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Dec 4, 2024 | 
arcamax.com | Kao Kalia Yang |Tommy Tomlinson |Ben Macintyre |Katherine Rundell
Where Rivers PartBy Kao Kalia YangThe St. Paul writer had an astonishingly productive year, publishing four books aimed at various age groups. My favorite was her memoir of her mother, a companion to “The Song Poet” (about her father) that goes back to her mother’s youth to trace her astonishing story of survival — through multiple miscarriages, life in a refugee camp, marital woes, unsafe living conditions and more.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
rapidcityjournal.com | Diana Chambers |Nick Harkaway |Ben Macintyre |Rachel Kushner
BOOKS | REVIEWSThere's a new book about spies hitting shelves just about every week and something for just about every taste. But with so many to choose from, it can be tricky to decide which group of double-crossers is for you. So we're here to help. Here are six of this fall's cloak-and-dagger books, each with a diff erent focus:SPIES WITH ROMANCE"The Secret War of Julia Child"By Diana R.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Ben Macintyre
During his years of solitary incarceration, Alexei Navalny was never completely alone: for company he had Shakespeare, Hunter S Thompson, Maupassant, Tolstoy and JK Rowling. He had Yuval Noah Harari, Solzhenitsyn, Tolkien — and Oliver Twist. He had books: those he remembered from a lifetime of reading, those he read in his cell, and the one he was writing.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Ben Macintyre
The Arab terrorists who almost a week ago had taken over the Iranian Embassy were on the run. Their leader was dead, riddled with bullets. Inside the blacked-out building, now in flames and awash with CS gas, the remaining five were being hunted down as the SAS operation reached its dramatic conclusion. On the second floor, 22-year-old Shaye al-Sahar burst into the Telex Room, chased by SAS Lance-Corporal Tommy Palmer.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Ben Macintyre
Standing in the elegant entrance hall of the overrun Iranian embassy, the exasperated leader of the gang of Arab gunmen told PC Trevor Lock: 'Mr Trevor, I've had enough, we have brought a hostage downstairs.'He pointed at a distraught-looking young diplomat dressed in a yellow cardigan and then at a field telephone sitting on the reception desk.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Ben Macintyre
BOOK AND DAGGER: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II, by Elyse GrahamThe world of spying is traditionally divided into two categories: human intelligence and signals intelligence, known as humint and sigint. The first is composed of secrets (variously defined) obtained from individuals and organizations with or without their knowledge.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
webwire.com | Ben Macintyre |David Grann
We’re thrilled to share this fantastic conversation with master storytellers Ben Macintyre (Crown) and David Grann (Knopf Doubleday), two of the most celebrated authors in the realm of narrative nonfiction. Ben Macintyre, known for his gripping historical accounts like newly-release THE SIEGE, brings history to life with unparalleled depth and intrigue. David Grann, the acclaimed author of THE WAGER, captivates readers with his meticulous research and compelling storytelling.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
thecipherbrief.com | Ben Macintyre
BOOK REVIEW: THE SIEGE: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and The Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the WorldBy: Ben Macintyre/CrownReviewed by: Nick FishwickThe Reviewer — Nick Fishwick CMG retired after nearly thirty years in the British Foreign Service. His postings included Lagos, Istanbul and Kabul. His responsibilities in London included director of security and, after returning from Afghanistan in 2007, he served as director for counter-terrorism.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
mdcbowen.substack.com | Ben Macintyre
Doc sent me news about Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram who is worth nearly 15 billion and now sits in detention somewhere in France. The situation reminds me of several things. The first comes from a book review I published over a decade ago. It was written by an ex-CIA agent who taught me a number of important lessons that I retain to this day. One of those lessons has to do with the nature of wealth- so let me get into them. The first has to do with cash.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Ben Macintyre
Notes From Your BooksellerSometimes real life creates the most thrilling narratives, and Ben Macintyre captures one here, retelling the hostage crisis that shook the world and detailing the people who were a part of it. A thrilling tick-tock recounting one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue attempts of our time—from the true-life espionage master and New York Times bestselling author of Operation Mincemeat and The Spy and the Traitor.
