Bush and George W. Bush.
* the Secrets of the Little Blue Box, the classic story of "Captain Crunch" and the birth of hacker culture.
* the "unorthodox" cancer-cure clinics of Tijuana.
* the Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal.
* the unsolved murder of JFK's mistress.
* Also including sharp, funny cultural critiques that range from Elvis to Elisabeth KÜbler-Ross, Bill Gates to Oliver Stone, and J.D. Salinger to the Zagat® guide, The Secret Parts of Fortune is a vital record of American culture.

Language: English

Pages: 848

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Release: June 19, 2001

ISBN: 0060934468

ISBN 13: 9780060934460

The Secret Parts of Fortune: Three Decades of Intense Investigations and Edgy Enthusiasms

4.3/5 ( ratings)

One part intellectual and one part private eye, Ron Rosenbaum takes readers into "the secret parts" of the great mysteries, controversies, and enigmas of our time, including:
* the occult rituals of Skull and Bones, the legendary Yale secret society that has produced spies and presidents, including George Bush and George W. Bush.
* the Secrets of the Little Blue Box, the classic story of "Captain Crunch" and the birth of hacker culture.
* the "unorthodox" cancer-cure clinics of Tijuana.
* the Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal.
* the unsolved murder of JFK's mistress.
* Also including sharp, funny cultural critiques that range from Elvis to Elisabeth KÜbler-Ross, Bill Gates to Oliver Stone, and J.D. Salinger to the Zagat® guide, The Secret Parts of Fortune is a vital record of American culture.

Language: English

Pages: 848

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Release: June 19, 2001

ISBN: 0060934468

ISBN 13: 9780060934460

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