From the outside, the CIA seems pretty exotic, but from the inside, it's a big, bureaucratic place. Think 'post office with spies.' Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes big bureaucratic cia
Overall, one of the things that excites me most about self-publishing is that the highest-value use of my time in promoting the books will be found in writing more of them. Barry Eisler bookexcitefind Change image and share on social
Books are my art. The movie is someone else's art. But it's great marketing for books. Barry Eisler artbookgreat Change image and share on social
The difference between being a victim and a survivor is often a low level of situational awareness. You can't be a super-spy, watchful and paranoid every day. But I am more watchful than the average American. Barry Eisler americanaverageawareness share on social
I've always been baffled by critics of the CIA, who are horrified that it does illegal things. That is the purpose of an intelligence service: to perform illegal acts. Charles McCarry actbafflecia Change image and share on social
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France has not only built a bureaucratic barrier against American culture, it has constructed a notorious intellectual case against it as well. The French spend hundreds of millions of dollars subsidizing film production, extend interest-free loans to designated filmmakers, and have placed quotas not only on imports but on television time. Tyler Cowen americanbarrierbuild share on social