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  • The Human Factor

    Inside the CIA's Dysfunctional Intelligence Culture

    by Ishmael Jones ...
    Series series Encounter Broadsides
    George W. Bush’s presidency was poisoned by a lack of human source intelligence on 9/11, Iraq and weapons of mass destruction. Carter was humiliated by the hostage crisis in Iran. The Bay of Pigs was President Kennedy’s greatest blunder. Vietnam ended the Johnson presidency and Korea ended Truman’s. In each case, American blood and treasure were spent; and in each case, a lack of reliable ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Footnotes

    Six Choreographers Inscribe the Page

    by Elena Alexander, Jill Johnston, Douglas Dunn, Marjorie Gamso, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Kenneth King, Yvonne Meier, Sarah Skaggs ...
    Series series Critical Voices in Art, Theory and Culture
    The writings of six choreographers are assembled in this book and the leap they have taken to go from the medium of choreography into written text constitutes a form of translation. Some of the texts investigate the possibilities of written language as invention, others use it as a means to illustrate specific tenets or describe choreographic projects. All yield insight into the process of coaxing ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

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    The al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA

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  • Black Flags (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    The Rise of ISIS

    by Joby Warrick ...
    **WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • In a thrilling dramatic narrative, the award-winning reporter traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents.“Gripping. . . . For readers interested in the roots of the Islamic State and the evil genius of its godfather, there is no better book to begin with ... Read more

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  • The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda

    The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda

    by Ali H. Soufan ...
    A book that will change the way we think about al-Qaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed America.On September 11, 2001, FBI Special Agent Ali H. Soufan was handed a secret file. Had he received it months earlier—when it was requested—the attacks on New York and Washington could have been prevented. During his time on the front lines, Soufan helped thwart plots around the world ... Read more

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  • Dirty Wars

    The World Is a Battlefield

    by Jeremy Scahill ...
    A New York Times bestsellerNow also an Oscar-nominated documentaryIn Dirty Wars, Jeremy Scahill, author of the New York Times bestseller Blackwater, takes us inside America's new covert wars. The foot soldiers in these battles operate globally and inside the United States with orders from the White House to do whatever is necessary to hunt down, capture or kill individuals designated by the ... Read more

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  • Code Name: Johnny Walker

    The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs

    by Johnny Walker, Jim DeFelice ...
    "Fiery, insightful memoir from the former Iraqi translator who fought alongside US Special Forces during the recent war in Iraq . . . harrowing." — Kirkus ReviewsAs the insurgency in Iraq intensified following the American invasion, US Navy SEALs were called upon to root terrorists from their lairs. Unsure of the local neighborhoods and unable to speak the local languages, they came to rely on one ... Read more

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  • The Way of the Knife

    The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth

    by Mark Mazzetti ...
    **“The new American way of war is here, but the debate about it has only just begun. In The Way of the Knife, Mr Mazzetti has made a valuable contribution to it.” —The EconomistA Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter’s riveting account of the transformation of the CIA and America’s special operations forces into man-hunting and killing machines in the world’s dark spaces: the new American way of war* ... Read more

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  • Hard Measures

    How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives

    by Jose A. Rodriguez Jr., Bill Harlow ...
    As seen on 60 MinutesA New York Times bestselling, explosive memoir about the creation and implementation of the controversial enhanced interrogation techniques by the former Chief Operations Officer for the CIA’s Center for Counterterrorism.Former Chief of the CIA’s Center for Counterterrorism, Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr., reveals how, in the wake of 9/11, government-approved hard measures used on ... Read more

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  • Inside the CIA

    by Ronald Kessler ...
    Series series A History of American Espionage
    From the bestselling author of The FBI comes another explosive work of investigative journalism, revealing the inner world of the CIA.Based on extensive research and hundreds of interviews, including several with former Directors of Central Intelligence, Inside the CIA is the first in-depth, unbiased account of the Agency’s core operations, its abject failures, and its resounding successes. ... Read more

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  • The Operators

    The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan

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    The inspiration for the Netflix original movie War Machine**, starring Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, and Ben Kingsley**From the author of The Last Magazine, a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of our military commanders, their high-stake maneuvers, and the politcal firestorm that shook the United States.In the shadow of the hunt for Bin Laden and the United States’ involvement in the Middle East, ... Read more

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  • The Finish

    The Killing of Osama bin Laden

    by Mark Bowden ...
    New York Times bestseller: The true behind-the-scenes story of the manhunt for the 9/11 mastermind is "a page-turner" ( Minneapolis Star-Tribune).From the author of Black Hawk Down and Hue 1968, this is a gripping account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With access to key sources, Mark Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded.After ... Read more

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