Inside the CIA
Ronald Kessler
Ronald Kessler’s explosive bestseller, The FBI, brought down FBI Director William S. Sessions. Now, in this unparalleled work of investigative journalism, Kessler reveals the inner world of the CIA. Based on extensive research and hundreds of interviews, including two with active Directors of Central Intelligence William H. Webster and Robert M. Gates and with three former DCIs, Inside the CIA is the first in-depth, unbiased account of the Agency’s core operations, its abject failures, and its resounding successes.
Learn how the CIA spies on every country in the world except Great Britain, Australia, and Canada, undertaking covert action to influence or overthrow foreign governments or political parties. Discover how CIA analysts botched the job of foreseeing the Soviet economy’s collapse. This is your extraordinary tour through the world’s most successful house of spies.
Duration - 11h 32m.
Author - Ronald Kessler.
Narrator - Edward Lewis.
Published Date - Saturday, 17 January 2026.
Copyright - © 1992 Ronald Kessler ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Ronald Kessler’s explosive bestseller, The FBI, brought down FBI Director William S. Sessions. Now, in this unparalleled work of investigative journalism, Kessler reveals the inner world of the CIA. Based on extensive research and hundreds of interviews, including two with active Directors of Central Intelligence William H. Webster and Robert M. Gates and with three former DCIs, Inside the CIA is the first in-depth, unbiased account of the Agency’s core operations, its abject failures, and its resounding successes. Learn how the CIA spies on every country in the world except Great Britain, Australia, and Canada, undertaking covert action to influence or overthrow foreign governments or political parties. Discover how CIA analysts botched the job of foreseeing the Soviet economy’s collapse. This is your extraordinary tour through the world’s most successful house of spies. Duration - 11h 32m. Author - Ronald Kessler. Narrator - Edward Lewis. Published Date - Saturday, 17 January 2026. Copyright - © 1992 Ronald Kessler ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
Duration:00:37:00
Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:21:37
Chapter 7
Duration:00:19:01
Chapter 8
Duration:00:32:59
Chapter 9
Duration:00:16:27
Chapter 10
Duration:00:10:13
Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
Duration:00:23:27
Chapter 14
Duration:00:18:46
Chapter 15
Duration:00:24:57
Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
Duration:00:18:44
Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
Duration:00:42:53
Chapter 23
Duration:00:24:21
Chapter 24
Duration:00:22:36
Chapter 25
Duration:01:07:09
Chapter 26
Duration:00:19:22
Chapter 27
Duration:00:56:35