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1	In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect more books like this by Ronald Kessler add to wishlist After conducting exclusive interviews with more than 100 current and former Secret Service agents, bestselling author and award-winning reporter Kessler reveals their secrets for the first time. see all copies from $13.00! new only from $14.88! \| SVS
2	The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist This national bestseller and award-winning book is now available in paperback. A gripping narrative that spans five decades, "The Looming Tower" explains in unprecedented detail the rise of al-Qaeda and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on 9/11. see all copies from $2.33! new only from $6.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA more books like this by Tim Weiner add to wishlist Covering the Central Intelligence Agencys less-than-stellar reputation over its 60-year existence, this work by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author is based on more than 50,000 documents, primarily from the archives of the CIA itself, and hundreds of interviews with CIA veterans. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $8.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB more books like this by Christopher Andrew, Vasili Mitrokhin add to wishlist This book is based on secret documents (reportedly about 6 trunks' worth) which were smuggled out of Russia by Vasili Mitrokhin, who worked in the KGB archive. Historian and intelligence expert Christopher Andrew tells of Mitrokhin's disenchantment with the KGB and his effort to to build his own secret archive of information, which he smuggled out ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.66! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy more books like this by Mark M Lowenthal add to wishlist Spies, bugs, moles, double-agents, drop-offs, covert action. The world of intelligence is filled with intrigue, but at its core, the information-secret or otherwise-is valuable to governments for the power it affords policy makers. With the constant need for background, context, and warning as well as an assessment of risks, benefits, and likely ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.50! \| SVS
6	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History more books like this by George Crile add to wishlist "Charlie Wilson's War" tells the story of what became the largest covert operation in history--costing over $1 billion a year. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealer conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the inside workings of the CIA. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Main Enemy: The Inside Story of the CIA's Final Showdown with the KGB more books like this by Milt Bearden, James Risen add to wishlist A former CIA agent tells how the agency played a major role, beginning in the mid-1980s, in helping to topple the Soviet Union. Bearden reveals the behind-the-scenes stories of intelligence gathering, clandestine operations, and the fierce rivalry between the CIA and the KGB. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| first editions
8	Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to Al-Qaeda more books like this by Robert Wallace, H Keith Melton, Henry Robert Schlesinger add to wishlist From Wallace, the former director of the CIA's Office of Technical Service, and Melton, a renowned intelligence historian, comes an unprecedented history of the CIA's most secretive operations and the gadgets that made them possible. see all copies from $3.10! new only from $3.10! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent more books like this by Fred Burton add to wishlist Burton, a key figure in international counterterrorism and domestic spycraft, offers this hard-hitting memoir, in which he emerges from the shadows to reveal who he is, what he has accomplished, and the threats that lurk unseen except by an experienced few. see all copies from $3.24! new only from $3.96! \| first editions \| SVS
10	How to Break a Terrorist: The U.S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq more books like this by Matthew Alexander, John Bruning add to wishlist In the wake of the torture scandals at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, the government has rushed to Iraq a new breed of interrogator. Matthew Alexander, a former criminal investigator and head of a crack interrogation team, tells the story of how he and his team used psychological warfare to track down Abu Musab Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade more books like this by Professor Alfred W McCoy add to wishlist The first book to prove CIA and U.S. government complicity in global drug trafficking, The Politics of Heroin includes meticulous documentation of dishonesty and dirty dealings at the highest levels from the Cold War until today. Maintaining a global perspective, this groundbreaking study details the mechanics of drug trafficking in Asia, Europe ... see all copies from $7.43! new only from $19.77! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies more books like this by James Bamford add to wishlist In this exposé, national security expert James Bamford reveals his theory regarding what he considers unpardonable intelligence failures prior to 9/11, seeing a systemic problem as well as human error. Bamford faults the Bush administration for being myopic in its concern for Iraq and far too secretive in its decision-making. For this book, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Class 11: Inside the CIA's First Post-9/11 Spy Class more books like this by T J Waters add to wishlist Written by one of its own graduates, "Class 11" is a gripping insider's look at the first post-9/11 CIA training class, the most elite and secretive espionage training program in the country. see all copies from $2.69! new only from $15.60! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret Nsa from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America more books like this by James Bamford add to wishlist Bamford exposes the existence of the top-secret National security Agency in the bestselling "The Puzzle Palace," and in his follow-up bestseller "Body of Secrets." Now the author discloses inside, often shocking information about the NSA in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $8.49! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology more books like this by Jeffrey T Richelson, PH.D. add to wishlist Drawing largely on declassified documents, this study of the CIA Directorate of Science and Technology reveals much about the innovations developed to aid intelligence. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.40! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Secret War with Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Power more books like this by Ronen Bergman add to wishlist Israel's top investigative reporter reveals the clandestine counter-jihad that the CIA and Mossad have been fighting for 29 years against Iran and its terrorist proxy, Hizbollah. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing more books like this by Tim Shorrock add to wishlist In Spies for Hire, investigative reporter Tim Shorrock lifts the veil off a major story the government doesn't want us to know about - the massive outsourcing of top secret intelligence activities to private-sector contractors. Starting during the Clinton administration, when intelligence budgets were cut drastically and privatization of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	America's Secret War: Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between America and Its Enemies more books like this by George Friedman add to wishlist The author of "The Future of War" now identifies the United States' most dangerous enemies, delving into everything from presidential strategies of the last quarter century to hidden reasons behind the attack of 9/11 to the true aim of the war in Iraq. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.89! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Inside the Jihad: My Life with Al Qaeda: A Spy's Story more books like this by Omar Nasiri add to wishlist This is the true-life spy thriller that "reads like a John le Carre novel" ("The New York Times") by the double agent who infiltrated al-Qaeda.Between 1994 and 2000, Omar Nasiri worked as a secret agent for Europe's top foreign intelligence services-including France's DGSE (Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure), and Britain's MI5 and MI6. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying more books like this by James M Olson add to wishlist Revolutionary War officer Nathan Hale, one of America's first spies, said, "Any kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary." A statue of Hale stands outside CIA headquarters, and the agency often cites his statement as one of its guiding principles. But who decides what is necessary for the public good, and ... see all copies from $10.43! new only from $14.84! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror more books like this by Professor Alfred W McCoy add to wishlist In this revelatory account of the CIAUs secret, 50-year effort to develop new forms of torture, historian Alfred W. McCoy uncovers the deep, disturbing roots of recent scandals at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. Far from aberrations, these abuses are the product of a long-standing covert program of interrogation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22	The Craft of Intelligence more books like this by Allen W Dulles add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Man in the Shadows: Inside the Middle East Crisis with a Man Who Led the Mossad more books like this by Efraim Halevy add to wishlist The former director of Israel's Mossad opens his private dossier on the turbulent Middle East. 8-page color photo insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	First in: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan more books like this by Gary Schroen add to wishlist A former CIA officer recounts his last, post-911, assignment: infiltrate behind enemy lines in Afghanistan and lay the groundwork for the invasion to come. Gary Schoen tells how he established contact with the Northern Alliance, and conveys his efforts to navigate between the bureaucracy back in Washington and the (perhaps) medieval ways of the ... see all copies from $2.76! new only from $2.76! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Terrorist Watch: Inside the Desperate Race to Stop the Next Attack more books like this by Ronald Kessler add to wishlist The bestselling author of "A Matter of Character" and "The Bureau" presents this myth-busting insider account of how the intelligence agencies have completely reinvented themselves to thwart terrorist activity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.19! \| first editions \| SVS

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