Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Audiobook

" Wow, things I'd never imagine about the CIA, how it came to be and things we "might" have done. Great book to read. Kept my attention well. "

" If you ever wanted to know here it is, sort of. "

" This is quite an eye opener. A definite read for anyone studying modern history. "

" This book will scare the bejeezus about of you. Essentially, this book chronicles all the blunders, coverups, miscalculations, lies, deception, organizational mismanagement, and incompetence during the CIA's early history and how many of the flaws of its operations have survived through to today. "

" Crap. Total Crap. Utter propaganda. "

" pretty interesting. weiner makes the cia sound like a cross between a fraternity, FEMA, and loony toons. interestingly, the presidents that came off best on handling intelligence were eisenhower and carter. "

" A very clear and precise story of CIA and its questionable activities around the globe. "

" Engrossing, comprehensive, and scary. After the first chapter or so, you won't be shocked or surprised by anything the CIA has done or hasn't done. The book shows that there isn't one single reason why the agency isn't as effective as it should be. It also shows that there's no easy fix. "

" a well researched book but one sided in presentation. "

" Overall a good book - lays out clearly the strengths and weaknesses of the CIA - a recommended read for those interested in history "

" CIA memang sejak awal dibangun dengan carut marut, maka kehadirannya hingga kini carut marut... "

" This is a poorly written polemic that is full of portentous one-line paragraphs that betray the author's jouranlistic background. It gets better as it goes along but I would not recommend it. "

" This is an insider's history of the CIA. It will make you crazy to read it and you'll have more respect for Robert Ludlum's fiction. If you think Hoover ran his own private FBI, read this! "

" This is very long, but it has a lot of interesting information in it. "

" Excellent history of the CIA/OSS though judging from the title you will not be surprised at some bias. The CIA must have done something right over the years.....after all....they are the government ? :) "

" Definitely talked me out of considering a job in the CIA. "

" Comprehensive and unsettling. I have renewed faith in important nonfiction books, and now heavy skepticism towards our intelligence community. "

" Menacing, forbidding book - probably 100% true, how would I know since it's classified info that's involved? "

" This book makes me sad to be American and ashamed at how we have interacted with the world. Championing ourselves as 'freedom lovers' and 'free election promoters' is humiliating when compared with our covert history. "

" OMG! This is our governement at spying - OMG! "

" If the CIA is really as inefficient and ineffective as is portrayed in this book, we should shut the whole thing down right now. "

" A report I wrote is cited in the footnotes! The book is also quite good independent of that. "

" Deeply unsettling and frightening. Yet also compulsively readable. "

" Damning history of the CIA and its failures in both foreign and domestic involvement. Some areas still obscure and lack context, but overall cohesiveness of the book does not suffer too greatly for it. "

" This book was an eye-opener for me. He does hammer his message a little hard and I would have liked a little more context in what he was talking about, but I think a worthy read for anyone interested in foreign policy and current events. "

" A truly scary yet fascinating book about the many failures and mis-steps made by the CIA since its inception. "