Tim Weiner
Auteur de Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
A propos de l'auteur
Tim Weiner was born on June 20, 1956. He was educated at Columbia University. As a correspondent for The New York Times, he covered war and terrorism in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Sudan, and other nations. His articles on secret government programs received the Pulitzer Prize for National afficher plus Reporting. He has written several books including Blank Check: The Pentagon's Black Budget, Enemies: A History of the FBI, and One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA won the National Book Award. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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- Nom canonique
- Weiner, Tim
- Autres noms
- WEINER, Tim
- Date de naissance
- 1956-06-20
- Sexe
- male
- Lieux de résidence
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Études
- Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University
- Professions
- journalist
writer - Relations
- Johnston, David (co-author)
Lewis, Neil A. (co-author) - Organisations
- The New York Times
- Prix et distinctions
- Pulitzer Prize (National Reporting, 1988)
- Courte biographie
- Tim Weiner has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his writing on vital issues of American national security. As a correspondent for The New York Times, he covered the Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon in Washington, and reported on war and terrorism from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Sudan, and many other nations over the course of 15 years.
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- Œuvres
- 9
- Membres
- 3,671
- Popularité
- #6,896
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 121
- ISBN
- 88
- Langues
- 10
- Favoris
- 2
In fairness to the author, had that been included it would have made for a much longer book. It was long enough.
The book was mostly a very long list of crimes. Some of those crimes were committed by the FBI. It did not lower my esteem for the organization or my opinion about the challenges they face today.… (plus d'informations)