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  • The CIA & American Democracy

    This edition of the "brief, yet subtle and penetrating account" of the CIA includes a new prologue covering the agency's more recent history ( Christian Science Monitor).Now in its third edition, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones's comprehensive history of the Central Intelligence Agency is widely acclaimed for its thorough and even-handed analysis. A renowned U.S. intelligence expert, Jeffreys-Jones ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ipseology

    A new science of the self

    Astronomers slowly made sense of the cosmos by following the stars night after night. I suggest we examine human identity in a similar way. Let's examine the words individuals use to describe themselves day after day. With this book, you'll be introduced to ipseology - a new approach to studying human selves. Ipseology is based on the idea we can learn a lot about people from their self-authored ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The FBI

    A History

    This "penetrating and remarkable history of the FBI" examines its operations and development from the Reconstruction era to the 9/11 attacks (M. J. Heale, author of McCarthy's Americans).In The FBI, U.S. intelligence expert Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones presents the first comprehensive portrait of the vast, powerful, and sometimes bitterly criticized American institution. Setting the bureau's story in the ... Read more

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  • The Pledge

    A History of the Pledge of Allegiance

    The cultural and political history of the Pledge of Allegiance, how it came to be, what it means to Americans, and why we have battled over it for generationsFor more than a century, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance has been a central part of the American Experience. And perhaps because of its ubiquity, this simple flag salute has served not only as a unifying ritual but also as a lightning rod ... Read more

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  • The Intactilis

    by Jeffrey Jones ...
    Dan Furst has researched and written many books in his career. While researching his latest book he comes across some old writings referring to a group of people who, having been touched and healed by Christ, have somehow gained immortality here on earth. They are called "The Intactilis", Latin for "those who cannot be touched", as they cannot be "touched" by old age, disease etc. They live among ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Allan Pinkerton

    America's Legendary Detective and the Birth of Private Security

    A deeply researched account of the life and legacy of the man who defined the profession of private eyeAllan Pinkerton, the world's most famous private detective, has been an enduring source of fascination since the nineteenth century. But the details of his impact, business empire, and private life have been incomplete.Drawing on overlooked primary sources, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones provides an ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • A Question of Standing

    The History of the CIA

    A Question of Standing deals with recognizable events that have shaped the history of the first 75 years of the CIA. Unsparing in its accounts of dirty tricks and their consequences, it values the agency's intelligence and analysis work to offer balanced judgements that avoid both celebration and condemnation of the CIA. The mission of the CIA, derived from U-1 in World War I more than from World ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • In Spies We Trust

    The Story of Western Intelligence

    In Spies We Trust reveals the full story of the Anglo-American intelligence relationship - ranging from the deceits of World War I to the mendacities of 9/11 - for the first time. Why did we ever start trusting spies? It all started a hundred years ago. First we put our faith in them to help win wars, then we turned against the bloodshed and expense, and asked our spies instead to deliver peace ... Read more

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  • Eternal Vigilance?

    50 years of the CIA

    Series series Studies in Intelligence
    Eternal Vigilance? seeks to offer reinterpretations of some of the major established themes in CIA history such as its origins, foundations, its treatment of the Soviet threat, the Iranian revolution and the accountability of the agency. The book also opens new areas of research such as foreign liaison, relations with the scientific community, use of scientific and technical research and economic ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • We Know All About You

    The Story of Surveillance in Britain and America

    We Know All About You shows how bulk spying came of age in the nineteenth century, and supplies the first overarching narrative and interpretation of what has happened since, covering the agencies, programs, personalities, technology, leaks, criticisms and reform. Concentrating on America and Britain, it delves into the roles of credit agencies, private detectives, and phone-hacking journalists as ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • American-British-Canadian Intelligence Relations, 1939-2000

    Series series Studies in Intelligence
    This work considers, for the first time, the intelligence relationship between three important North Atlantic powers in the Twenty-first century, from WWII to post-Cold War. As demonstrated in the case studies in this volume, World War II cemented loose and often informal inter-allied agreements on security intelligence that had preceded it, and created new and important areas of close and formal ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Nazi Spy Ring in America

    Hitler's Agents, the FBI, and the Case That Stirred the Nation

    The first full account of Nazi spies in 1930s America and how they were exposed.In the mid-1930s just as the United States was embarking on a policy of neutrality, Nazi Germany launched a program of espionage against the unwary nation. The Nazi Spy Ring in America tells the story of Hitler’s attempts to interfere in American affairs by spreading anti-Semitic propaganda, stealing military ... Read more

    $28.49 USD