{"product_id":"enemies-a-history-of-the-fbi-paperback","title":"Enemies: A History of the FBI - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Weiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hidden history of the FBI and its hundred-year war against terrorists, spies, and anyone it deemed subversive--including even American presidents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - NOW A SHOWTIME ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling, and important, as today's headlines.\"--Jeffrey Toobin, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heiress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnemies\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe 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. \u003ci\u003eEnemies\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed One of the Best Books of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eNew York \u003ci\u003eDaily News, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jane Mayer, author of \u003ci\u003eDark Money\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Outstanding.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Absorbing . . . a sweeping narrative that is all the more entertaining because it is so redolent with screw-ups and scandals.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Important and disturbing . . . with all the verve and coherence of a good spy thriller.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exciting and fast-paced.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Weiner \u003c\/b\u003ehas won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting and writing on secret intelligence and national security. As a correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ehe covered the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington and terrorism in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Sudan, and other nations. \u003ci\u003eEnemies\u003c\/i\u003e is his fourth book. His \u003ci\u003eLegacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA \u003c\/i\u003ewon the National Book Award and was acclaimed as one of the year's best books by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Economist, The Washington Post, Time, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other publications. \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e called \u003ci\u003eBetrayal\u003c\/i\u003e \"the best book ever written on a case of espionage.\" He is now working on a history of the American military.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.22 x 7.96 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757751992608,"sku":"9780812979237","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f5cb40069dcfdee28eed6caddcdbb192.webp?v=1780110939","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/enemies-a-history-of-the-fbi-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}