About this title: This investigative report into the operations of America's super-secret National Security Agency examines its charter and founding, its secret budget, and the degree of oversight, or lack thereof, by Congress. Bamford reveals the scope of its operations worldwide--including actual cases of cold war involvement--and the sophisticated technology that allows it to monitor global communications--a potentially Orwellian nightmare, some citizens fear. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001.
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Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780385499071ISBN:0385499078
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Description: Very Good. 0385499086 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780385499088ISBN:0385499086
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. A number of pages had been dog eared. Cover has some edge wear. Book and cover are clean and bright with tight square binding. Very Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 784 p. Audience: General/trade. Date Published: 2002; Ed/Print: 1/1. Satisfaction guaranteed. Domestic orders shipped daily using Media Mail rates from USPS with Delivery Confirmation. W/E and holidays orders shipped next business day. read more
Description: Shelf 922. 6.5 by 9.5 inches. Hardcover with dj. Published by Doubleday. 1st printing. 2001. One page creased. Very Good condition. Dj VG. Clean and tight. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780385499071ISBN:0385499078
Description: Timothy Hsu (Jacket Design) Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 721 pages with index; Textblock is tight with no internal markings; Boards are black with the title in gold; Unfaded, bright pictorial dust-jacket with no tears and modest shelf and edge wear including a nick to the front cover at the top right; We have placed the dust-jacket in a protective, removable mylar cover; ....(An examination of the National Security Agency, packed with startling secrets about its past, ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780385499071ISBN:0385499078
Description: Very Good/Very Good. . Hardcover, very good condition, w. ltly slanted, ltly compressed sp, v. ltly bumped corners. V. ltly tanned p. edges. Cln, tight, unmarked. Dj very good, sme lt marks. Sme v. lt edgwr, bending at top and bottom. read more
Edition: First paperback edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books; Random House, New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780385499088ISBN:0385499086
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 763 pp., bib. notes, index; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated "First Anchor Books Edition, April 2002. " "A no-holds-barred examination of the National Security Agency packed with startling secrets about its past, newsbreaking revelations about its present-day activities, and chilling predictions about its future powers and reach. The NSA is the largest, most secretive, and most powerful intelligence agency in the world. With a staff of thirty-eight thousand people, ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2001-04-24
ISBN-13:9780385499071ISBN:0385499078
Description: Very good. in Very good. jacket. Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and free from markings and/or highlighting, with tight binding. 430560. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2001-04-24
ISBN-13:9780385499071ISBN:0385499078
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 2001 first edition hc, dj has corner, edge wear, spine square, not ex lib, no remainder marks, outer pg edges smudged, pgs clean tight no markings, better then very good inside, deliv confirm u9909G. read more
Edition: Stated 1st Edition, Ex-lib
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780385499071ISBN:0385499078
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 6.5 x 9.5 hard cover book. Silver lettering on the blue dust jacket spine and cover. A no-holds-barred examination of the National Security Agency-packed with startling secrets about its past, newsbreaking revelations about its present-day activities, and chilling predictions about its future powers and reach. 721 pages. Stated 1st Edition, Ex-library. Light wear. Tight binding. Very Good/Very Good condition. read more
Edition: First Anchor
Binding: First
Publisher: Anchor Books, New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780385499088ISBN:0385499086
Description: very good. 763, wraps, appendices, notes, index, price sticker on rear cover. A no-holds-barred examination of the National Security Agency, packed with startling secrets about its past, newsbreaking revelations about its present-day activities, and chilling predictions about its future powers and reach. This updated edition contains a new afterword that describes the security lapses which preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001. read more
"Pretty interesting recent history of the NSA. Long, but the pace is reasonably quick since the stories are so compelling (and unbelievable at times). I'm interested to read his latest book, The Shadow Factory, which details more of the post-9/11 eavesdropping activities.
One thing though, he definitely has a knack for strained metaphors."
"I taught Jim Bamford as a student and have known him through his years of tireless research. So, I trust him, as well as enjoy his insights and writing. I will read anything he writes, as I admire his work so. Plus I share his concern over violations of civil rights."
"This book makes one thing completely clear: our national security apparatus has devolved into a festering stew of paranoia, violence worship and authoritarianism run amok."
"The writing can be better but it is an informative book. The world of intelligence and espionage is alot different and they provide explainations for certain events. I also understood the world of government politics since I see it on a day-to-day basis. My favorite chapter is "Blood". Enjoy!"
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