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Gordon Basichis' BooksThe Guys Who Spied for China
“The Guys Who Spied for China” is a roman a clef, exposing Chinese Espionage Networks operating throughout the United States during the eighties and nineties. It is the quirky story of how two disparate men uncovered an elaborate spy operation that had functioned on American soil for nearly four decades. Through fate and serendipity, Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll, meets Johnny G Man, a vaunted scientist and the ultimate Cold Warrior. What they helped unmask was a network of home grown spies in California and throughout the United States. As a result, newspapers ran relentless headlines depicting Chinese Espionage practices in the United States. The year 1985 was pronounced by the news media as “The Year of the Spy.” “This is a new twist on the spy drama. While providing details of events that were often swept under the rug, this very personal and often darkly humorous tale captures what it feels like to be suddenly thrust into the shadowy world of espionage. You get to feel what it’s like to be there. The Guys Who Spied for China is set largely in California, in the Santa Monica Mountain Range, just above Beverly Hills. What’s remarkable is that most of this story is true. Sleeping with Snakes: Notes from the Los Angeles Underbelly
My Chapter--The Guys Who Spied for China DRUGS, BOOZE, HOOKERS, TRAFFIC, RELATIONSHIPS, EATING, SCREWING, CHEATING, STEALING, LYING, ETC... These are but few of the topics tackled in Orange Recording's first book - coming soon. The book is completely edited and has been laid out, and is now just awaiting cover art.. The book will include stories from current LA authors/writers in the vein of Bukowski, Fante, Hammett, Capote, etc... The idea was to gather a collection of stories from new, up and coming writers based in Los Angeles. Should be a hot title... You don’t need to flirt with the waitress because she is the actress you slept with two years ago. In a town made up of transplants and implants, where devils never sleep and a drug score is like a trip to the ATM, one would assume that everyone has as story to tell. Well, within that thick layer of guilt that LA holds above her – call it smog, call it sin – something ain’t right and good or bad, real or fad, you’ll read about the rotting souls that live among the streets that are paved with gold. Truth and fiction become a blur in this collection of 32 Los Angeles based authors – including an early 80s commentary by the late Charles Bukowski. All of these authors have placed their own spin onto the culture that is so uniquely LA. From sinfully delicious tales of murder to porn and drugs to love, you'll read everything you ever thought you never wanted to know about this town. Put your plastic surgeon on hold, fire up the Range Rover and become a part of this capitalist, commercial, celebrity obsessed, self-indulgent community that we all call home. BEAUTIFUL BAD GIRL
Santa Barbara Press, hardback, 1984. IUniverse, quality paperback, 2000 Books on Tape |
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