{"product_id":"the-man-who-kept-the-secrets-richard-helms-the-cia","title":"The man who kept the secrets: Richard Helms \u0026 the CIA","description":"Richard Helms is the quintessential CIA man. For 30 years--from the very inception of the Central Intelligence Agency \u0026amp; before--he occupied pivotal positions in that shadowy world: OSS operator, spymaster, planner, plotter, \u0026amp;, finally, for over 6 years, Agency director. No other was so closely \u0026amp; personally involved, over so long a period, with so many CIA activities, successful \u0026amp; otherwise. His story is the story of the CIA. In portraying Helms' extraordinary career, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Powers has in fact written the 1st comprehensive inside history of the CIA itself. It's a history, moreover, that is entirely uncensored. While the information on which it's based has been drawn from intensive interviews with dozens of former key Agency officials, including Helms himself, as well as from exhaustive research thru hundreds of published \u0026amp; unpublished sources, the author isn't subject to the kind of legal restraints that have burdened others writing about the CIA. The result is a picture of the Agency more objective, more complete \u0026amp; more revealing than any hitherto available. Because it's written with an eye for character \u0026amp; anecdote, it's as readable as it's important.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0394507770\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0394507770.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Powers, Thomas\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47539355812017,"sku":"RDV.0394507770.VG","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0394507770-0.jpg?v=1782062367","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-man-who-kept-the-secrets-richard-helms-the-cia","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}