It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.
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By Tina Jordan This year saw a variety of novels on the New York Times best-sellers ... their favorite books of the year. Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen ...
Sport fans: we have your Christmas sorted. Roger Alton has picked out the best sport books of 2024 ranging from the scientific way to score a penalty to the heartfelt memoir of Sir Chris Hoy.