Title: ARGO: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled off the Most Audacious Rescue in History Author: Antonio Mendez and coauthor Matt Baglio ISBN: : 978-0-14-750973-4 Publisher: Penguin Movies often create illusions for the world to see and take the viewer into places they might never visit in their lifetime. Viewers envelop themselves within the story portrayed on the screen and for 2 or more hours their lives outside the … more
Tony Mendez tells the story that won the Oscar in this slim volume that became the basis for the movie Argo. Each is a good companion to the other. While the movie adds some Hollywood touches of suspense that aren't in the book, it also is able to show some of the tension of the situation both in Iran and Washington. And the book provides valuable background that doesn't make it into the movie. Without giving away the meat of the book (the plot of the movie and the real … more
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