Dark Money

#16 in History

Dark Money

Jane Mayer

First published 2016Original language EN

8.28.2 / 10
Score out of 1080 ratingsConfidence 35%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#16 of 38 in History ahead of 59% of the category
  • NYT bestseller · 11 weeks on the list, peaked at #3

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About the book

Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right is a 2016 non-fiction book written by American investigative journalist Jane Mayer. The book focuses on a network of extremely wealthy conservative Republicans, foremost among them Charles and David Koch, who have together funded an array of organizations that work in tandem to influence academic institutions, think tanks, the courts, statehouses, Congress, and the American presidency for their own benefit.

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.5 across 80 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 35% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the History average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.

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Hardcover8.580 100%

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