Reviews
My CIA:
Memories of a Secret Career
by Christopher David Costanzo
REVIEWS AND COMMENTS
Not only a good read but the best informed
book on the CIA of the hundreds I’ve perused. You won’t get names—but something far more important: how it all works.”
— W. Scott Thompson
Professor Emeritus of International Politics
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts
“. . .a no-holds barred portrait of a once-great organization that is undone by a combination of internal arrogance and organizational indifference. . .He is at his best when he discusses his “tradecraft,” the practices of clandestine activity. . . The book is smartly written and richly detailed. . .The story comes across as brutally honest and credible.
—Stephen Morris, The Public Press
“Fresh, sharp, and funny, Costanzo comes in from the cold to reveal a CIA far more interesting than any Hollywood fiction. . .an unexpectedly fresh and interesting take on a system obscured as much by Hollywood representations as by its own secrecy. . .a rare peek into one of the world’s most opaque organizations. . .”
—Anna Call, ForeWord Reviews, Clarion Review
“..”. . .a commendable report on agency life. . .A fascinating though somewhat censored memoir that also serves as an organizational critique of the CIA.”