Bestsellers
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Family of Spies
- A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
- By: Christine Kuehn
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall98
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Performance93
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Story93
A propulsive, never-before-told story of one family’s shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII and the pivotal role they played in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It began with a letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World War II. Nazi spies. Christine...
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Excellent reading.
- By Oldster on 12-14-25
By: Christine Kuehn
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Chaos
- Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
- By: Tom O'Neill, Dan Piepenbring
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14,519
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Performance12,701
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Story12,674
A journalist's twenty-year fascination with the Manson murders leads to shocking new revelations about the FBI's involvement in this riveting reassessment of an infamous case in American history. Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people...
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Don't fall for the negative reviews...
- By Visualverbs on 08-04-19
By: Tom O'Neill, and others
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The Spy and the Traitor
- The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11,156
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Performance9,933
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Story9,898
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the celebrated author of Operation Mincement and The Siege comes the thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. “The best true spy story I have ever read.”—JOHN LE CARRÉ Named a...
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John Lee is GREAT!
- By David on 09-21-18
By: Ben Macintyre
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Shadow Cell
- An Insider Account of America's New Spy War
- By: Andrew Bustamante, Jihi Bustamante
- Narrated by: Andrew Bustamante, Jihi Bustamante
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall409
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Performance389
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Story389
A thrilling firsthand account by husband-and-wife CIA operatives who, against all odds, triumphed in a deadly cat-and-mouse game against a mole within the agency—an unprecedented insider account of 21st-century spycraft in the tradition of Argo and Black Ops. Andrew and Jihi Bustamante were a...
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was ok could have used more details
- By K. Winter on 11-09-25
By: Andrew Bustamante, and others
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The Reluctant Spy
- My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror
- By: John Kiriakou, Michael Ruby
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall270
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Performance194
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Story194
Long before the waterboarding controversy exploded in the media, one CIA agent had already gone public....
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Fascinating Read about the CIA
- By Nancy on 05-13-10
By: John Kiriakou, and others
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The Devil's Chessboard
- Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
- By: David Talbot
- Narrated by: Peter Altschuler
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,471
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Performance2,164
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Story2,169
An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful—and secretive—colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers. America’s greatest untold story: the United States’...
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Disturbing. Makes you question the company line.
- By KTS on 02-06-16
By: David Talbot
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Family of Spies
- A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
- By: Christine Kuehn
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall98
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Performance93
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Story93
A propulsive, never-before-told story of one family’s shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII and the pivotal role they played in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It began with a letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World War II. Nazi spies. Christine...
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Excellent reading.
- By Oldster on 12-14-25
By: Christine Kuehn
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Chaos
- Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
- By: Tom O'Neill, Dan Piepenbring
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14,519
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Performance12,701
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Story12,674
A journalist's twenty-year fascination with the Manson murders leads to shocking new revelations about the FBI's involvement in this riveting reassessment of an infamous case in American history. Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people...
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Don't fall for the negative reviews...
- By Visualverbs on 08-04-19
By: Tom O'Neill, and others
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The Spy and the Traitor
- The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11,156
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Performance9,933
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Story9,898
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the celebrated author of Operation Mincement and The Siege comes the thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. “The best true spy story I have ever read.”—JOHN LE CARRÉ Named a...
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John Lee is GREAT!
- By David on 09-21-18
By: Ben Macintyre
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Shadow Cell
- An Insider Account of America's New Spy War
- By: Andrew Bustamante, Jihi Bustamante
- Narrated by: Andrew Bustamante, Jihi Bustamante
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall409
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Performance389
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Story389
A thrilling firsthand account by husband-and-wife CIA operatives who, against all odds, triumphed in a deadly cat-and-mouse game against a mole within the agency—an unprecedented insider account of 21st-century spycraft in the tradition of Argo and Black Ops. Andrew and Jihi Bustamante were a...
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was ok could have used more details
- By K. Winter on 11-09-25
By: Andrew Bustamante, and others
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The Reluctant Spy
- My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror
- By: John Kiriakou, Michael Ruby
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall270
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Performance194
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Story194
Long before the waterboarding controversy exploded in the media, one CIA agent had already gone public....
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Fascinating Read about the CIA
- By Nancy on 05-13-10
By: John Kiriakou, and others
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The Devil's Chessboard
- Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
- By: David Talbot
- Narrated by: Peter Altschuler
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,471
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Performance2,164
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Story2,169
An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful—and secretive—colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers. America’s greatest untold story: the United States’...
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Disturbing. Makes you question the company line.
- By KTS on 02-06-16
By: David Talbot
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Surprise, Kill, Vanish
- The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 19 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,444
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Performance4,798
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Story4,782
From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units....
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Lots of facts, offset by too much fiction
- By Steve M on 05-24-19
By: Annie Jacobsen
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A Woman of No Importance
- The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
- By: Sonia Purnell
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,721
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Performance5,057
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Story5,034
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator, and the Times of London Winner of the Plutarch Award for...
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Maybe it’s the narrator?
- By Andrea on 09-18-19
By: Sonia Purnell
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Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime
- Cybersecurity Tactics to Outsmart Hackers and Disarm Scammers
- By: Eric O'Neill
- Narrated by: Eric O'Neill
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
National security strategist and former FBI counterintelligence operative Eric O’Neill exposes how nefarious cybercriminals relentlessly attempt to access your data and wallet, and arms you with his proven tactics for spotting and neutralizing cyberthreats to protect yourself, your family, and...
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A master spy-catchers must read. Period. The end.
- By Matt Van Oenen Paauw on 10-23-25
By: Eric O'Neill
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Skunk Works
- A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
- By: Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10,311
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Performance9,045
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Story9,027
This classic history of America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies is "a gripping technothriller in which the technology is real" (New York Times Book Review). From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, Skunk Works is the true story of America's most secret and successful...
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Ben Rich's life story...but not in that order
- By Allstar on 11-05-16
By: Ben R. Rich, and others
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The Mission
- The CIA in the 21st Century
- By: Tim Weiner
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall205
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Performance190
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Story190
New York Times Bestseller * A New Yorker Best Book of 2025 * A New York Times Editors' Choice * A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year "No one has opened up the CIA to us like Weiner has, and The Mission deserves to win Weiner a second Pulitzer." —The Guardian A masterpiece of reporting...
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Inside the world of intelligence and diplomacy
- By GD on 10-01-25
By: Tim Weiner
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Legacy of Ashes
- The History of the CIA
- By: Tim Weiner
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 21 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,725
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Performance2,974
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Story2,957
This is the book the CIA does not want you to read. For the last 60 years, the CIA has maintained a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, never disclosing its blunders....
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Flawed but Important
- By Michael on 07-18-08
By: Tim Weiner
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Project Mind Control
- Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA
- By: John Lisle
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance27
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Story27
The inside story of the CIA’s secret mind control project, MKULTRA, using never-before-seen testimony from the perpetrators themselves. Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s most cunning chemist. As head of the infamous MKULTRA project, he oversaw an assortment of dangerous—even...
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Ok until the last chapter
- By James Young on 12-23-25
By: John Lisle
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Doing Time Like a Spy
- How the CIA Taught Me to Survive and Thrive in Prison
- By: John Kiriakou
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall147
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Performance135
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Story133
On February 28, 2013, after pleading guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, John Kiriakou began serving a 30 month prison sentence. His crime: blowing the whistle on the CIA's use of torture on al Qaeda prisoners....
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keep up the good work.
- By Nathan D. Crumpler on 12-26-19
By: John Kiriakou
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The Jakarta Method
- Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
- By: Vincent Bevins
- Narrated by: Tim Paige
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,377
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Performance1,149
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Story1,147
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND GQ “A radical new history of the United States abroad” (Wall Street Journal) which uncovers U.S. complicity in the mass-killings of left-wing activists in Indonesia, Latin America and around the world In 1965, the US...
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Great book, but the narration has serious flaws
- By Prof. Neil Larsen on 08-03-20
By: Vincent Bevins
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The Great Heist
- China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets
- By: David R. Shedd, Andrew Badger
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
A definitive, headline-making exposé of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has carried out the largest-scale theft of intellectual property, technology, and data in history—reshaping the global balance of power and redrawing the geopolitical map for decades to come The Great Heist exposes...
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Patterns
- By John Batchelor on 12-14-25
By: David R. Shedd, and others
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Becoming Bulletproof
- Lessons in Fearlessness from a Former Secret Service Agent
- By: Evy Poumpouras
- Narrated by: Evy Poumpouras
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall531
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Performance457
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Story455
Becoming Bulletproof means transforming yourself into a stronger, more confident and more powerful person....
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Great stories sprinkled throughout
- By Nika C on 01-21-21
By: Evy Poumpouras
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The Sword of Freedom
- Israel, Mossad, and the Secret War
- By: Yossi Cohen
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall66
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Performance62
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Story62
Israel has always won. They are winning now. And they must always win in the future. In The Sword of Freedom, former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen pulls back the curtain on Israel’s success in the face of never-ending war. Cohen has played a pivotal role in shaping Israel’s modern defense...
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I just listened to a campaign launch
- By Adam Indikt on 10-08-25
By: Yossi Cohen
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Twilight of the Shadow Government
- How Transparency Will Kill the Deep State
- By: Kevin Shipp, Kent Heckenlively
- Narrated by: James Edward Thomas
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance25
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Story25
Veteran CIA agent Kevin Shipp, who worked with all four Directorates of the agency, including protecting the head of the CIA, provides his perspective on how the agency has strayed so far from its original mission to provide accurate intelligence to the American president.
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Great book! I really hope this wakes people up and unites us
- By Anonymous on 10-08-25
By: Kevin Shipp, and others
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Permanent Record
- By: Edward Snowden
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13,100
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Performance11,403
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Story11,375
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down....
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Great (if incomplete) account
- By Ryan L on 09-22-19
By: Edward Snowden
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Blind Man's Bluff
- The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
- By: Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew
- Narrated by: George Wilson
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,551
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Performance1,341
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Story1,339
No espionage missions have been kept more secret than those involving American submarines. Now, Blind Man's Bluff shows for the first time how the Navy sent submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap crucial underwater telephone cables. It unveils how the...
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best Cold War documentary...
- By Kojoukhinator Sr. on 11-15-17
By: Sherry Sontag, and others
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Book and Dagger
- How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
- By: Elyse Graham
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall76
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Performance68
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Story68
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the war At the start of WWII, the U.S. found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor...
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So so
- By texan on 09-25-25
By: Elyse Graham
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,313
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Performance1,992
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Story1,984
The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents...
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
- By Joe on 11-08-13
By: Steve Coll
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The Looming Tower
- Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
- By: Lawrence Wright
- Narrated by: Lawrence Wright
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,258
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Performance1,959
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Story1,945
NATIONAL BESTSELLER PULITZER PRIZE WINNER A “heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9/11” (The New York Times Book Review), this definitive history explains in gripping detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that...
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Supremely thorough and interesting
- By Josh on 10-05-17
By: Lawrence Wright
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Operation Gladio
- The Unholy Alliance Between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia
- By: Paul L. Williams
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall441
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Performance382
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Story383
In this disturbing exposé, journalist Paul L. Williams describes a secret alliance forged at the close of World War II by the CIA, the Sicilian and US mafias, and the Vatican....
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A haunting, spellbinding tale.
- By Anthony on 12-07-15
By: Paul L. Williams
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This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
- The Cyberweapons Arms Race
- By: Nicole Perlroth
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,567
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Performance1,341
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Story1,336
Zero day: a software bug that allows a hacker to break into your devices and move around undetected....
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Decent story, cringeworthy narration and editing
- By since1968 on 02-13-21
By: Nicole Perlroth
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100 Deadly Skills
- The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation
- By: Clint Emerson
- Narrated by: Pete Simonelli
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall981
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Performance817
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Story814
A hands-on, practical survival guide from retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson—adapted for civilians from actual special forces operations—to eluding pursuers, evading capture, and surviving any dangerous situation. In today’s increasingly dangerous world, threats to your personal safety are...
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Only a small fraction of the information is useful
- By Mike Kirby on 11-18-15
By: Clint Emerson
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The Dirty Tricks Department
- Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare
- By: John Lisle
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance41
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Story41
John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch—The Dirty Tricks Department—and its role in World War II....
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amazing book finished in less than a week
- By xander on 03-17-23
By: John Lisle
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The Art of Intelligence
- By: Henry A. Crumpton
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,254
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Performance1,101
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Story1,089
A legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the spellbinding story of his high-risk, action-packed career while illustrating the growing importance of America's intelligence officers and their secret missions For a crucial period, Henry Crumpton led the CIA's global covert operations...
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Looking for a place in History?
- By Anne on 05-20-12
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G-Man (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
- J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
- By: Beverly Gage
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 36 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall743
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Performance639
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Story639
Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Biography Winner of the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography, the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy, and the 43rd LA Times Book Prize in Biography | Finalist for the 2023 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography...
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Amazing!
- By Jessica Armas on 12-06-22
By: Beverly Gage
New releases
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Family of Spies
- A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
- By: Christine Kuehn
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall98
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Performance93
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Story93
A propulsive, never-before-told story of one family’s shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII and the pivotal role they played in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It began with a letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World War II. Nazi spies. Christine...
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Excellent reading.
- By Oldster on 12-14-25
By: Christine Kuehn
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Importing The Enemy: How Operation Paperclip Won The Cold War
- By: Jackson Hobbs
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
In the chaos of 1945, the United States faced a terrifying new reality where the defeat of Germany merely cleared the board for a deadlier conflict with the Soviet Union. American military planners realized that the Third Reich possessed technological capabilities in rocketry and aviation that were far beyond anything in the Allied arsenal. To secure the nation's future against a looming communist threat, Washington authorized a daring and controversial intelligence program known as Operation Paperclip to seize these assets before they fell behind the Iron Curtain. This operation ...
By: Jackson Hobbs
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Empire Of Fear: The KGB And Russia's War On Freedom
- By: Jackson Hobbs
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a superpower built on a foundation of absolute surveillance and ruthless control. At the center of this web stood the KGB, an organization that functioned not merely as an intelligence agency, but as the central nervous system of a totalitarian empire. This book tears away the veil of secrecy to reveal the bloody history of the sword and shield that protected the Communist Party for seven decades. From the theft of atomic secrets that ignited the Cold War to the penetration of the highest levels of British and American intelligence, the KGB’s ...
By: Jackson Hobbs
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The Great Heist
- China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets
- By: David R. Shedd, Andrew Badger
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
A definitive, headline-making exposé of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has carried out the largest-scale theft of intellectual property, technology, and data in history—reshaping the global balance of power and redrawing the geopolitical map for decades to come The Great Heist exposes...
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Patterns
- By John Batchelor on 12-14-25
By: David R. Shedd, and others
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The Architect of Espionage
- The Man Who Built Israel's Mossad into the World's Boldest Intelligence Force
- By: Samuel M. Katz
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
From a New York Times bestselling author and an expert on Middle Eastern conflict comes a riveting biography of Meir Dagan, the legendary Mossad director who transformed Israel’s intelligence service into a global powerhouse of espionage and counterterrorism. In The Architect of Espionage...
By: Samuel M. Katz
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Navajo Code Talkers
- Voices of the Unbreakable Code
- By: Cyril Marlen
- Narrated by: Neil Reeves
- Length: 3 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance12
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Story12
Navajo Code Talkers: Voices of the Unbreakable Code by Cyril Marlen tells the extraordinary true story of how a group of young Navajo men turned their ancient language into the most secure military code of World War II—one that not even the best enemy cryptographers could break. When American forces fought their way across the Pacific, secure communication became a matter of life and death. Japanese intelligence had cracked nearly every code the Allies used—until the U.S. Marine Corps enlisted the help of the Navajo Nation.
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A Riveting Narrative from Start to Finish
- By Frederickohnson on 12-22-25
By: Cyril Marlen
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Family of Spies
- A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
- By: Christine Kuehn
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall98
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Performance93
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Story93
A propulsive, never-before-told story of one family’s shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII and the pivotal role they played in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It began with a letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World War II. Nazi spies. Christine...
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Excellent reading.
- By Oldster on 12-14-25
By: Christine Kuehn
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Importing The Enemy: How Operation Paperclip Won The Cold War
- By: Jackson Hobbs
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
In the chaos of 1945, the United States faced a terrifying new reality where the defeat of Germany merely cleared the board for a deadlier conflict with the Soviet Union. American military planners realized that the Third Reich possessed technological capabilities in rocketry and aviation that were far beyond anything in the Allied arsenal. To secure the nation's future against a looming communist threat, Washington authorized a daring and controversial intelligence program known as Operation Paperclip to seize these assets before they fell behind the Iron Curtain. This operation ...
By: Jackson Hobbs
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Empire Of Fear: The KGB And Russia's War On Freedom
- By: Jackson Hobbs
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a superpower built on a foundation of absolute surveillance and ruthless control. At the center of this web stood the KGB, an organization that functioned not merely as an intelligence agency, but as the central nervous system of a totalitarian empire. This book tears away the veil of secrecy to reveal the bloody history of the sword and shield that protected the Communist Party for seven decades. From the theft of atomic secrets that ignited the Cold War to the penetration of the highest levels of British and American intelligence, the KGB’s ...
By: Jackson Hobbs
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The Great Heist
- China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets
- By: David R. Shedd, Andrew Badger
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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A definitive, headline-making exposé of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has carried out the largest-scale theft of intellectual property, technology, and data in history—reshaping the global balance of power and redrawing the geopolitical map for decades to come The Great Heist exposes...
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Patterns
- By John Batchelor on 12-14-25
By: David R. Shedd, and others
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The Architect of Espionage
- The Man Who Built Israel's Mossad into the World's Boldest Intelligence Force
- By: Samuel M. Katz
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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From a New York Times bestselling author and an expert on Middle Eastern conflict comes a riveting biography of Meir Dagan, the legendary Mossad director who transformed Israel’s intelligence service into a global powerhouse of espionage and counterterrorism. In The Architect of Espionage...
By: Samuel M. Katz
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Navajo Code Talkers
- Voices of the Unbreakable Code
- By: Cyril Marlen
- Narrated by: Neil Reeves
- Length: 3 hrs
- Unabridged
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Navajo Code Talkers: Voices of the Unbreakable Code by Cyril Marlen tells the extraordinary true story of how a group of young Navajo men turned their ancient language into the most secure military code of World War II—one that not even the best enemy cryptographers could break. When American forces fought their way across the Pacific, secure communication became a matter of life and death. Japanese intelligence had cracked nearly every code the Allies used—until the U.S. Marine Corps enlisted the help of the Navajo Nation.
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A Riveting Narrative from Start to Finish
- By Frederickohnson on 12-22-25
By: Cyril Marlen