Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
WikiLeaks and the Age of Transparency WikiLeaks and the Age of Transparency Micah L. Sifry,Micah Sifry Looks at the rise in prominence of Wikileaks, and the broader ongoing trend away from closed systems and toward transparency and openness in government and corporations. OL15673999W
Inside WikiLeaks Inside WikiLeaks Daniel Domscheit-Berg Details the inner workings of the organization the author was a former spokesman for, revealing the evolution, finances, and inner tensions from the first meeting with Julian Assange to his withdrawa… OL15675394W
No Place to Hide No Place to Hide Glenn Greenwald The story of one of the greatest national security leaks in US history. In June 2013, reporter and political commentator Glenn Greenwald published a series of reports in the Guardian which rocked the… OL16819228W
Wikileaks Wikileaks David Leigh,Luke Harding,Guardian Books Staff Traces the history of the online organization WikiLeaks, which released thousands of previously secret or classified documents from numerous government agencies, and examines its impact on world poli… OL16955797W
Snowden Snowden Ted Rall From back cover: Edward James Snowden [worked] as a systems administrator at the National Security Agency's office in Honolulu. He had a cute house and a beautiful girlfriend. He lived in paradise. O… OL17601095W
Journalism after Snowden Journalism after Snowden Taylor Owen,Emily Bell Edward Snowden's release of classified NSA documents exposed the widespread government practice of mass surveillance in a democratic society. The publication of these documents, facilitated by three … OL17814219W
The Snowden files The Snowden files Luke Harding "IT BEGAN WITH A TANTALIZING, ANONYMOUS EMAIL: "I AM A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY." What followed was the most spectacular intelligence breach ever, brought about by one extraordinar… OL19710335W
Stanley Johnston's blunder Stanley Johnston's blunder Elliot Carlson "Elliot Carlson tells of Stanley Johnston, a Chicago Tribune reporter who exposed a vitally important secret during World War II. After Johnston is embarked in the USS Lexington during the Battle of … OL19728240W
Julian Assange-- Wikileaks Julian Assange-- Wikileaks Valérie Guichaoua The authors present a complete portrait of Assange and WikiLeaks: how it works, the controversy surround it, and his trouble with the law. OL19948490W
The passion of Bradley Manning The passion of Bradley Manning Chase Madar "In May 2010, a soldier in the U.S. Army's famed 10th Mountain Division was arrested on suspicion of leaking nearly half a million classified government documents. Who is Private First Class Bradley … OL19956486W
The war on leakers The war on leakers Lloyd C. Gardner "Four days before Pearl Harbor, in December 1941, someone leaked American contingency war plans to the Chicago Tribune. The small splash the story made was overwhelmed by the shock waves caused by th… OL20023203W
Star Trek - Latter Fire Star Trek - Latter Fire James Swallow The five-year mission of the Starship Enterprise has brought the vessel and her crew to the forefront of an important first contact situation. Under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, the ship is … OL21114815W