Legacy of Ashes
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Legacy of Ashes

by Tim Weiner

2007•Documentary•710 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA realistic non-fiction book that is heavy and fresh. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Here is the hidden history of the CIA: why eleven presidents and three generations of CIA officers have been unable to understand the world; why nearly every CIA director has left the agency in worse shape than he found it; and how these failures have profoundly jeopardized United States national security.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalPoliticalSocial commentaryTroubled leads

Subjects

United StatesCiaHistoireIntelligence serviceNonfictionPoliticsHistoryServices secrets

Details

Author
Tim Weiner
Published
2007
Pages
710
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