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Condition: Fair. When J. Edgar Hoover forced William C' Sullivan out of the FBI in 1971, Sullivan was his number three man, assistant to Hoover himself, and operationally in charge of all of the Bureau's criminal, intelligence, and espionage investigations. Formerly, Sullivan had been for ten years the Assistant Director in charge of Domestic Intelligence, and a member of the United States Intelligence Board. Few knew more about Hoover more about the inner, often dark, workings of the all-powerful organization he built. And none, before now, has ever told his story. It is a story of primal politics and of revelations about the use and abuse of power that shaped our times. For instance: * How Hoover got John F' Kennedy transferred from the hotel rooms of Washington to a PT-boat in the Pacific. * How Lyndon Johnson very nearly sent the U.S. Marines to invade Mississippi. * How Hoover withheld news of the capture of James Earl Ray in order to release it during Robert Kennedy's funeral. * How Hoover censured an agent who, in his job of answering fan letters, made a mistake in Hoover's popover recipe. * How the FBI burglarized foreign embassies in Washington. * Hoover's attempt to run for President of the United States. * How Lyndon Johnson used the FBI as a personal political tool, going so far as to have FBI agents surveil Senator J. William Fulbright. * Hoover's use of local police to form the basis of a national police force. * The FBI's public relations mill and its control of the press. * How the FBI used sexual entrapment in its espionage projects. * Why Hoover refused to acknowledge the existence of the Mafia. To be sure, many FBI personnel were hardworking and effective; much of their work was admirable, perfumed far from the bizarre world of Washington headquarters. In thirty years with the FBI, Sullivan grew to love this part of his work as he grew skeptical of the motives and actions of his director. As time went on, Sullivan came to feel, finally, that Hoover had done more damage not only to national security intelligence operations, but to law enforcement in general than was ever done in the history of tbe country. It is nothing less than disastrous when yon have unlimited power married to gross incompetence, ignorance, and abnormality. Thus, although Sullivan had helped to build the myth of Hoover, he decided finally to attempt to bring Hoover down and to reform the FBI. The attempt failed. Hoover's forces were too powerful, too entrenched, and Hoover's files too potentially damaging. At Hoover's death in 1972, nothing had changed. Until his own death in a hunting accident, just as he was finishing this book, William Sullivan pursued his vision of an FBI worthy of the country. His story will convince readers of that need. It will, further, shatter the myth that Hoover built for fifty years, the myth of the FBI as a kind of Praetorian moral guard, with Hoover himself as its patriotic and wise Caesar.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. #3 guy at FBI for years. Sullivan met an untimely end. He was shot in a "hunting" accident by a teenager in 1977. His memoirs had to be finished by Bill Brown since the book was in production. Some red highlighting throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 11 Short Stories. Featured are Collecting Ackermans by Lawrence Block, Laughing Chz by William Bankier, Two in a Sandcastle by Barbara Callahan, Conversation Between Floors by Jeffry Scott, Snow From the South by Robert Edward Eckels, The Clara Long Case by Jon L Breen, Mr. Morby's Murder Method by SS Rafferty, A Deadly Combination by CF Griffin, The Ginseng Root by Lawrence Treat, Second Chance by Edward D Hoch and Thicker Than Blood by Carroll Mayers. Age toning to the pages. Light rubbing to the cover. In Very Good Condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 14 Short Stories. Featured are The Theft of McGregor's Skunk by Edward D Hoch, Anniversary by Margaret Yorke, A Hostage to Fortune by Gerald Tomlinson, Animals with Money by Jeffry Scott, Whistling Women and Crowing Hens by CS Kentis, My Last Girl Friend by Robert Barnard, Driven by Brendan DuBois, Sing What Is Well Made by Ernest Savage, Not All Brides Are Beautiful by Sharyn McCrumb, The Good Old Days by the Sea by William Bankier, Mr. Psychologist by Sean McMartin, The Light in Martin's Room by Ruth Graviros, We've Come to Report a Murder, Sir by Michael Gilbert and The Jury Box by Allen J Hubin. In Near Fine Condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 14 Short Stories. Featured are Dangerous Game by Michael Gilbert, Mr. Strang Interprets a Picture by William Brittain, Reunion in the Baineville by John C Bowland, Shadows in the Attic by Barbara Williamson, Blackmail Boogie by JM Kelly, The Cry of a Violin by Seymour Shubin, The Hanging Man by Bill Pronzini, The Vanished Ships by Ta Huang Chi, The Way It Is by Ronald S Wilkinson, Taps for Willie by Jam Flanagan, Chance for Freedom by Bryce Walton, A Bride in the Bath by Peter Lovesey, Going Through the Motions by Lawrence Block and The Theft of the Red Balloon by Edward D Hoch. In Near Fine Condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 14 short stories. Featured are Jode's Last Hunt by Brian Garfield, The Final Twist by William Bankier, The Spirit of the '76 by Lillian de la Torre, To Be Continued by Barbara Callahan, C As in Crooked by Lawrence Treat, 'Twas the Plight before Christmas by Herschel Cozine, After the Storm by L.G. Kerrigan, A Pair of Gloves by Richard E. Hutton, With More Homage to Saki by Isak Romun, The Thumbtack Puzzle by Robert C. Schweik, Raffles and the Shere Khan Pouch by Barry Perowne, Please Don't Help the Bear by Ron Goulart, Etiquette for Dying by Celia Fremlin, The Problem with the Christmas Steeple by Edward D. Hoch. Light edge wear. Slight reading creases to the spine and front cover. In good condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 15 short stories. Featured are The Gilbert and Sullivan Mystery by Isaac Asimov, The Music in His Veins by Barbara Owens, Counterplot by Francis M. Nevins, Jr., The Green Road by Ruth Rendell, Mortal Combat by John Lutz, The Eye by Paul Bowles, Providence Will Provide by Thelma C. Sokoloff, The Pictures Come and Go by Carol Boyd-Hall, Not A Pretty Story by Cynthia Darnell, You Can't Be Too Careful by Jane Carter Lackey, The Fix by Robert Twohy, Happiness You Can Count On by William Bankier, The Unbidden Thought by Barbara Crawford, Pierre Chambrun's Dilemma by Hugh Pentecost, Captain Leopold and the Silver Foxes by Edward D. Hoch. Light edge wear. In very good condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of fourteen short stories. Featured are Dangerous Game by Michael Gilbert, Mr. Strang Interprets a Picture by William Brittain, Reunion in Baineville by John C. Boland, Shadows in the Attic by Barbara Williamson, Blackmail Boogie by J.M. Kelly, The Cry of a Violin by Seymour Shubin, The Hanging Man by Bill Pronzini, The Vanished Ships by Ta Huang Chi, The Way It Is by Ronald S. Wilkinson, Taps for Willie by Jim Flanagan, Chance for Freedom by Bryce Walton, A Bride in the Bath by Peter Lovesey, Going Through the Motions by Lawrence Block, The Theft of the Red Balloon by Edward D. Hoch. Sun fading to the spine and front cover near spine. Light edgewear. Slight soiling to the top edge of the front cover and first page. In good condition.…