Book Review "American Sons: The Untold Story of the Falcon and the Snowman."

Maybe it's my OCD or perhaps my continuing interest in research.  I'm never satisfied until I know more...I want to find out what's beneath the story.   I had read the earlier book on an espionage case from the l970's that was later translated into the film "The Falcon and the Snowman."  Were they out yet?  How did the story end?  When I checked into it, I was happy to come upon a great blog and even more thrilled to see that a book was coming out.  Of course I ordered it.

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"American Sons:  The Untold Story of the Falcon and the Snowman," written by Christopher Boyce, Cat Boyce and Vince Font is the product of the insight and labour that only a well working team can produce.  Yes....that's actually one of the main characters listed on the author page.  This really is a first hand account.

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This book goes beyond the initial recounting of the tale.  It immediately draws the reader into a heart-felt and fascinating account of events.  This is the story of how a person survives a place where it is easiest just to turn off all feelings.  It's about the support that somebody needs to hang on.  For really, the system is designed to supply programs to people who often need basic education and life skills.  What about somebody who has gone to good schools and is very bright?  What if the "crime" was one of a belief in challenging a system that was wrong.  This is very current, given the revelations by Snowden.

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Not only is this a great read in and of itself, but anybody, such as myself, who has an interest in politics, penology, and current events would especially enjoy it.

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Just think about how times have changed from the l970's until now.  Then imagine being in a place where you are basically frozen in time and then suddenly having to go out into that world.  How many people could handle it well?   Where to begin?  In this book, Cat Boyce was one of those forces.  Her side of the story is here too.  Therefore, the book "American Sons:  The Untold Story of the Falcon and the Snowman" has a human dimension that isn't often heard in the telling of such memoirs.

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Check out the book, and if you want to know more (like me), read the blog.

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http://thefalconandthesnowman.com/2014/12/14/the-official-book-trailer/