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In a tour de force of investigative journalism that reads like a spy novel, award-winning Guardian reporter Luke Harding tells Edward Snowden’s astonishing story Edward Snowden was a 29-year-old computer genius working for the National Security Agency when he shocked the world by exposing the near-universal mass surveillance programs of the United States government. His whistleblowing has shaken the leaders of nations worldwide, and generated a passionate public debate on the dangers of global monitoring and the threat to individual privacy. For the first time, Harding brings together the many sources and strands of the story, from the day Snowden left his glamorous girlfriend in Honolulu carrying a hard drive full of secrets, to the weeks of his secret-spilling in Hong Kong, to his battle for asylum and his exile in Moscow. Harding touches on everything from concerns about domestic spying to the complicity of the tech sector—while also placing us in the room with Edward Snowden himself. The result is a gripping insider narrative—and a necessary and timely account of what is at stake for all of us in the new digital age.
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“[Snowden’s] story is one of the most compelling in the history of American espionage…The Snowden Files, by Luke Harding, a correspondent for the Guardian newspaper, which broke the initial Snowden story, is the first to assemble the sequence of events in a single volume. The book captures the drama of Snowden’s operation in often-cinematic detail… Harding has delivered a clearly written and captivating account of the Snowden leaks and their aftermath.”
— Washington Post
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“Reads like a le Carré novel crossed with something by Kafka…A fast-paced, almost novelistic narrative…[The book] gives readers…a succinct overview of the momentous events of the past year…Leave[s] readers with an acute understanding of the serious issues involved.”
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“Engaging and lucid…A gripping read…Harding is a gifted writer…The strength of Harding’s book is its ability to bring Snowden’s story to life while elucidating the contours of a much larger set of issues…In rendering the complicated comprehensible in an entertaining way, Harding’s book provides an important public service.”
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“The Snowden Files, the first book on what British journalist Luke Harding calls ‘the biggest intelligence leak in history,’ is a readable and thorough account. The narrative is rich in newsroom details, reflecting Harding’s inside access as a correspondent for the London-based Guardian newspaper, which broke the story…The writer deserves unqualified praise for fueling the debate on privacy that Snowden so hoped to ignite.”
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“A newsworthy, must-read book about what prompted Edward Snowden to blow the whistle on his former employer, the National Security Agency, and what likely awaits him for having done so…Whether you view Snowden’s act as patriotic or treasonous, this fast-paced, densely detailed book is the narrative of first resort.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2014
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A New York Times Bestseller
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About Luke Harding
Luke Harding is an author and award-winning foreign correspondent with the London Guardian. He has reported from Delhi, Berlin, and Moscow and has also covered wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Libya and Syria. Between 2007 and 2011 he was the Guardian’s Moscow bureau chief. He is the author of several books, including The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken, which was nominated for the Orwell Prize. In 2014 he won the prestigious James Cameron prize.
About Nicholas Guy Smith
Nicholas Guy Smith, an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a highly rated and diverse voice-over actor who has been heard in feature films, television commercials, and video games. He has voiced characters for Disney, Warner Brothers, Universal, and the Cartoon Network.