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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
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How do you write a definitive history of a clandestine agency? Like his subject, author Tim Weiner gets a standing pass on the assumption that at least three-quarters of the story is below the surface and never really can be told.
The narrative is somewhat jerky. Much of the book is a series of cubistic portraits of Agency Directors and ... »
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
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Sam Harris cranks out blunt, hard-hitting chapters to make his case for why faith itself is the most dangerous element of modern life. And if the devil's in the details, then you'll find Satan waiting at the back of the book in the very substantial notes section where Harris saves his more esoteric discussions to avoid sidetracking the urgency of his ... »
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Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project)
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Karl Marx cloaked his disastrous proposal for social change in a very similar argument. 100 million murders later, his prescription lays in the dust bin of history. The only difference is that Johnson has no plan. His book is a political diatribe, disguised as an academic historical analysis.
Johnson doesn't mourn the imminent coll... »
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