Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
By Tim Weiner
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This is the book the CIA does not want you to read. For over sixty years, the CIA has maintained a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, never disclosing its blunders to the American public. It spun its own truth to the nation while reality lay buried in classified archives. Now, Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter Tim Weiner offers a stunning indictment of the CIA, a deeply flawed organization that has never deserved America’s confidence. Legacy of Ashes is based on more than fifty thousand documents, primarily from the archives of the CIA. Everything is on the record. There are no anonymous sources, no blind quotations. With shocking revelations that will make headlines, Tim Weiner gets at the truth and tells how the CIA’s failures have profoundly jeopardized our national security.
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Winner of the 2007 National Book Award for Nonfiction
A 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
Winner of the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History
A 2007 Time Magazine Top 10 Book for Nonfiction
A 2007 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
A 2007 Publishers Weekly Best Book for Nonfiction
This is the book the CIA does not want you to read. For over sixty years, the CIA has maintained a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, never disclosing its blunders to the American public. It spun its own truth to the nation while reality lay buried in classified archives. Now, Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter Tim Weiner offers a stunning indictment of the CIA, a deeply flawed organization that has never deserved America’s confidence.
Legacy of Ashes is based on more than fifty thousand documents, primarily from the archives of the CIA. Everything is on the record. There are no anonymous sources, no blind quotations. With shocking revelations that will make headlines, Tim Weiner gets at the truth and tells how the CIA’s failures have profoundly jeopardized our national security.
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Author Bio: Tim Weiner
Tim Weiner has won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on American national security. At the New York Times, he covered the CIA in Washington and conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and many other nations. His book Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA won the National Book Award and was acclaimed as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, The Economist, the Washington Post, Time, and many other publications. His five other books include the national bestseller Enemies: A History of the FBI.
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| Available Formats : | CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Runtime: | 21.62 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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