The devil's chessboard : Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the rise of America's secret government

Talbot, David, 1951- author.

Daisy Sound Recording 2016

Portrait of Allen Welsh Dulles and his reign as the longest-serving director of the CIA. Utilizes government documents, intelligence sources, personal correspondence, journals, and exclusive interviews to characterize Dulles, his work, and his questionable behavior and tactics. Bestseller. 2015.

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Edition:

Daisy edition

Description:

1 DAISY disc (25 hours, 40 minutes) : sound ; 12 cm
digital DAISY
audio file MP3 DAISY 2.02

Target Audience Note:

Male narrator. NLS/BPH
Bestseller. NLS/BPH

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references
Access restricted to persons who are visually impaired or physically disabled and cannot use conventional print materials
Audio producer: Potomac Talking Book Services, recording studio
Narrated by: Robert Sams
Digital talking book. 2 levels and 33 navigation points. Digitally mastered
Recorded from: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, [2015] 9780062276162
DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps
System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; double speed or faster CD-ROM drive; sound card and sound output device; DAISY playback software or DAISY talking book player. Also plays in CD-MP3 player or computer with MP3-capable software
2015 David Talbot

Contents:

The double agent
Human smoke
Ghosts of Nuremberg
Sunrise
Ratlines
Useful people
Little mice
Scoundrel time
The power elite
The Dulles imperium
Strange love
Brain warfare
Dangerous ideas
The torch is passed
Contempt
Rome on the Potomac
The parting glass
The big event
The fingerprints of intelligence
For the good of the country
"I can't look and won't look"
End game
Epilogue

LCCN:

2016991224

Control Number:

3251635

Other Authors:

Centre for Equitable Library Access (Canada)
Sams, Robert, narrator

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