…forces that tried to stop them. The first, and definitive, book on Edward Snowden, The Snowden Files deftly synthesizes many disparate sources and strands of this story into one cohesive insider narrative that reads like an espionage novel. The Snowden Files will be published by Vintage Books as a paperback original on February 11, 2014. A thorough chronology of events leading up to and resulting from Snowden’s historic revelations, The Snowden F…
Read more ›…with top-secret National Security Agency documents in May 2013. “Is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor? In this sterling investigative study of Snowden’s theft of documents from the NSA, where he was contracted to work, and his subsequent alert to international journalists and flight to Hong Kong and then Moscow, investigative journalist Epstein offers a multilayered examination of what Snowden’s theft actually entailed—and what it means for Ameri…
Read more ›…ng of the serious issues involved.” —The New York Times Luke Harding’s The Snowden Files is a tour de force of investigative journalism that reads like a spy novel. The author takes us inside the story of Edward Snowden and his decision to blow the whistle on the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance program of citizens, giving us an in-depth look at one of the most controversial figures of recent times. Read an excerpt | Buy the book Ind…
Read more ›…by Luke Harding No matter your dad’s thoughts on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s actions, he’ll be fascinated by this inside story of the world’s most wanted man. In a tour de force of investigative journalism that reads like a spy novel, award-winning Guardian reporter Luke Harding profiles a controversial figure in U.S. intelligence—from the day he left his glamorous girlfriend in Honolulu carrying a hard drive full of secrets, to the weeks…
Read more ›…ives us Big Brother circa 2020. Every time the narrative starts feeling overstated, some detail registers as too authentic, too like today’s world, to ignore. Would that this headlines-relevant work were only social satire; no wonder Edward Snowden was alarmed.” —Barbara Hoffert, in a starred review for LIBRARY JOURNAL Media Resources: About the book | About the author | Download the jacket or the author photo Publicist for this title: Paul Bogaar…
Read more ›…t is more nuanced and far more entertaining than the revelations of Edward Snowden.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS “For Cold War spy enthusiasts and those seeking to broaden their knowledge of the NSA.” —Jacob Sherman, in a starred review for LIBRARY JOURNAL Media Resources: About the book and author | Read an excerpt | Download the jacket | Download the author photo Knopf. 16 pages of photos and 5 maps. 389 pages. $30 ISBN 978-0-385-35266-6 Publicist for this…
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