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The companion to the Oscar-nominated documentary, an unparalleled look inside Israel's security establishment. Imagine the following situation: You have just received a tip that six suicide bombers are making their way into the heart of Israel's major cities, each one to a different city, to set off explosions in the most crowded centers of population. How far would you go to stop the attacks?

In Spy Watching, Loch K. Johnson explores the United States' travails in its efforts to maintain effective accountability over its spy services.

The landmark New York Times bestselling biography of Richard M. Nixon, a political savant whose gaping character flaws would drive him from the presidency and forever taint his legacy. “A biography of eloquence and breadth . . . No single volume about Nixon’s long and interesting life...

The National Security Agency is the world's most powerful, most far-reaching espionage organization. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of America's spy world. In the follow-up to his best-selling Puzzle Palace, James Bamford reveals the NSA's hidden role in the most volatile world events of the past, and its desperate scramble to meet the frightening challenges of today and tomorrow.

Decolonization has lost its way. Originally a struggle to escape the West's direct political and economic control, it has become a catch-all idea, often for performing "morality" or "authenticity;" it suffocates African thought and denies African agency. Olúfemi Táiwò fiercely rejects the indiscriminate application of 'decolonization' to everything from literature, language and philosophy to sociology, psychology and medicine. He argues that the decolonization industry, obsessed with cataloguing wrongs, is seriously harming scholarship on and in Africa.

"Agency’s Green Card Errors Said to Be Worse Than First Thought" is from the November 21, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Ron Nixon and narrated by Kristi Burns.

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller CRISIS OF CHARACTER comes an explosive new exposé of the Secret Service. The United States Secret Service is tasked with protecting our Presidents, their families, and the complex in which they live and work. Given this important mission...

"Report, Evidence Redacted, Ties Snowden to Russian Agencies" is from the December 22, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Charlie Savage and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Draft Registration for Women Would Stir a Sleepy Federal Agency" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael S. Schmidt and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Ad Agencies Need Young Talent. Cue the Bean-Bag Chairs" is from the April 18, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Sydney Ember and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"A News Agency with Scoops Directly from Islamic State, and a Veneer of Objectivity" is from the Culture (Arts) section of The New York Times. It was written by Rukmini Callimachi and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Chinese Court Says Environmental Agency Gave Polluter Lax Punishment" is from the June 21, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Edward Wong and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Faith in Agency Clouded Sanders' VA Response" is from the U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Steve Eder and Dave Philipps and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Hong Kong Graft Buster's Exit Stirs Fears over Agency's Independence" is from the July 26, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Forsythe and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"IOC Berates Anti-Doping Agency at Meeting Just before Games" is from the August 2, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Rebecca R. Ruiz and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"A Temp Agency That Gives Ex-Inmates a Job, and a Ride to Work" is from the September 02, 2016 Financial section of The New York Times. It was written by Claire Martin and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Film Shines Light on South Korean Spy Agency's Fabrication of Enemies" is from the September 17, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Choe Sang Hun and narrated by Fleet Cooper.