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What follows is adapted from "Appendix A and B" of my book Dissenting Views II, with some additions to bring it up to date. I bolded ones that I have added for this post.  THE BEST BOOKS ON THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION Like anything else, building such a list depends on criteria, but I tried to pick books which covered the most ground, were well-written, and that I go back to often. This is my list of the 10 best. JFK AND THE UNSPEAKABLE, Jim Douglass ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT, Sylvia Meagher THE LAST INVESTIGATION, Gaeton Fonzi RECLAIMING PARKLAND, Jim DiEugenio BREACH OF TRUST, Gerald McKnight HISTORY WILL NOT ABSOLVE US, E. Martin Schotz THE YANKEE AND COWBOY WAR, Carl Oglesby INTO THE NIGHTMARE, Joseph McBride FALSE MYSTERY, Vincent Salandria FORGIVE MY GRIEF, Penn Jones In the years from 2011 to 2021, there have been several excellent books on the assassination. These are ones I consider to be excellent additions to the literature: BURYING THE LEAD, Mal Hyman THE JFK ASSASSINATION, Jim DiEugenio THE DEVIL'S CHESSBOARD, David Talbot THE DEEP STATE IN THE HEART OF TEXAS, Richard Bartholomew * *With the caveat that I published this book and Richard is a friend. There are also some enormously important essays that have been written over the years which are accessible either on the net or in archives. Here are a few of the best, in my opinion: “The Chicago Plot to Kill JFK,” Edwin Black “The Posner Report: A Study in Propaganda,” David Starks "A Philadelphia Lawyer Analyzes the Shots, Trajectories and Wounds,” Vincent Salandria “John F. Kennedy’s Fatal Wounds: Witnesses and the Interpretations from 1963 to the Present,” Dr. Gary Aguilar “Is Vincent Bugliosi Right that Neutron Activation Analysis Proves Oswald's Guilt?,” Dr. Gary Aguilar “Who --- is Ron Rosenbaum?,” Edgar F. Tatro “The Other Murder,” Larry Ray Harris “Exit Strategy - In 1963, JFK ordered a complete withdrawal from Vietnam” - James Kenneth Galbraith "Why is the Rockefeller Commission so Single-Minded about a Lone Assassin in the Kennedy Case?,” Dr. Cyril Wecht “Assassination as a Tool of Fascism,” John Judge “The Last Words of Lee Harvey Oswald,” Mae Brussell “Nazi Connections to the JFK Assassination,” Mae Brussell “Between the Signal and the Noise,” Roger Feinman There are many other fantastic essays at the CTKA site. Other essays, like for example Ed Tatro’s takedown of Ron Rosenbaum, can be found at the Poage Legislative Library, run by my friend Ben Rogers. Look up the “Penn Jones collection” on the web at Baylor University for a wealth of material. A few of my other favorite books: DESTINY BETRAYED (2nd edition), Jim DiEugenio UNDERSTANDING SPECIAL OPERATIONS, Dave Ratcliffe BITING THE ELEPHANT, Rodger Remington JFK: THE BOOK OF THE FILM, Zachary Sklar & Oliver Stone THE ASSASSINATIONS, ed. Jim DiEugenio & Lisa Pease SPY SAGA, Phil Melanson THE OSWALD AFFAIR, Leo Sauvage THE KENNEDY CONSPIRACY, Paris Flammonde Additionally, there are other vital books on the case that provide either unique research or a unique perspective on the case. I think these all belong in any researcher’s library. SURVIVOR’S GUILT, Vince Palamara THE GIRL ON THE STAIRS, Barry Ernest HARVEY AND LEE, John Armstrong THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (2nd edition), Dick Russell THE SEARCH FOR LEE HARVEY OSWALD, Robert Groden JFK: THE CIA, VIETNAM, AND THE PLOT TO ASSASSINATE JOHN F. KENNEDY, Fletcher Prouty ON THE TRAIL OF THE ASSASSINS, Jim Garrison THE ECHO FROM DEALEY PLAZA, Abraham Bolden CONSPIRACY, Anthony Summers (Summers retitled his book for later publication NOT IN OUR LIFETIME. Don’t get that one. Try to find the original.) INSIDE THE ARRB, Doug Horne BLOODY TREASON, Noel Twyman THE PRESEIDENT AND THE PROVOCATEUR, Alex Cox THY WILL BE DONE, Gerald Colby Zilg PRAISE FROM A FUTURE GENERATION, John Kelin  In Appendix A I listed an article called “The Chicago Plot,” as one of the best things ever written about the assassination of JFK. It was written by Edwin Black. A few of his books cited in this volume: IBM AND THE HOLOCAUST WAR AGAINST THE WEAK INTERNAL COMBUSTION He does excellent work that I endorse wholeheartedly. A few more books which are excellent for researchers: Feral House has just published a collection of Mae Brussell’s work. I can’t recommend her work more highly. It’s called THE ESSENTIAL MAE BRUSSELL, edited by Alex Constantine. Also, read as much John Judge as you can. Most of it is online and all of it is brilliant, especially “Good Americans” and “The Black Hole of Guyana.” There are also numerous YouTube videos of his talks. In addition, I edited and published a volume of his work called Judge for Yourself. RFK assassination THE ASSASSINATION OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY, Bill Turner and John Christian WHO KILLED BOBBY? Shane O’Sullivan SHADOW PLAY: THE KILLING OF ROBERT KENNEDY, Phil Melanson ASSASSINATION: ROBERT F KENNEDY 1925-1968, editors of UPI A LIE TOO BIG TO FAIL, Lisa Pease MLK assassination THE MARTIN LUTHER KING ASSASSINATION, Phil Melanson ORDERS TO KILL, William Pepper AN ACT OF STATE, William Pepper MURDER IN MEMPHIS, Mark Lane and Dick Gregory THE 13TH JUROR, trial transcripts TRUTH AT LAST, Lyndon Barsten A MEMOIR OF INJUSTICE, Tamara Carter MALCOLM X assassination THE JUDAS FACTOR, Karl Evanzz MALCOLM X: A LIFE OF REINVENTION, Manning Marable CONSPIRACYS, Baba Zak Kondo THE FBI WAR AGAINST TUPAC SHAKUR AND OTHER BLACK LEADERS, John Potash GENERAL POLITICAL RESEARCH PROPAGANDA, Jacques Ellul THE TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Jacques Ellul AHEAD OF THE PARADE, Sherman Skolnick THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING AND THE POLITICS OF TERROR, David Hoffman THE KILLING OF KAREN SILKWOOD, Richard Raschke THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 30, Nathaniel Blumberg INTERLOCK, Patricia Goldstone PRISONER OF INFINITY, Jasun Horsley THE VICE OF KINGS, Jasun Horsley REVOLUTION'S END, Brad Schreiber CHAOS, Tom O'Neill THE AMERICAN POLICE STATE, David Wise PATTY HEARST AND THE TWINKIE MURDERS, Paul Krassner MURDER AT THE CONSPIRACY CONVENTION, Paul Krassner THE HIDDEN PERSUADERS, Vance Packard THE STATUS SEEKERS, Vance Packard FOUR ARGUMENTS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TELEVISION, Jerry Mander IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SACRED, Jerry Mander THE CAPITALIST PAPERS, Jerry Mander PROGRAMMED TO KILL, David McGowan WEIRD SCENES INSIDE THE CANYON, David McGowan JOURNEY INTO MADNESS, Gordon Thomas THE POLITICS OF HEROIN, Dr. Alfred McCoy IN THE SHADOWS OF THE AMERICAN CENTURY, Dr. Alfred McCoy NEMESIS, Chalmers Johnson KILLING TRUTH, William Blum THE MIGHTY WURLIZTER, Hugh Wilford THE CULTURAL COLD WAR, Frances Stonor Saunders DARK ALLIANCE, Gary Webb DRUGS OIL AND WAR, Peter Dale Scott THE ROAD TO 9/11, Peter Dale Scott BLOWBACK, Christopher Simpson SECRET AGENDA, Linda Hunt THE MAFIA THE CIA AND GEORGE BUSH, Pete Brewton TRADING WITH THE ENEMY, Charles Higham HENRY FORD AND THE JEWS, Neil Baldwin THE SERVICE, Reinhard Gehlen NO LOGO, Naomi Klein SPOOKS, Jim Hougan SECRET AGENDA, Jim Hougan SILENT COUP, Len Colodny & Robert Gettlin THE HALDEMAN DIARIES, H. L. Haldeman ABUSE OF POWER: THE NEW NIXON TAPES, Stanley Kutler, ed. THE OUTLAW BANK, Jonathan Beaty & S.C. Gwynne SPIDER’S WEB, Alan Friedman THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM, Bethany McLean IN BANKS WE TRUST, Penny Lernoux THE UNDERGROUND HISTORY OF AMERICAN EDUCATION, John Taylor Gatto A HISTORY OF THE GREAT AMERICAN FORTUNES, Gustavus Myers THE HISTORY OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY, Ida Tarbell CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN, John Perkins A GAME AS OLD AS EMPIRE, ed., Steven Hiatt GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS, Joseph Stiglitz SECRET AND SUPPRESSED, ed., Jim Keith THE OCTOPUS, Kenn Thomas & Jim Keith TRUMPOCALPYSE NOW, Kenn Thomas SEX AND ROCKETS, John Carter THE ASSASSINATION OF JULIUS CAESAR, Michael Parenti DIRTY TRUTHS, Michael Parenti REARVIEW MIRROR, William Turner HOOVER’S FBI, William Turner THE PIED PIPER, Richard Cummings IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, Michael Pollan AMERICAN THEOCRACY, Kevin Phillips PSYCHIC DICTATORSHIP IN THE U.S.A., Alex Constantine THE COVERT WAR AGAINST ROCK, Alex Constantine THE ANGLO AMERICAN ESTABLISHMENT, Carroll Quiqley A CENTURY OF WAR, William Engdahl AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH, Neil Postman THE RELENTLESS REVOLUTION, Joyce Appleby NICKEL AND DIMED, Barbara Ehrenreich BAIT AND SWITCH, Barbara Ehrenreich AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY SOUL ON ICE, Eldridge Cleaver MALCOLM X SPEAKS, edited by George Breitman THE BLACK PANTHERS SPEAK, edited by Philip S. Foner THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY RECONSIDERED, Charles E. Jones WOMEN, RACE, AND CLASS, Angela Davis SHACKLED AND CHAINED, Eugene Puryear THE ASSASSINATION OF FRED HAMPTON, Jeffrey Haas BAD BLOOD: THE TUSKEGEE SYPHILIS EXPERIMENT, James Jones MEDICAL APARTHEID, Harriet Washington REVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE, Huey P. Newton WAR AGAINST THE PANTHERS, Huey P. Newton TO DIE FOR THE PEOPLE, Huey P. Newton SEIZE THE TIME, Bobby Seale READY FOR REVOLUTION, Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) BLACK POWER, Stokely Carmichael THE NEW JIM CROW, Michelle Alexander FORCED INTO GLORY: ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S WHITE DREAM, Lerone Bennett, Jr. EYES ON THE PRIZE, ed. Dr. Clayborne Carson THE MALCOLM X FBI FILE, ed., Dr. Clayborne Carson More books of interest in alternative history and viewpoints (with kind assistance from Dr. Faith G. Harper: HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE OF INDIGENOUS AMERICA EDUCATION FOR EXTINCTION: AMERICAN INDIANS and the BOARDING SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, David Wallas Adams CONQUEST: SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND AMERICAN INDIAN GENOCIDE, Andrea Smith UNQUIET GRAVE: THE FBI AND THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF INDIAN COUNTRY, Steve Hendricks A CENTURY OF DISHONOR, Helen Hunt Jackson A LITTLE MATTER OF GENOCIDE: HOLOCAUST AND DENIAL IN THE AMERICAS 1492 TO THE PRESENT, Ward Churchill PRISON WRITINGS: MY LIFE IS MY SUN DANCE, Leonard Peltier CUSTER DIED FOR YOUR SINS: AN INDIAN MANIFESTO, Vine Deloria, Jr. HOW CHOCTAWS INVENTED CIVILIZATION AND WHY CHOCTAWS WILL CONQUER THE WORLD, D.L. Birchfield A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, Howard Zinn THE LONE RANGER AND TONTO FISTFIGHT IN HEAVEN, Sherman Alexie THE HOUSE OF PURPLE CEDAR, Tim Tingle
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