Intelligence History

Equal parts Sapiens, Behave, and Superintelligence, but wholly original in scope, A Brief History of Intelligence offers a paradigm shift for how we understand neuroscience and AI. Artificial intelligence entrepreneur Max Bennett chronicles the five “breakthroughs” in the evolution of human...

Smart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone else - they may be even more susceptible to them. This is the "intelligence trap", the subject of David Robson's fascinating and provocative book. The Intelligence Trap explores cutting-edge ideas in our understanding of intelligence and expertise, including "strategic ignorance", "meta-forgetfulness", and "functional stupidity."

In fiction, the spy is a glamorous figure whose secrets make or break peace, but, historically, has intelligence really been a vital step to military victories? In this breakthrough study, the preeminent war historian John Keegan goes to the heart of a series of important conflicts to develop a...

Psychology of Intelligence Analysis has been required reading for intelligence officers studying the art and science of intelligence analysis for decades. Richards Heuer, Jr. discusses in the audiobook how fundamental limitations in human mental processes can prompt people to jump to conclusions and employ other simplifying strategies that lead to predictably faulty judgments known as cognitive biases.

The history of espionage is far older than any of today’s intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the most successful World War II intelligence agency, were completely unaware that their predecessors...

"Whatever exists at all exists in some amount. To know it thoroughly involves knowing its quantity as well as its quality." Those are Edward Thorndike's words, from 1918, and they are the reason psychology learned to count. The version that circulates adds a clause — that whatever exists in amount can be measured — which is a considerably stronger claim, and it is not his. It appears to come from a 1939 textbook by someone else. That gap, between what he wrote and what he is quoted as writing, runs through everything he touched. It starts with a cat in a wooden crate. Thorndike put it ...

The brain’s potential is the human potential! What if there are faster and easier ways to learn and study than the modi operandi currently being taught in mainstream education systems? GENIUS INTELLIGENCE: Secret Techniques and Technologies to Increase IQ is the ultimate treatise on accelerated learning methods. Written by novelists, filmmakers and independent researchers James Morcan & Lance Morcan with a foreword by leading scientist Dr. Takaaki Musha, this book shatters the myth that geniuses are born not developed. It reveals how most instances of above-the-ordinary intelligences are ...

“By far the best book on investing ever written.” — Warren Buffett The classic text of Benjamin Graham’s seminal The Intelligent Investor has now been revised and annotated to update the timeless wisdom for today’s market conditions. The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth...

Unleash the Power of Your Mind with Secret Intelligence! Imagine mastering memory techniques that allow you to instantly recall anything, bend reality to your desires, and read people like an open book. In CIA MIND SCIENCE, CODES & CIPHERS, you'll discover the secret world of espionage and intelligence gathering, where the red line between reality and fantasy gets blurred. Dr. Eric Engle, DEA, LL.M., reveals the fascinating techniques used by the world's top intelligence agencies to transform your mental abilities and decision-making powers to stay one step ahead of the game. What’s ...

Since the time of Voltaire and Rousseau, the secular intellectual has increasingly filled the vacuum left by the decline of the cleric and assumed the functions of moral mentor and critic of mankind. This fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world examines the moral...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Wharton professor and author of the popular One Useful Thing Substack newsletter Ethan Mollick comes the definitive playbook for working, learning, and living in the new age of AI Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general...

What if the single biggest tool you possess is not knowledge, but how you ask questions? In The Art of Asking Better Questions (for humans and AI), you won't find quick tricks or prompt engineering hacks. Instead, you'll discover a profound truth: every question is an act of creation. How you frame a question, about a problem, a goal, or even yourself, shapes what answers become possible. It determines what people hear, what AI generates, what doors open, and where you get stuck. The book explores the hidden architecture of questions for humans navigating an age of AI. It reveals: Why your ...

John A. Gentry and Joseph S. Gordon update our understanding of strategic warning intelligence analysis for the 21st century. Strategic warning - the process of long-range analysis to alert senior leaders to trending threats and opportunities that require action - is a critical intelligence function. It also is frequently misunderstood and underappreciated. The authors examine historical case studies, including postmortems of warning failures, to provide examples of the analytic points they make.

Steven R. Ward provides an accessible overview of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) and its focus on tracking and countering domestic dissent and perceived foreign-inspired sedition. The ministry's checkered record of effective intelligence operations includes a history of assassinations and human rights abuses. Developing a clearer picture of the MOIS is important for understanding how the Islamic Republic of Iran operates, seeks security, and competes with its adversaries.

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...

This audio edition is read by Marin Ireland with Michael Urie as the voice of Marcellus. An Audie Award Finalist - Audiobook of the Year. * A New York Times Bestseller * A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick Now a Netflix Film “This fantastical debut audiobook will enchant listeners...

Dubbed by Barron's as "The Shadow CIA", Stratfor, George Friedman's global intelligence company, has provided analysis to Fortune 500 companies, news outlets, and even the U.S. government. Now Friedman delivers the geopolitical story that the mainstream media has been unable to uncover, the startling truth behind America's foreign policy and war effort in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond.

This complete history explores the origins and evolution of the US Intelligence Community and how it works to maintain the safety and liberty of the American people.

Unveiling the Secrets. Exposing the Truth. Beneath the surface of world events, beyond what we were taught in history books, lies a hidden world of covert operations, secret government projects, and classified missions that shaped the course of history. “DECLASSIFIED” takes you on an investigative journey through the shadowy corridors of power, uncovering the astonishing true stories of the most enigmatic and ethically questionable government projects in modern history. From the mind-altering experiments of Project MKUltra, to the sinister tactics of COINTELPRO, to the audacious plans ...

Bloomsbury presents Unfinished by by Lucas Cantor Santiago, read by Christopher Ragland. For most of his career, the Emmy Award–winning composer and producer Lucas Cantor Santiago was a self-described luddite. Technology, he felt, was moving too fast, transforming the world and the arts with...