BOOKS THAT AUTHORED THE CREDIBILITY GAP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00587R000100030081-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 81
• Publication Date: May 5, 1985
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Books that authored the credibility gap
These are some of the
books that have rekindled
the credibility debate in
publishing: -
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? "Katharine the Great:
Katharine Graham and the
Washington Post," by Deborah
Davis, was killed after one prin-
ting by Harcourt Brace Jovano-
vich. Another promising book, its
publisher nominated it for an
American Book Award and had
given the author a $35,00(, ad-
vance. er' revealed among
oth r things that Was in on
y~~t editor Ben Bra ee as col-
laborated with the CIA. and tthat
-Deer Throat, o
ent Richar er. As it turned
Ft e publisher never as e
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e a t.
Davis. however sued the pu
i cn`orfor 6 million a11egin~
breach of contract. In Novem-
ber, she set a or $100,000, ac-
cording to published reports.
? `-Poisoning for Profit: The
Mafia and Toxic Waste in Amer-
ica," by University of Delaware
professors Alan A. Block appeared to
Frank F. Scarpitti, alink with the mob the nation's
largest handler of hazardous
waste, Waste Management Inc.,
headquartered in Oak Brook*
The company filed a $60 million
libel action against publisher
William Morrow & Co., but with-
drew the suit in March without
comment. Morrow, however,
was slapped with 'a $5 million
libel suit-as was"author Jody
Powell-for four paragraphs in
Powell's 1984 book, "The Other
Side of the Story. A
Navy admiral and cam ai
wor cer for rest ent Reagan
during the 1980 campaign
char es a was libeled v Pow-
w o a se v accuse m o
vin on the federal overn-
ment an supervising an
es Iona e o era ion a ainst the
Carter camp
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