{"product_id":"9780812979237","title":"Enemies: A History of the FBI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post • \u003c\/i\u003eNew York \u003ci\u003eDaily News • \u003c\/i\u003eSlate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fast-paced, fair-minded, and fascinating, Tim Weiner’s \u003ci\u003eEnemies\u003c\/i\u003e turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling, and important, as today’s headlines.”—Jeffrey Toobin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Oath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEnemies\u003c\/i\u003e is the first definitive history of the FBI’s secret intelligence operations, from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e We think of the FBI as America’s police force. But secret intelligence is the Bureau’s first and foremost mission. \u003ci\u003eEnemies\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how presidents have used the FBI to conduct political warfare, and how the Bureau became the most powerful intelligence service the United States possesses.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Here is the hidden history of America’s hundred-year war on terror. The FBI has fought against terrorists, spies, anyone it deemed subversive—and sometimes American presidents. The FBI’s secret intelligence and surveillance techniques have created a tug-of-war between national security and civil liberties. It is a tension that strains the very fabric of a free republic.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnemies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Outstanding.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Absorbing . . . a sweeping narrative that is all the more entertaining because it is so redolent with screw-ups and scandals.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016668233968,"sku":"9780812979237","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812979237_p0.jpg?v=1763744898","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812979237","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}