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Permanent Record
- A Memoir of a Reluctant Whistleblower
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.
In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the United States government was secretly pursuing the means to collect every single phone call, text message, and email. The result would be an unprecedented system of mass surveillance with the ability to pry into the private lives of every person on earth. Six years later, Snowden reveals for the very first time how he helped to build this system and why he was moved to expose it.
Spanning the bucolic Beltway suburbs of his childhood and the clandestine CIA and NSA postings of his adulthood, Permanent Record is the extraordinary account of a bright young man who grew up online – a man who became a spy, a whistleblower, and, in exile, the Internet’s conscience. Written with wit, grace, passion, and an unflinching candor, Permanent Record is a crucial memoir of our digital age and destined to be a classic.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-10-2021
A must for all
Snowden is a hero and we all owe him for the sacrifice he made in exposing the most significant threat to our privacy.
A thoroughly worthwhile listen read by an excellent reader and well written by Snowden. Himself.
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- Ben Pynt
- 10-01-2023
Great companion to Chelsea Manning’s readme.txt
I listened to Snowden’s story shortly after reading Chelsea Manning’s autobiographical readme.txt. The parallels are striking and the differences even more so. Despite Manning being subject to the military, rather than civil, judiciary, it is clear than Snowden’s actions would have resulted in a human rights catastrophe had the US ensnared or renditioned him. An enlightening read/listen.
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- Adrian
- 01-11-2019
Great book
Brilliant book brilliant insight, he is what the world needed plus it was nice to be able to relate to blowing into a Nintendo cartridge to get it working back in the day, keep fighting the good fight mate
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- Taylor
- 27-10-2019
Fantastic look into the life and events
Fantastic look into the life and events of Edward Snowdens' whistleblowing fiasco. After his early life the book really picks up and intrigues you as he talks about the events that led to his exile.
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- Dan Sean McMillen
- 02-11-2019
fantastic book
loved the book, it had great personal insight into Edward Snowden and his true motive.
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- Michael
- 09-01-2020
Real Hero!
Enjoyed this book incredibly. Highly recommended. The details and the realism of the book was compelling.
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- Angus J Jameson
- 30-11-2023
Enjoyable and disturbing
Hats off to Edward Snowden, a wake up call to all who think the the West is not involved in Big Brother surveillance of its citizens
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- Anonymous User
- 16-04-2020
Thank you for your courage!
Great explanation of the world we live in. Thank you Mr Snowden for your courage
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- Anonymous User
- 27-04-2020
Great Book, Amazing Story
Ed is truly a hero. This is such a great book and I can not recommend it enough.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-10-2019
awakening!!
This book will change your perception of things you overlook without hesitation in your daily life.
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