James Bamford is the author of Body of Secrets, The
Puzzle Palace, and A Pretext for War, and has written on
national security for The New York Times Magazine, The
Washington Post Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times Magazine.
His Rolling Stone article "The Man Who Sold the War"
won the 2006 National Magazine Award for reporting.
Formerly the Washington investigative producer for ABC'sWorld News
Tonight with Peter Jennings and a distinguished visiting
professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Bamford lives
in Washington, D.C.
James Bamford is available for select readings and lectures.
To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Penguin
Random House Speakers Bureau at speakers@penguinrandomhouse.com or
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“A magnificent achievement and a compelling read for anyone
interested in espionage.” —The Baltimore Sun
“Extraordinary. . . . A galvanizing narrative brimming with
heretofore undisclosed details.” —The New York Times Book
Review
“Crisply written and prodigiously researched, Body of Secrets . . .
is the most detailed picture yet of the activities of the world’s
largest intelligence-gathering operation.” —The Washington Post
Book World
“Part history, part expose, the book offers an ‘anatomy’ of the
NSA, seeking to strip away the myth surrounding it. . . . [An]
authoritative and engaging book.” –The Wall Street Journal
“Body of Secrets is one fascinating book…chock-full of juicy
stuff…. Interesting to read, well-written and scrupulously
documented.”–Salon
“An engaging and informed history…. Bamford weaves a narrative
about the NSA that includes…many heretofore undisclosed tidbits of
information.”–The Nation
“James Bamford, who wrote one of the really good books about
American intelligence twenty years ago…has now done it again…. Body
of Secrets has something interesting and important to add to many
episodes of cold war history…[and] has much to say about recent
events.”–The New York Review of Books
“At times surprising, often quite troubling but always
fascinating…. Writing with a flair and clarity that rivals those of
the best spy novelists, Bamford has created a masterpiece of
investigative reporting.”–Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Body of Secrets adds fresh material about the world’s nosiest and
most secret body…. Will fascinate anyone interested in the shadow
war.”–The Economist
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