Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
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Author
Weiner, Tim
Contributors
Weiner, Tim Author
Rudnicki, Stefan Narrator
Published
Blackstone Publishing , 2006.
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True Spies
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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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Format
eAudiobook
Edition
Unabridged
Street Date
01/01/2006
Language
English
ISBN
9781483070933
Subjects
History
Politics
Nonfiction

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Published Reviews

Publishers Weekly Reviews

Pulitzer Prize–winner Weiner combed through the history books and recently declassified records to offer up this fascinating, comprehensive and sometimes appalling history of the Central Intelligence Agency. Weiner documents everything from the agency's formation in the aftermath of WWII to its failure to prevent the events of September 11, 2001, and every misstep, blunder and international incident in between. For an important book like this one, it's important for an audiobook narrator to have a certain gravitas, and Rudnicki has plenty. His deep, resonant voice keeps the listener riveted and is ideally suited to the serious, historical—and often grim—subject matter. Rudnicki occasionally uses accents to add flavor to the text when reading quotations, but for the most part wisely eschews this practice and simply brings Weiner's words to life. Rudnicki is one of the best narrators in the business, and he's in top form here—Legacy of Ashes is one of the best audiobooks of the year. Simultaneous release with the Doubleday hardcover (Reviews, June 4). (July)

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Weiner, T., & Rudnicki, S. (2006). Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA (Unabridged). Blackstone Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Weiner, Tim and Stefan Rudnicki. 2006. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA. Blackstone Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Weiner, Tim and Stefan Rudnicki. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Blackstone Publishing, 2006.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Weiner, T. and Rudnicki, S. (2006). Legacy of ashes: the history of the CIA. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Weiner, Tim, and Stefan Rudnicki. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Unabridged, Blackstone Publishing, 2006.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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