Harvard and the Unabomber: The Education of an American Terrorist

Chase (a writer in Montana, he holds a PhD in philosophy) has written a riveting tale about Ted Kaczynski, in which the story of his activities as the Unabomber, his arrest, and trial are nearly secondary to the fascinating analysis of the formation of his thought. Kaczynski's education at Harvard, the prevalence there of certain moral ideas common during the Cold War, his participation at Harvard in controversial psychological tests and experiments, and the impact of these tests on his psyche are important themes. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)