The Monkey Handlers

by G. Gordon Liddy

Book Overview

Liddy has been called the most dangerous man in AMerica. Time magazine said of his autobiography, What is most striking is what it reveals about the kind of man who will do anything to stop those he sees as his country's enemies. A man who knows from the inside the shadowy world of covert military action, industrial espionage, and terrorism, Liddy is in a unique position to write this spellbinding thriller.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312051271
• ISBN13: 9780312051273
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Certainly superior to Tom Clancy, et al.

My guess is that most people will encounter this book because they are already fans of Mr. Liddy's syndicated radio program, or because they have already read WILL and are hungry for more Liddyesque material. This book will not disappoint (unless you expect WAR AND PEACE - or another WILL); I read it shortly after it was first released and I still remember the plot, action, and characters vividly: how many "techno-thrillers" can that be said about? I actually take issue with the label of "techno-thriller": MONKEY HANDLERS is about the men of the Navy SEALs, more particularly about how the human mind, body, and spirit can combine to produce results previously unimagined. It's a very good book and a good companion on an airliner or by the pool.

Compelling reading.

Consider the FIVR STAR rating for both of Mr. Liddy's techno thriller novels...this one and "Out of Control." While they 1990 and 1980 copywrites they give the same high degree of thrills today. Both are tension filled, taunt plots. Certainly Mr. Liddy is well qualified to write of "special ops" and he pulls no punches. I could not put down either book. And, with his creditials suspension of disbelief is at at minimum.My hope is that he will do more and if he writes one every ten years, could 2000 be the date for another action packed page turner?Great stuff! KVD

COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN

This was one of the best books I have ever read!As soon as I started reading it, I did not want to put it down. It was full of action and suspence. I took it to work and passed it around to several of my friends. Everybody that read it really liked it. Can't wait to see the movie. Liddy did it again.

Excellent-An understanding the life of Navy SEALS

One of the best people to know about special operations in the military. G. Gordon Liddy. A weapons expert and special ops enthusiast, the "G-man" is able to entertain his readers with action of Navy SEALS at work. Doing their duty for what they believe-America. This book is one of the best written for all americans who wish to know what these men do to train, and fight. Though the men in the book are former-SEALS they still have the great courage and skill to act when their country calls them.

Worth reading

Having been in service to my country during the Nixon years, when I first saw the title of the book and its author sparks flew. I read the book thinking it was going to an expose about how possibly the teams were used in some type of White House operation. Much to my suprise it was a well written and very entertaining story that I am still waiting to see on the big screen. To Mr. Liddy my apologies for my earlier thoughts. But then as the saying goes "You can't judge a book by its cover"