Company confessions : secrets, memoirs, and the CIA
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Contributors
Mendez, Antonio J., writer of foreword.
Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
1250047137, 9781250047137
Physical Desc
xx, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 327.1273 MORAN 2016
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Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1250047137, 9781250047137

Notes

General Note
Originally published: Great Britain : Biteback, 2015.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-332) and index.
Description
Spies are supposed to keep quiet, never betraying their agents or discussing their operations. Somehow, this doesn’t apply to the CIA, whose former officers have written memoirs commanding huge advances and attracting enormous publicity. As an intelligence service dependent on its ability to protect sensitive information, however, it’s no surprise that the CIA has fought back. In Company Confessions, award-winning author Christopher Moran digs deep into this tumultuous relationship between the CIA and former agents who try to go public about their careers. He delves into the motivations of spies like CIA officer Valerie Plame, whose identity was leaked by the Bush White House and who reportedly received $2.5 million for her book Fair Game, and exposes the politics and practices of the CIA and its Publications Review Board, including breaking into publishing houses and secretly authorizing pro-agency “memoirs.” Drawing on interviews; the private correspondence of such legendary spies as Allen Dulles, William Colby, and Richard Helms; and declassified CIA files, Company Confessions examines why America’s spies are so willing to share their stories, the damage inflicted when they leak the nation’s secrets, and the fine line between censorship on the grounds of security and censorship for the sake of reputation.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Moran, C. R., & Mendez, A. J. (2016). Company confessions: secrets, memoirs, and the CIA (First U.S. edition.). Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Moran, Christopher R. and Antonio J., Mendez. 2016. Company Confessions: Secrets, Memoirs, and the CIA. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Moran, Christopher R. and Antonio J., Mendez. Company Confessions: Secrets, Memoirs, and the CIA Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Moran, Christopher R.,, and Antonio J. Mendez. Company Confessions: Secrets, Memoirs, and the CIA First U.S. edition., Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2016.

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