Enemies

A history of the fbi

Enemies

A history of the fbi
Tim Weiner
Electronic eBook - 2012

The hidden history of the FBI and its hundred-year war against terrorists, spies, and anyone it deemed subversive—including even American presidents.   NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER • NOW A SHOWTIME ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES   “Turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling, and important, as today’s headlines.”—Jeffrey Toobin, author of  American Heiress   Enemies  is the first definitive history of the FBI’s secret intelligence operations, from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.   We think of the FBI as America’s police force. But secret intelligence is the Bureau’s first and foremost mission. The FBI’s secret intelligence and surveillance techniques have created a tug-of-war between national security and civil liberties, a tension that strains the very fabric of a free republic.  Enemies  is the story of how presidents have used the FBI to conduct political warfare—and how it has sometimes been turned against them. And it is the story of how the Bureau became the most powerful intelligence service the United States possesses. Named One of the Best Books of the Year by  The Washington Post,  New York  Daily News,  and  Slate “Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tim Weiner has written a riveting inside account of the FBI’s secret machinations that goes so deep into the Bureau’s skulduggery, readers will feel they are tapping the phones along with J. Edgar Hoover. This is a book that every American who cares about civil liberties should read.” —Jane Mayer, author of  Dark Money “Outstanding.” — The New York Times “Absorbing . . . a sweeping narrative that is all the more entertaining because it is so redolent with screw-ups and scandals.” — Los Angeles Times “Fascinating.” — The Wall Street Journal “Important and disturbing . . . with all the verve and coherence of a good spy thriller.” —The New York Times Book Review “Exciting and fast-paced.” — The Daily Beast

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Weiner, Tim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2012.
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Click here for information and access to this electronic book. You will be leaving Spokane Public Library's web site.
Click to Expand/Hide Other Versions -
Search Result 1
Enemies
a history of the FBI
Book
por Weiner, Tim
Publicado 2012
Libro

 Hacer reserva
Search Result 2
Enemies
a history of the FBI
compact disc unabridged
por Weiner, Tim
Publicado 2012
CD Audiom

 Hacer reserva

MARC

LEADER 00000nam a2200000Ka 4500
001 ODN0000679994
006 m d
007 cr cn---------
008 120627s2012 nyu s 000 0 eng d
020 |a 9780679643890 (electronic bk) 
037 |a 21B3A3B6-F32A-42B8-AFDF-662BD7F8F584  |b OverDrive, Inc.  |n http://www.overdrive.com 
040 |a TEFOD  |c TEFOD 
084 |a HIS036060  |a LAW060000  |a POL014000  |2 bisacsh 
100 1 |a Weiner, Tim. 
245 1 0 |a Enemies  |h ebook  |b A history of the fbi.  |c Tim Weiner. 
260 |c 2012. 
300 |a 1 online resource 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a The hidden history of the FBI and its hundred-year war against terrorists, spies, and anyone it deemed subversive—including even American presidents.   NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER • NOW A SHOWTIME ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES   “Turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling, and important, as today’s headlines.”—Jeffrey Toobin, author of  American Heiress   Enemies  is the first definitive history of the FBI’s secret intelligence operations, from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.   We think of the FBI as America’s police force. But secret intelligence is the Bureau’s first and foremost mission. The FBI’s secret intelligence and surveillance techniques have created a tug-of-war between national security and civil liberties, a tension that strains the very fabric of a free republic.  Enemies  is the story of how presidents have used the FBI to conduct political warfare—and how it has sometimes been turned against them. And it is the story of how the Bureau became the most powerful intelligence service the United States possesses. Named One of the Best Books of the Year by  The Washington Post,  New York  Daily News,  and  Slate “Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tim Weiner has written a riveting inside account of the FBI’s secret machinations that goes so deep into the Bureau’s skulduggery, readers will feel they are tapping the phones along with J. Edgar Hoover. This is a book that every American who cares about civil liberties should read.” —Jane Mayer, author of  Dark Money “Outstanding.” — The New York Times “Absorbing . . . a sweeping narrative that is all the more entertaining because it is so redolent with screw-ups and scandals.” — Los Angeles Times “Fascinating.” — The Wall Street Journal “Important and disturbing . . . with all the verve and coherence of a good spy thriller.” —The New York Times Book Review “Exciting and fast-paced.” — The Daily Beast 
533 |a Electronic reproduction.  |b New York:  |c Random House,  |d 2012.  |n Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser. 
650 1 7 |a Nonfiction.  |2 OverDrive 
650 7 |a History.  |2 OverDrive 
650 7 |a Law.  |2 OverDrive 
650 7 |a Politics.  |2 OverDrive 
655 7 |a Electronic books.  |2 local 
776 1 |c Original  |z 9781400067480 
856 4 0 |u http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=100150&titleID=679994  |z Click here for information and access to this electronic book. You will be leaving Spokane Public Library's web site. 
092 |a EBOOK