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Legacy of Ashes
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
by Tim Weiner
Legacy of Ashes burns down (2/5/2020)
Weiner's scathing rebuke is off-putting.The enemy was and is totalitarian states.Everyone under a microscope. I for one commend the attempts to infiltrate.Yes,they didn't learn lessons,but something had to be done.The comment that Stalin never planned to take over the world …more
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    Real Americans
    by Rachel Khong
    From the author of Goodbye, Vitamin, a novel exploring family, identity, and the shaping of destiny.
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