Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation
and the Rise of the American Empire
ShareA page-turning chronicle of the rise of the secretive think tank— born in the wake of World War II— that has been the driving force behind American government for the last half-century.
A New York Times Notable Book author, EMMY nominated TV reporter and screenwriter, Alex Abella was born in Cuba and grew up in New York City. At age 16, Alex won a Pulitzer Scholarship to Columbia University, one of only two such scholarships awarded nationwide every year. Alex later joined The San Francisco Chronicle as a general assignment reporter then switched to electronic media and joined KTVU-TV, Channel 2 News. There he became producer, writer and reporter and was nominated for an EMMY for Best Breaking News Story.
Alex moved to Los Angeles in the late 1980s to pursue a writing career. While in Los Angeles he worked as assistant to a private investigator and as a Los Angeles Superior Court Interpreter. His experiences in the world of law and law enforcement inspired him to write a legal thriller, The Killing of the Saints, featuring a Cuban-American hero, Charlie Morell, who is a lawyer and private investigator. Alex's second novel, The Great American, was published by Simon & Schuster in 1997 and recounts the true adventures of William Morgan, a U.S. Marine who fought in the mountains of Cuba with Fidel Castro.
