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Permanent Record

Author:
Edward Snowden
Read by:
Holter Graham
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Book
106
Narrator
29
Release Date
September 17, 2019
Duration
11 hours 32 minutes
Summary
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.
Reviews
Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2019

This is a must have for All Americans. Doesn't matter what Political party you are. Great book and I can understand exactly why he did what he did. I believe he was right to do what he did. He isn't Anti America but an American Hero.

Profile Avatar Ed Griffin Jan 2020

Great audiobook from start to finish

Profile Avatar Stephanie M. Oct 2021

Actually made me cry a few times, magnificent book

Profile Avatar Richard R. Oct 2021

Im very proud of Ed Snowden, I wish that I was as brave as him.

Profile Avatar Cliff R May 2021

A true patriot that needs to get his story out.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Apr 2025

Traitor who is full of himself. Complete liar with so many false claims he cannot keep them straight. Hopefully the Russians toss him out a window when they are done with them.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2024

An American hero in my opinion. Good book, well written, well narrated, and a must read for everyone worldwide.

Profile Avatar Leigh Rennie Nov 2023

This man is brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the narrator but how Edward Snowdens mind worked! I could not get enough! It is fascinating how it all worked and happened and the technology grew so fast, I remember the 1st home computers and the dial up. This book validates the fact that the government is in control, it is utterly frightening. Thank you

Profile Avatar DrZaco Jan 2021

It’s likely that only someone with Snowden’s set n skills, insights, thoughtfulness and integrity could write a book of this magnitude. He is a true modern day hero. This book should be read by everyone, especially in the USA.

Permanent Record

Permanent Record

Author: Edward Snowden
Read by: Holter Graham
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