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No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by [Greenwald, Glenn]
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month, May 2014: In May of 2013, Edward Snowden, a young systems administrator contracting for the National Security Agency, fled the United States for Hong Kong, carrying with him thousands of classified documents outlining the staggering capabilities of the NSA.’s surveillance programs--including those designed to collect information within the U.S. There Snowden arranged a meeting with Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald, and so began the most explosive leak of classified material since the Pentagon Papers, over 40 years ago. No Place to Hide opens with Greenwald’s tense account of his initial cloak-and-dagger encounters with Snowden, then transitions into descriptions of the NSA’s vast information-collection apparatus, including a selection of the “Snowden files” with commentary on the alphabet soup of agencies and code names. And--in typical Greenwald style--the book is packed with his opinions on government snooping, its legality, and the impacts on our Constitutional freedoms. Whether you consider Snowden a whistleblower crying foul on government overreach, or a self-aggrandizing traitor who put national security at risk, Greenwald’s book is thrilling and enlightening, a bellwether moment in a crucial debate. --Jon Foro

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   • "If you can only read one book during the dog days of summer, this is it." Toronto Star 

   • "A monumentally important book.... No Place to Hide makes a robust, convincing argument for why we should care about the surveillance state." Globe and Mail
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  • File Size: 107963 KB
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  • Publisher: Metropolitan Books (May 13, 2014)
  • Publication Date: May 13, 2014
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhy is Edward Snowden so alone?
By Robert Scheer on May 13, 2014
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It is 4 AM and I have just finished reading, in one sitting, the Kindle download of a book that I only intended to skim because I thought that I knew the full story. What was compelling was encountering the courage and decency of this whistleblower and that of the few brave journalists willing to honestly tell his story. That and the justifiable contempt for those in the housebroken media and compromised government who felt the need to besmirch the character of those willing to bear witness to crimes that almost everyone else in a position to know chose to ignore. The result is a page turner survey of just what the Snowden leaks tell us about the creation of the modern surveillance state and a reminder of the deep wisdom of this nation's founders in insisting on the Constitution's Fourth Amendment. This is a brilliant book that you will want to pass on to that neighbor absolutely convinced that the hollowing out of liberty has made us safer. Glenn Greenwald reminds us just why the Guardian and Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in publishing the documents that Edward Snowden made available and how outrageous it is that his effort to inform the public of attacks on their freedom has left this brave young man a hunted fugitive.
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent book by Greenwald on US as a Surveillance State
By Tony on May 14, 2014
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A brief note before you purchase this book:
This is not a book written for the purpose of telling you the US government is watching your every step and every move, everyone knows that. And the author did not waste time replicating news articles you've already read through the media outlets. I finished this book within 5 hours, and thought it was well written and well worth your time.

Greenwald, one of the original journalists who revealed Snowden's leaks last year, did a remarkably good job on going over the history of U.S.'s surveillance tactics. In his new book, No Place to Hide, Greenwald briefly goes over his adventures/experience on meeting with Edward Snowden and revealing US's NSA surveillance program. Greenwald explains the difficulties and obstacles that were involved before the story went live, mostly by reluctant lawyers, and news agencies such as NYT and Washington Post. For those curious, Greenwald also explains in detail the true intentions of Edward Snowden.

Later chapters of the book reveal Greenwald's opinion on the recent NSA leaks, and his classification of US as a surveillance state.

Keep in mind that Greenwald was previously a columnist, and his writing style of a columnist is clearly seen throughout the book. This is not merely a book with facts, but a book with opinion, with logical and concrete evidence that not just the U.S., but other state actors are well, are progressing into what George Orwell wrote in his infamous 1984 novel (Orwellian state).

Greenwald ends the book by warning the consequences involved as we progress into the Orwellian state and the issue of journalists not being journalists, but being government puppets instead.

This is a highly recommended book for those who wish to read into detail one of the biggest government leaks in the history.
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5.0 out of 5 starsDangerous idea -- the right to be let alone
By Kindle Customer on May 15, 2014
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No Place to Hide is about a dangerous idea -- the right to be let alone. It's not a puff piece meant to rouse one side or another. It's a nuanced story about how the Snowden files went down and why it matters. The book doesn't fatten the pages or waste time. It's factual. It's well-written and well-edited. It's a satisfying read.

No Place to Hide is about journalists, editors, lovers, a filmmaker, a whistle-blower, and the world's most influential newspapers, and television corporations. It is about a group of people who were cursed to live in interesting times, who were faced with decisions few of us will ever make. They had to learn to trust each other. It's a book about a group of people who were courageous enough to defend "the right to be left alone . . . the right most valued by a free people."

Greenwald tells a fascinating story about how each person put their professional careers and their personal freedom on the line, and in the case of Edward Snowden, his life on the line to expose documents to the entire world, so we can all decide what is true and what is not.

Greenwald's book includes high intrigue and an exotic locale, Hong Kong. It could be compared to an international thriller, and it is all that but it is more. It's like reading history as it happens, as it is lived, and that is thrilling.
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3.0 out of 5 starsLittle new NSA content or analysis, but decent insights into media itself
By Ryan on May 17, 2014
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I've been following the Edward Snowden saga since it started, and following NSA, the IC, and the national security state since the early 1990s. I had to read this book, as Glenn Greenwald had a critical role in bringing Snowden's materials to the public, and I wanted to see if he had anything new to say.

In one way, the book is very good. If you aren't terribly familiar with the situation, he provides a decent overview, and some new slides which illustrate what NSA has been doing (particularly since 9/11) and why it's bad. A particularly strong area is explaining why the "terrorism" justification is only a pretext, and the true purpose of domestic surveillance is controlling political and cultural rivals.

However, if you're completely familiar with everything published to date, there really isn't much new in this book. The only new material, aside from yet more slides about classified programs, is a bit more detail into how the pre-publication review process worked (or didn't work), and some inside baseball about the media itself. This is interesting, but ultimately not compelling. It's a pretty short book, too.

If you are deeply interested in the media and its handling of the national security state, or just want to read everything possible on the topic, sure, this is a good enough book.

If you are a general interest person who just wants an overview of the Snowden situation and its import, I would recommend the PBS Frontline "United States of Secrets", which is an excellent overview with much stronger interviews with Thomas Drake, William Binney, etc. than I'd seen in the media before.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Fascinating and Informative!

Published 5 days ago by caroline
5.0 out of 5 starsA Real Eye-Opener: Wake up America!

LOVED Glenn Greenwald's in-depth reporting. A real page-turner. I had no idea how much power the US Government had over it's everyday citizens--to be able to listen in on millions... Read more

Published 5 days ago by Vickie Rubinson
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good read and alarming news about the NSA and the US Government

Published 6 days ago by roger schrom
3.0 out of 5 starsDisappointed it did not finish the story of how he ...

started well, but thought it started to get repetitive and too technical. Disappointed it did not finish the story of how he got out of Hong Kong.

Published 13 days ago by Stephen CameronSmith
5.0 out of 5 starsEye Opening and excellently written !

Eye opening ! Should be a required read for everyone, but that would not be the American way. If the facts of this book are true, and I believe they are, Mr. Read more

Published 22 days ago by Wayne
5.0 out of 5 starsDramatic eye opener

How quickly we forget the impact of the greatest attack on personal freedom presided over by Obama and his "Medal of Freedom" Joe Biden (tremendous irony there isn't it?). Read more

Published 22 days ago by grpropertiesllc
4.0 out of 5 starsThe first is like a story book sensational

"No Place to Hide" tells the backdrop of the biggest leak of secret material in US history. In the first section, the author focuses on circumstances, contact with Edward... Read more

Published 27 days ago by Matt Mayevsky
5.0 out of 5 starsUnderstanding it

Excellent book covering chronology, motivations, and reactions to the Snowden whistle-blowing.

Published 1 month ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsEye-opening

Whether you support Edward Snowden or not, this book brings out a lot of scary, eye-opening facts about surveillance, politics, journalism, spying and misuse of power.

Published 1 month ago by MR BARRY GRANT
4.0 out of 5 starsA riveting story, no matter what your politics are.

Greenwald was one of the journalists who broke Edward Snowden’s story. This book is his first-hand account. Read more

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