Intelligence Community

This classic of spycraft is based on Allen Dulles's incomparable experience as a diplomat, international lawyer, and America's premier intelligence officer. Dulles was a high-ranking officer of the CIA's predecessor - the Office of Strategic Services - and was present at the inception of the CIA, where he served eight of his 10 years there as director. Here he sums up what he learned about intelligence from nearly a half-century of experience in foreign affairs.

Black Pond survived the scandal. That may be the most dangerous thing about it. James Carpenter is still there, still facilitating, still trying to become the man he claimed to be before the cost of his failures caught up with him. The accountability board is still watching. Nadia Voss is still close enough to see what has changed—and what hasn’t. The ceremonies continue. So does the risk. But the real surprise is not James. Something has awakened inside the library’s servers, the forum’s late-night confessions, and the long accumulated record of what Black Pond became under ...

Transformational Leadership For Aspiring Leaders Inspire With Authenticity and Vision to Make a Positive Impact on Your Organizations and Communities by Michael J. L. Gillette, M.A., B.A., A.A.S. Are you ready to lead with purpose—not just power? Transformational Leadership for Aspiring Leaders is your practical, motivational guide to becoming the kind of leader people choose to follow. Whether you're a new supervisor, a seasoned public servant, or a team member with a vision for positive change, this book will equip you with the mindset, tools, and strategies to lead with authenticity, ...

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

Artificial Intelligence is changing everything. The question is, who will benefit from it? For too long, entire communities have been left out of major technological shifts. This time must be different. BlaqGPT breaks down AI in a way that is practical, relatable, and actionable, so you can use it to create opportunity, income, and impact. Inside this book, you will discover: How AI is reshaping jobs, business, and everyday life How to actually use tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and others, even if you are not tech savvy. How to turn AI into income, ideas, and real world opportunities ...

Ten Years Undercover in America Tower of Secrets II. The CIA awarded Victor Sheymov the highest intelligence medal for the services he rendered to the US. Yet for the ten years that he and his family remained under deep cover, unbeknownst to the KGB, working at the highest levels of the NSA and British Intelligence, the CIA itself turned out to be Sheymov’s most insidiously persistent, and dangerous enemy. Why? Tiebreaker is the fascinating memoir of how Victor Sheymov figured out the reason behind the campaign to destroy him and his family, and the cause of the CIA’s catastrophic ...

This annual report of worldwide threats to the national security of the United States responds to Section 617 of the FY21 Intelligence Authorization Act (P.L. 116-260). This report reflects the collective insights of the Intelligence Community (IC), which is committed every day to providing the nuanced, independent, and unvarnished intelligence that policymakers, warfighters, and domestic law enforcement personnel need to protect American lives and America’s interests anywhere in the world.

America is facing a new generation of threats—and most citizens won't see them coming until it's too late. Today's adversaries don't need tanks or armies. They use artificial intelligence, cyberattacks, disinformation, economic pressure, and infrastructure vulnerabilities to weaken nations from within—quietly, and often in plain sight. In Know the Threat, former U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Special Agent Tony Perez draws on decades of experience in military investigations, corporate security, and national security to break down today's most pressing threats in clear, ...

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold USA Today bestselling story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units. Surprise ... your target. Kill ... your enemy. Vanish ... without a trace. When diplomacy fails, and war is unwise, the president calls on the CIA's Special Activities...

In this “riveting read, meshing memoir with scientific explication” (Nature), a world-renowned neuroscientist reveals how he learned to communicate with patients in vegetative or “gray zone” states and, more importantly, he explains what those interactions tell us about the working of...

A top negotiator in countless high-stakes missions to free Americans captured abroad and held in the world's scariest prisons takes readers inside the dramatic and shadowy world of international hostage rescue. Brittney Griner, Danny Fenster, Otto Warmbier, Trevor Reed, Paul Whelan, Kenneth Bae...

Read the life-changing book Mel Robbins calls “a blueprint to find [meaning] where we are.” From the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of Designing Your Life comes an actionable guide to finding real meaning in the life you already have. Many of us have lives that look successful on...

Everyday Leadership: How to Influence, Inspire, and Make a Difference Without a Title Leadership isn’t a job title—it’s a way of being. Everyday Leadership is your guide to discovering the leader within, empowering you to influence, inspire, and create lasting impact—whether or not you hold a formal position of authority. In today’s connected world, influence travels through conversations, relationships, and everyday actions—not org charts. This insightful and practical book challenges outdated notions of what it means to lead and offers a new vision: leadership as an accessible...

Featuring an introduction written and narrated by Rachel Maddow, Pegasus: How a Spy in Our Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy is the story of the one of the most sophisticated and invasive surveillance weapons ever created, used by governments around the world Laurent...

“The Knowledge Illusion is filled with insights on how we should deal with our individual ignorance and collective wisdom.” —Steven Pinker We all think we know more than we actually do. Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don’t even know how a pen...

The President’s Mars advisor, quantum physicist Dr. Kendo Tanaka, is found dead in a Northern California motel room. The administration knows it is the work of The Community, a clandestine organization determined to end Mars exploration. Reporter Rudy Ventana, with the help of Linda Rainwater, a White House aide, is asked to investigate Tanaka’s death. Within hours of meeting, they find themselves in mortal danger, pursued by Community assassins. What dark secret is The Community hiding on Mars?

2020 Audie Awards Winner – Business/Personal Development A comprehensive step-by-step guide to creating a hit show, So You Want to Start a Podcast covers everything from hosting and guest booking to editing and marketing - while offering plenty of encouragement and insider stories along the...

What if the villain was never the enemy? What if the villain was the part of you that learned to survive before it learned how to live? The Gospel According to the Villain is a raw, adult, and provocative exploration of power, desire, kink, culture, shadow, shame, and transformation. Joseph Crown takes the familiar idea of the villain and turns it inward, not to excuse harm, but to understand the cognitive machinery behind it. The Tyrant wants order. The Addict wants relief. The Seducer wants proof. The Trickster wants freedom. The Martyr wants control without looking controlling. The ...

In Special Duty, Richard J. Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community in Japan. Looking at the impact of shifts in the strategic environment, technological change, and past failures, he probes the reasons why Japan has endured such a roller-coaster ride when it comes to intelligence gathering and analysis, and concludes that the ups and downs of the past century - combined with growing uncertainties in the regional security environment - have convinced Japanese leaders of the critical importance of striking balance between power and insight.  

New York Times bestseller The former Director of National Intelligence's candid and compelling account of the intelligence community's successes--and failures--in facing some of the greatest threats to America When he stepped down in January 2017 as the fourth United States director of national...