Undaunted: My Fight Against America's Enemies, At Home and Abroad
A Powerful Memoir by Former CIA Director John Brennan
**"John Brennan is one of the hardest-working, most patriotic public servants I've ever seen, and our country is better off for it. As president, he was one of my closest advisors and a great friend. And in his memoir, Undaunted, you'll see why. I hope you'll read it."**
- President Barack Obama
**Undaunted** is a compelling and revealing memoir from former CIA Director John Brennan, offering a behind-the-scenes look at his over thirty years of service within the intelligence community.
A Journey from CIA Recruit to National Security Leader
The book begins on January 6, 2017, a day that marked both Brennan's final security briefing with President-elect Donald Trump and the passing of his father, Owen Brennan, a man who instilled in him the values of goodness, integrity, and honor.
Brennan, the son of an Irish immigrant, recounts his journey from a young CIA recruit, fascinated by the world of espionage and fueled by his travels in the Middle East, to the most influential figure in American intelligence. He provides a candid and insightful look at his experiences working with various presidents and the weighty responsibility of shaping critical national security decisions.
A Glimpse into the Inner Workings of the CIA
Brennan pulls back the curtain on the CIA, showcasing the dedication and patriotism of the men and women who work tirelessly to protect the nation. He also confronts the agency's shortcomings, acknowledging the insularity, arrogance, and myopia that have, at times, tarnished its reputation.
A Chronicle of Crucial Moments in American History
**Undaunted** delves into some of the most significant events in recent U.S. history, offering a firsthand perspective on:
* The Bush administration's intervention in Iraq
* The CIA's controversial use of enhanced interrogation techniques
* The planning of the raid that led to Osama bin Laden's death
* The realization that Russia interfered in the 2016 election
Brennan doesn't shy away from his failures, openly discussing times when he fell short of his own high standards and the resulting public controversies.
A Reflection on Integrity and the Future of America
This memoir goes beyond a simple recounting of events. It's a reflection on the pursuit of integrity – for oneself, for the CIA, and for the nation. **Undaunted** provides a rare and thought-provoking glimpse into the often-hidden world of national security, the intelligence profession, and Washington's political landscape.
**This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of American national security, the history of the CIA, and the challenges facing the United States in an increasingly complex and volatile world.**
The Shadows
"If you liked The Whisper Man, you'll love this. Alex North has crafted a second novel which is just as gripping as his first and even scarier. Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy, it's about how the past encroaches on the present, and how dreaming influences reality, until in the frightening world of The Shadows, it becomes harder and harder to tell one from the other... and the nightmare takes over."
The haunting new thriller from Alex North, author of the New York Times bestseller The Whisper Man
You knew a teenager like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile--always on the outside of the group. Some part of you suspected he might be capable of doing something awful. Twenty-five years ago, Crabtree did just that, committing a murder so shocking that it's attracted that strange kind of infamy that only exists on the darkest corners of the internet--and inspired more than one copycat.
Paul Adams remembers the case all too well: Crabtree--and his victim--were Paul's friends. Paul has slowly put his life back together. But now his mother, old and suffering from dementia, has taken a turn for the worse. Though every inch of him resists, it is time to come home.
It's not long before things start to go wrong. Paul learns that Detective Amanda Beck is investigating another copycat that has struck in the nearby town of Featherbank. His mother is distressed, insistent that there's something in the house. And someone is following him. Which reminds him of the most unsettling thing about that awful day twenty-five years ago.
It wasn't just the murder.
It was the fact that afterward, Charlie Crabtree was never seen again...
Saint X
A New York Times Notable Book of 2020
"'Saint X' is hypnotic. Schaitkin's characters...are so intelligent and distinctive it feels not just easy, but necessary, to follow them. I devoured [it] in a day."
When you lose the person who is most essential to you, who do you become?
Recommended by Entertainment Weekly, included in Good Morning America's 20 Books We're Excited for in 2020 & named as one of Vogue's Best Books to Read This Winter, Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of February 2020, and O Magazine's 14 of the Best Books to Read This February!
Hailed as a "marvel of a book" and "brilliant and unflinching," Alexis Schaitkin's stunning debut, Saint X, is a haunting portrait of grief, obsession, and the bond between two sisters never truly given the chance to know one another.
Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison's body is found in a remote spot on a nearby cay, and two local men-employees at the resort-are arrested. But the evidence is slim, the timeline against it, and the men are soon released. The story turns into national tabloid news, a lurid mystery that will go unsolved. For Claire and her parents, there is only the return home to broken lives.
Years later, Claire is living and working in New York City when a brief but fateful encounter brings her together with Clive Richardson, one of the men originally suspected of murdering her sister. It is a moment that sets Claire on an obsessive pursuit of the truth-not only to find out what happened the night of Alison's death but also to answer the elusive question: Who exactly was her sister? At seven, Claire had been barely old enough to know her: a beautiful, changeable, provocative girl of eighteen at a turbulent moment of identity formation.
As Claire doggedly shadows Clive, hoping to gain his trust, waiting for the slip that will reveal the truth, an unlikely attachment develops between them, two people whose lives were forever marked by the same tragedy.
For readers of Emma Cline's The Girls and Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies, Saint X is a flawlessly drawn and deeply moving story that culminates in an emotionally powerful ending.
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