Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner (English) Paperback Book

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All-powerful, brilliant, decisive, ruthlessly effective... this is the image of the CIA as portrayed in countless films and novels. It is wrong. This book, based on thousands of declassified documents and interviews with agents at all levels, shows the reality behind the glamorous myth.

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Winner of the National Book Award'This extraordinary story reads like tragedy and thriller. Impeccably sourced, utterly absorbing, dazzling and very, very dark' Time OutAll-powerful, brilliant, decisive, ruthlessly effective . . . this is the image of the CIA as portrayed in countless films and novels. It is wrong. This shocking book, based on thousands of declassified documents and interviews with agents at all levels, shows the reality behind the glamorous myth- a blundering, chaotic and dangerously incompetent organization. In a story of botched coups, missed targets, lost operatives and fatal errors, Tim Weiner shows how the CIA now poses a threat not only to the security of the US, but the world.'Combines thrilling storytelling with terrifying revelations' Simon Sebag Montefiore, New Statesman, Books of the Year'Weiner's riveting history of the CIA contains dozens of jaw-dropping incidents . . . astonishing' Mail on Sunday'Timely, immensely readable, and highly critical' Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down'Marvellous . . . that every quote is also on the record is a testament to his skill' Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars

Author Biography

Tim Weiner is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at the New York Times where he has reported from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Sudan, and fifteen other nations. He was based for a decade in Washington, DC, where he covered the CIA and the military - the last topic being the basis for his famous book Blank Check- The Pentagon's Black Budget. His latest book is Legacy of Ashes- The History of the CIA (2007).

Review

This extraordinary story reads like tragedy and thriller. Impeccably sourced, utterly absorbing, dazzling and very, very dark * Time Out *This racy history reveals the CIA as a secret service to make Smiley weep and Bond howl in horror * Daily Telegraph *Combines thrilling storytelling with terrifying revelations -- Simon Sebag Montefiore * New Statesman, Books of the Year *Weiner's riveting history of the CIA contains dozens of jaw-dropping incidents ... astonishing * Evening Standard, Books of the Year *Timely, immensely readable, and highly critical -- Mark Bowden, author of 'Black Hawk Down'Marvellous ... that every quote is also on the record is a testament to his skill -- Steve Coll, author of 'Ghost Wars'Winner of the National Book Award * Prizes and awards *

Prizes

Winner of US National Book Award for Non-Fiction 2007

Review Text

This extraordinary story reads like tragedy and thriller. Impeccably sourced, utterly absorbing, dazzling and very, very dark

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This extraordinary story reads like tragedy and thriller. Impeccably sourced, utterly absorbing, dazzling and very, very dark

Details ISBN0241956234 ISBN-10 0241956234 ISBN-13 9780241956236 Media Book Pages 832 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle The History of the CIA Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 327.1273 Illustrations 8pp Short Title LEGACY OF ASHES Language English Format Paperback UK Release Date 2012-03-01 Author Tim Weiner Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-03-01 Alternative 9780141920733 Audience General NZ Release Date 2012-04-26 AU Release Date 2012-04-26 We've got this

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