Review: Reducing Uncertainty: Intelligence Analysis and National Security
Thomas Fingar 4.0 out of 5 stars Best Available Encapsulation of the US Analyst as Eunuch, December 21, 2012 I have resisted spending time on this book since it came out, but circumstances have brought...
View ArticleReview: The Volunteer The Incredible True Story of an Israeli Spy on the...
Michael Ross and Jonathan Kay 4.0 out of 5 stars 50% Authentic, 25% Disinformation, 25% Unwitting, December 22, 2012 For those that do not know my background, I am a former clandestine case officer...
View ArticleReview: Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report...
Andrew Robertson and Steve Olson (eds.) 4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent First Step, Four Disappointments, January 2, 2013 This is one of the more useful reports to come out of the US Institute of Peace...
View ArticleReview: Improving Intelligence Analysis: Bridging the Gap between Scholarship...
Stephen Marrin 4.0 out of 5 stars Analysis in Isolation from Reality, January 6, 2013 This book is insanely expensive. The author of the book has material published online that I recommend be accessed...
View ArticleReview: Intelligence in an Insecure World
Peter Gill and Mark Phythian 4.0 out of 5 stars Best in Class Strongly Recommended, January 6, 2013 I am a huge fan of Peter Gill’s work, and if you are looking for the best possible to reflect on...
View ArticleReview: Final Warning – A History of the New World Order
David Rivera 4.0 out of 5 stars A good starting point, not the total map, January 10, 2013 I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, it has some real gems that I have not seen elsewhere,...
View ArticleReview: Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and...
Michael Bazzell 4.0 out of 5 stars A Useful Contribution–See the Table of Contents, January 30, 2013 This review is from: Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing...
View ArticleReview: Irrational Security – The Politics of Defense from Reagan to Obama
Daniel Wirls 4.0 out of 5 stars Second to Goodman’s More Recent Book, Useful Nuggets but Overlooks Key Critics, March 1, 2013 I bought this book after reading — and rating at 5 stars — Mel Goodman’s...
View ArticleReview: Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to...
Francesca Gino 4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book That Could Be Made Better, April 7, 2013 I received this book as a gift and was glad to get it. As a professional intelligence officer I have been...
View ArticleTom Atlee: On Power — What Kind, For Whom, For What — a Reflection on Moises...
What kind of power, for whom, and for what? Tom Atlee May 9, 2013 In this article I explore current trends in the evolution of power that have profound implications for our future. This is an...
View ArticleReview (Guest): The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and...
Moises Naim 4.0 out of 5 stars What kind of power, for whom, and for what?, May 31, 2013 By Tom Atlee (Eugene, OR USA) – See all my reviews Moises Naim’s new book THE END OF POWER should properly be...
View ArticleReview: The Assassination of JFK – Who Really Did It and Why
Craig Newman 4.0 out of 5 stars I hate electronic books, but worth considering, June 24, 2013 I’ve reviewed the major books on the JFK assassination and list them at the end of this review. First off,...
View ArticleReview: Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying...
John Nichols and Rbbert W. McChesney 4.0 out of 5 stars Sickening at Two Levels — Superb Indictment of Periphery, Completely Avoids Two Party Tyranny Issue, July 19, 2013 This book makes me sick at two...
View ArticleReview: Chinese Industrial Espionage: Technology Acquisition and Military...
William C. Hannas (Author), James Mulvenon (Author), Anna B. Puglisi (Author) 4.0 out of 5 stars Valuable but not first…., August 12, 2013 See first Chinese Intelligence Operations, and also War by...
View ArticleReview: The CIA and the Culture of Failure: U.S. Intelligence from the End of...
John Diamond 4.0 out of 5 stars Got the Obvious Right, Misses Everything Else, September 4, 2013 I regard Retired Reader as an alter ego and top gun in the field, so his review has my vote. If the book...
View ArticleReview: Say It With Presentations
Gene Zelazny 4.0 out of 5 stars Fundamentals Most Ignore A Bit Too Generic, October 6, 2013 I was lent this book by a colleague. Here is some context for my appreciation of the book: 01 The Chairman of...
View ArticleReview: Kettlebells for Dummies
Sarah Lurie 4.0 out of 5 stars Overkill — 50 pages fluffed to 342, October 20, 2013 If you ever wanted to get to know a Russian Kettlebell intimately, as well as its family going back 1000 years and...
View ArticleReview: Theodore and Woodrow – How Two American Presidents Destroyed...
PRINTABLE DOC: (4 Pages): Review Theodore and Woodrow Andrew P. Napolitano 4.0 out of 5 stars Valuable Op-Ed Book, Missing the Eye Candy, October 31, 2013 I broke with the Republican Party over...
View ArticleReview: The Family Jewels – The CIA, Secrecy, and Presidential Power
John Prados 4.0 out of 5 stars 5 fpr content, 3 for editing, 4 on balance — a unique book that could have been better, November 23, 2013 My review itemizes the highlights. This is a valuable book that...
View ArticleReview (Guest) The Crash of 2016 – The Plot to Destroy America – And What We...
Thom Hartmann Provocative and Troubling Look at an Impending Economic Implosion, November 16, 2013 Book Shark “The Crash of 2016″ is a provocative and troubling look at an economic implosion that will...
View Article
