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Tim Weiner reported for The New York Times for many years as a foreign correspondent and as a national security correspondent in Washington, DC. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and the National Book Award for LEGACY OF ASHES: The History of the CIA. His new book, out in July, is ONE MAN AGAINST THE WORLD: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon.

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Hello, Goodreaders! My new book, ONE MAN AGAINST THE WORLD: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon, will be published in July. It's upon Amazon if you'd like a preview (or a first-day edition) and I hope we'll have a Goodreads discussion later this summer.

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	Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA 3.96 avg rating — 15,537 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enemies: A History of the FBI 3.93 avg rating — 4,081 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon 4.05 avg rating — 1,795 ratings — published 2015 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century 4.08 avg rating — 1,215 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Folly and the Glory: America, Russia, and Political Warfare 1945–2020 4.07 avg rating — 713 ratings — published 2020 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Betrayal: The Story of Aldrich Ames, an American Spy 4.06 avg rating — 451 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blank Check: The Pentagon's Black Budget 3.88 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wrogowie Historia FBI 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Mission - L'enquête choc sur la CIA by Tim Weiner (Goodreads Author), François Boisivon (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La misión (La historia de la CIA 2): La CIA en el siglo XXI (Spanish Edition) by Tim Weiner (Goodreads Author), Juan Rabasseda Gascón (Translator), Teófilo de Lozoya (Translator) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Intelligence fails because it is human, no stronger than the power of one mind to understand another. (480)”
― Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

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“Washington was a small town run by people who believed that they lived in the center of the universe.”
― Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

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“[Re: J. Edgar Hoover] His knowledge was enormous, though his mind was narrow.”
― Tim Weiner, Enemies: A History of the FBI

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The History Book ...: INTRODUCTION - LEGACY OF ASHES	26	64	Jan 15, 2011 05:07PM
The History Book ...: LEGACY OF ASHES - TOC AND SYLLABUS	3	84	Jan 16, 2011 08:21AM
The History Book ...: 3. LEGACY OF ASHES ~ CHAPTERS 7 - 9 (63 - 93) (01/17/11 - 01/23/11) ~ No spoilers, please	39	35	Jan 25, 2011 02:56AM
The History Book ...: INDEX	27	22	Jan 28, 2011 10:06PM
The History Book ...: 4. LEGACY OF ASHES ~ CHAPTERS 10 - 12 (93 - 121) (01/24/11 - 01/30/11) ~ No spoilers, please	19	28	Jan 30, 2011 11:19AM
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