Описание: "The Ghosts of Langley offers a detail-rich, often relentless litany of CIA scandals and mini-scandals. . . and a] prayer that the CIA learn from and publicly admit its mistakes, rather than perpetuate them in an atmosphere of denial and impunity." --The Washington PostFrom the writer Kai Bird calls a "wonderfully accessible historian," the first major history of the CIA in a decade, published to tie in with the seventieth anniversary of the agency's founding
During his first visit to Langley, the CIA's Virginia headquarters, President Donald Trump told those gathered, "I am so behind you . . . there's nobody I respect more, " hinting that he was going to put more CIA operations officers into the field so the CIA could smite its enemies ever more forcefully. But while Trump was making these promises, behind the scenes the CIA was still reeling from blowback from the very tactics that Trump touted--including secret overseas prisons and torture--that it had resorted to a decade earlier during President George W. Bush's war on terror. Under the latest regime it seemed that the CIA was doomed to repeat its past failures rather than put its house in order.
The Ghosts of Langley is a provocative and panoramic new history of the Central Intelligence Agency that relates the agency's current predicament to its founding and earlier years, telling the story of the agency through the eyes of key figures in CIA history, including some of its most troubling covert actions around the world. It reveals how the agency, over seven decades, has resisted government accountability, going rogue in a series of highly questionable ventures that reach their apotheosis with the secret overseas prisons and torture programs of the war on terror. Drawing on mountains of newly declassified documents, the celebrated historian of national intelligence John Prados throws fresh light on classic agency operations from Poland to Hungary, from Indonesia to Iran-Contra, and from the Bay of Pigs to Guantanamo Bay. The halls of Langley, Prados persuasively argues, echo with the footsteps of past spymasters, to the extent that it resembles a haunted house. Indeed, every day that the militarization of the CIA increases, the agency drifts further away from classic arts of espionage and intelligence analysis--and its original mission, while pushing dangerously beyond accountability. The Ghosts of Langley will be essential reading for anyone who cares about the next phase of American history--and the CIA's evolution--as its past informs its future and a president of impulsive character prods the agency toward new scandals and failures.
Автор: Langley Ceinwen Название: The Edge of the Woods ISBN: 0992474094 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780992474096 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The odds are stacked against Emma.
Fatherless and poor in a remote village where men, money and faith determine everything, her only hope for a decent life is to marry before her eighteenth birthday. Though her prospects aren't good and her options aren't appealing, to live as an unmarried woman is a life sentence of silence and solitude. Emma has to make a match.
But when a beautiful, antlered boy appears in her dreams and tempts her to join him in the forbidden woods, another path opens to her. Finally, after a life devoid of possibilities, Emma has a choice to make: to run from her future, or fight for it.
Автор: Duffy, Margaret Название: Not quite perfect murderer ISBN: 072785061X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780727850614 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3879.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Twelve-year-old Damien `Spike` Baker loves to climb up trees and walls to look in people`s windows. But he makes a deadly mistake when he climbs up some rampant ivy on a large mansion. When his body is discovered on a building site, Patrick Gillard and Ingrid Langley offer to assist with the investigation. What did Damien see through the window?
Автор: Philippa Langley and Michael Jones Название: Lost King ISBN: 1250862795 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250862792 Издательство: Macmillan USA Рейтинг: Цена: 1838.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Langley Andrew Название: Space telescopes ISBN: 147478853X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474788533 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1424.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The United Nations estimates that four billion people worldwide lack access to justice. This book is essential for anyone who wants to change that: lawyers, researchers, policy-makers, and activists. Community paralegals demystify law and empower people to advocate for themselves. In the fight to bring justice everywhere, they are the frontline. This title is also available as Open Access.
Автор: Coyle/Langley/Novack/Gibson Название: Supply Chain Management Logistics Perspective ISBN: 0538479183 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780538479189 Издательство: Cengage Learning Рейтинг: Цена: 17728.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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As the enemy lurks in the darkness, Thomas struggles to stay awake through the night. He has lived through the terror of gas attacks and watched friends die by his side. But in the morning, Thomas will be forced to confront an even greater horror.
As the minutes tick by, Thomas remembers his childhood spent deep in the countryside with his mother, his brothers, and Molly, the love of his life. But each minute that passes brings Thomas closer to something he can`t bear to to think about--the moment when the war and its horrific consequences will change his life forever.
Автор: Chambers, Joseph R Nasa Название: Cave of the winds ISBN: 1782667245 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782667247 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 12404.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Reno Langley Dawn Название: You Are Divine: A Search for the Goddess in All of Us ISBN: 0738768553 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780738768557 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2018.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A fabulous exploration of how women around the world navigate the journey to finding their own inner divine
Автор: Moore, Doris Langley Название: All done by kindness ISBN: 1913054594 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781913054595 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2413.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Langley-swain, Samuel Название: Storm in a jar ISBN: 1913339114 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781913339111 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1055.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A story that encourages children to talk about bereavement but also feelings around anger and how to embrace, release and manage them. With Inclusive representation including BAME lead character with hearing aid and step-parents.
Автор: Langley-swain, Samuel Название: Tooth fairy and the teeth takers ISBN: 1913339300 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781913339302 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 950.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Join Ollie and Grace on another tooth-fairy-filled adventure as they learn all about the terrible teeth-takers!
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