{"product_id":"the-snowden-files-luke-harding-9780804173520","title":"The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a tour de force of investigative journalism that reads like a spy novel, award-winning \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Luke Harding tells Edward Snowden's astonishing story\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward Snowden was a 29-year-old computer genius working for the National Security Agency when he shocked the world by exposing the near-universal mass surveillance programs of the United States government. His whistleblowing has shaken the leaders of nations worldwide, and generated a passionate public debate on the dangers of global monitoring and the threat to individual privacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time, Harding brings together the many sources and strands of the story, from the day Snowden left his glamorous girlfriend in Honolulu carrying a hard drive full of secrets, to the weeks of his secret-spilling in Hong Kong, to his battle for asylum and his exile in Moscow. Harding touches on everything from concerns about domestic spying to the complicity of the tech sector--while also placing us in the room with Edward Snowden himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is a gripping insider narrative--and a necessary and timely account of what is at stake for all of us in the new digital age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luke Harding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804173524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804173520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/10\/2014 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 22","brand":"Luke Harding","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981256065279,"sku":"9780804173520","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d7cdfb7-de00-4172-9e44-36c6f07ada98.jpg?v=1683254518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-snowden-files-luke-harding-9780804173520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}