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Jane Mayer

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Jane Mayer is the co-author of two bestselling and critically acclaimed narrative nonfiction books, LANDSLIDE: THE UNMAKING OF THE PRESIDENT, 1984-1988, and STRANGE JUSTICE: THE SELLING OF CLARENCE THOMAS, the latter of which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Mayer was also awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in connection with THE DARK SIDE.

She is currently a Washington-based staff writer for The New Yorker, specializing in political and investigative reporting. Before that, she was a senior writer and front-page editor for The Wall Street Journal, as well as the Journal's first female White House correspondent.

She lives in Chevy... Read More

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The Dark Side
The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
Written by Jane Mayer


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $15.95

The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the United States made terrible decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world—decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. In spellbinding detail, Jane Mayer relates the impact of these... Read more >

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The Dark Side
The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
Written by Jane Mayer


Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $27.50

In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. The radical decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of utter chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser... Read more >

The Dark Side
The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
Written by Jane Mayer


Format: eBook
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: May 8, 2009
Price: $15.95

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The Dark Side
The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
Written by Jane Mayer
Read by Richard McGonagle


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $34.95

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The Dark Side
The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
Written by Jane Mayer
Read by Richard McGonagle


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $25.00

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