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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…Why read it?
1 author picked The Secret Parts of Fortune as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
You’re probably picking up a theme here - I love an underdog, books that go largely unnoticed. Ron Rosenbaum spent most of his career writing for The Village Voice, Esquire, Vanity Fair, and many others. The Secret Parts of Fortune is a collection of some of his best stuff. Someone described Rosenbaum as “one part intellectual and one part private eye,” and these essays will definitely lead you down a rabbit hole, taking you places you’ve never even considered to venture. My point of entry was A Killing in Camelot, about the unsolved murder of Mary…
From John's list on to fall down a rabbit hole.
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