The CIA's research program is described in a book called "The Search for the Manchurian Candidate."
Ken FollettNevertheless, the book gave Jack a feeling he had never had before, that the past was like a story, in which one thing led to another, and the world was not a boundless mystery, but a finite thing that could be comprehended.
Ken FollettI like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.
Ken Follett