John H. Richardson    writer

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	"... compelling and complex ..." -Seymour Hersch "an honest and good book ..." -The New York Observer "A beautiful, gracious act of connection with a man who kept his secrets ..." -Kirkus Reviews		Joe Esquire - January 2009 Joe Biden's White House ambitions crashed in 1987 and again in 2008. Then - darndest thing - destiny came calling.   PDF Is This Man A Monster? Esquire - June 2008 The president asked John Yoo to define torture. He did it. Was it one of the most heinous acts in American history - or was he right?   PDF The Red Clouds Revolution Playboy - September 2007 A man named Igor, his dot-com, and the next phase of America's sexual Great Awakening.   PDF Journey to The End of the Earth Esquire - October 2007 As the ice melts at the top of the world, new islands are being born. The greatest arctic explorer of our time leads five amateurs to a land untouched by man.   PDF How the Attorney General of the United States Became Saddam Hussein's Lawyer Esquire - February 2007 The astounding story of Ramsey Clark, the most radical man ever to serve in the top ranks of the American government.   PDF Acts of Conscience Esquire - August 2006 Even after the Abu Ghraib scandal, the Army continued to torture in a secret prison called Camp Nama.   PDF The Sing Sing Follies (A Maximum Security Comedy) Esquire - October 2005 Inside Sing Sing Prison, killers And rapists stage a musical comedy.   PDF The Search for Isabella V Esquire - October 2003 A fugitive heiress reaches out through the internet.   PDF Not Guilty By Reason of Afghanistan Esquire — February 2003 Before 9-11, they shared a dream. After 9-11, it turned to murder.   PDF The Opportunist Esquire - January 2001 In the diamond war of Sierra Leone, Nick Karras saw his pot of gold.   PDF My Father The Spy Esquire - March 1999 JFK praised him. David Halberstam scorned him. The CIA consumed him.   PDF Scenes From a (Group) Marriage Esquire - May 1999 When the clothes come off, the chaos begins ...   PDF Charlton Heston — An Unexpected Life Esquire — July 2001 He starred in Touch of Evil. His favorite actress is a Maoist.   PDF Angelina Jolie and the Torture of Fame Esquire — February 2000 Everyone wants a piece of you, she said(and then fell to pieces) ...   PDF more stories ...

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