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Markus Wolf was, for many years, deputy minister of the East German State Security Ministry, more commonly known both within and outside of the GDR as the Stasi. In it, he headed the foreign espionage branch, roughly equivalent in function to the American CIA and in fact called the Central Intelligence Adminstration (although the German initials are HVA). This book is a biography of the man that many see as the real life model for John Le Carre's fictional Karla. There is no doubt that Colitt has done a great deal of research. The Stasi tried, but was unable to destroy forty-five years of records in the brief time between its disbanding and the takeover by the reunified Germany. The author was able to interview Wolf and family membe... Rest of this review on the detail page
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This is the first, and remains the best, true account of American history.
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I thoroughly enjoyed every word and appreciated Mr. Burrell's willingness to share with Princess Diana's "fans" the real story of what went on and affirmed what I thought she must have been like if one could have met her! I also think Maria Burrell deserves a medal and Paul is truly fortunate to have his devoted wife. Some wives would not have stayed in a marriage that demanded so much time away from the family. I was pleased to read about Queen Elizabeth and find out what a warm, caring person she is. I hadn't known that, before reading "A Royal Duty". Awesome book!
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bias exposes the culture of narrow-minded elitism in the media--and reveals what must be done to change it.In December of 2001, Emmy Award-winning journalist Bernard Goldberg charged the mainstream media with slanting the news and created a firestorm with his controversial bestseller Bias. Now Goldberg goes beyond identifying the media's partiality and explains how the slanting of the news is all but inevitable in the current climate--and why the media's stars continue to deny the industry's condition. In this fascinating report, Goldberg lays out his rallying cry, unafraid to name names, and prescribes the difficult remedies that must take place if genuinely balanced news is to survive.
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