{"product_id":"the-bureau-the-secret-history-of-the-fbi-paperback","title":"The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Kessler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo institution is as critically important to America's security. No American institution is as controversial. And, after the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court, no institution is as powerful. Yet until now, no book has presented the full story of the FBI from its beginnings in 1908 to the present... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Bureau\u003cbr\u003eThe Secret History of the FBI \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on exclusive interviews-including the first interview with Robert Mueller since his nomination as director-The Bureau reveals why the FBI was unprepared for the attacks of September 11 and how the FBI is combating terrorism today. The book answers such questions as: Why did the FBI know nothing useful about al-Qaeda before September 11? What is really behind the FBI's more aggressive investigative approaches that have raised civil liberties concerns? What does the FBI think of improvements in airline security? How safe does the FBI think America really is? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Award-winning investigative reporter and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of Inside the White House, Ronald Kessler answers these questions and presents the definitive history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Bureau reveals startling new information-from J. Edgar Hoover's blackmailing of Congress to the investigation of the September 11th attacks.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo institution is as critically important to America's security. No American institution is as controversial. And, after the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court, no institution is as powerful. Yet until now, no book has presented the full story of the FBI from its beginnings in 1908 to the present... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bureau\u003cbr\u003eThe Secret History of the FBI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on exclusive interviews-including the first interview with Robert Mueller since his nomination as director-The Bureau reveals why the FBI was unprepared for the attacks of September 11 and how the FBI is combating terrorism today. The book answers such questions as: Why did the FBI know nothing useful about al-Qaeda before September 11? What is really behind the FBI's more aggressive investigative approaches that have raised civil liberties concerns? What does the FBI think of improvements in airline security? How safe does the FBI think America really is?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Award-winning investigative reporter and New York Times bestselling author of Inside the White House, Ronald Kessler answers these questions and presents the definitive history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Bureau reveals startling new information-from J. Edgar Hoover's blackmailing of Congress to the investigation of the September 11th attacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A compelling and timely exposition of the real FBI.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\"Los Angeles Times\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kessler, whose reporting led to the downfall of director William Sessions, writes an absorbing, fast-paced narrative based upon his extensive access to FBI files and personnel.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\"Library Journal\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Kessler \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of twelve works of non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sins of the Father, Inside the CIA, Inside Congress, The Season, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eInside the White House\u003c\/i\u003e. A former \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e investigative reporter, Kessler has won sixteen journalism awards, including two George Polk awards and the Associated Press' Sevellon Brown Memorial Award. He lives with his wife, Pamela, in Potomac, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.33 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47669355905283,"sku":"9781250093295","price":53.23,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/dHlhWHdXNnRUZHZCVUFhZ3hvTmdrdz09.webp?v=1769122355","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-fi\/products\/the-bureau-the-secret-history-of-the-fbi-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}