Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Do we need still another Watergate book? The answer turns out to be yes—this one.” —The Washington Post * “Dazzling.” —The New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, comes the first definitive narrative history of Watergate—“the best and fullest account of the crisis, one unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)—exploring the full scope of the scandal through the politicians, investigators, journalists, and informants who made it the most influential political event of the modern era. In the early hours of June 17, 1972, a security guard named Frank Wills enters six words into the log book of the Watergate office complex that will change the course of history: 1:47 AM Found tape on doors; call police. The subsequent arrests of five men seeking to bug and burgle the Democratic National Committee offices—three of them Cuban exiles, two of them former intelligence operatives—quickly unravels a web of scandal that ultimately ends a presidency and forever alters views of moral authority and leadership. Watergate, as the event is called, becomes a shorthand for corruption, deceit, and unanswered questions. Now, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Garrett M. Graff explores the full scope of this unprecedented moment from start to finish, in the first comprehensive, single-volume account in decades. The story begins in 1971, with the publication of thousands of military and government documents known as the Pentagon Papers, which reveal dishonesty about the decades-long American presence in Vietnam and spark public outrage. Furious that the leak might expose his administration’s own duplicity during a crucial reelection season, President Richard M. Nixon gathers his closest advisors and gives them implicit instructions: Win by any means necessary. Within a few months, an unsteady line of political dominoes are positioned, from the creation of a series of covert operations code-named GEMSTONE to campaign-trail dirty tricks, possible hostage situations, and questionable fundraising efforts—much of it caught on the White House’s own taping system. One by one they fall, until the thwarted June burglary attracts the attention of intrepid journalists, congressional investigators, and embattled intelligence officers, one of whom will spend decades concealing his identity behind the alias “Deep Throat.” As each faction slowly begins to uncover the truth, a conspiracy deeper and more corrupt than anyone thought possible emerges, and the nation is thrown into a state of crisis as its government—and its leader—unravels. Using newly public documents, transcripts, and revelations, Graff recounts every twist with remarkable detail and page-turning drama, bringing readers into the backrooms of Washington, chaotic daily newsrooms, crowded Senate hearings, and even the Oval Office itself during one of the darkest chapters in American history. Grippingly told and meticulously researched, Watergate is the defining account of the moment that has haunted our nation’s past—and still holds the power to shape its present and future.

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Now a 6-part mini-series called Why the Rest of Us Die airing on VICE TV! The shocking truth about the government’s secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil—even if the rest of us die—is “a frightening eye-opener” (Kirkus Reviews) that spans the dawn of the nuclear age to today, and "contains everything one could possibly want to know" (The Wall Street Journal). Every day in Washington, DC, the blue-and-gold first Helicopter Squadron, codenamed “MUSSEL,” flies over the Potomac River. As obvious as the Presidential motorcade, most people assume the squadron is a travel perk for VIPs. They’re only half right: while the helicopters do provide transport, the unit exists to evacuate high-ranking officials in the event of a terrorist or nuclear attack on the capital. In the event of an attack, select officials would be whisked by helicopters to a ring of secret bunkers around Washington, even as ordinary citizens were left to fend for themselves. “In exploring the incredible lengths (and depths) that successive administrations have gone to in planning for the aftermath of a nuclear assault, Graff deftly weaves a tale of secrecy and paranoia” (The New York Times Book Review) with details "that read like they've been ripped from the pages of a pulp spy novel" (Vice). For more than sixty years, the US government has been developing secret Doomsday strategies to protect itself, and the multibillion-dollar Continuity of Government (COG) program takes numerous forms—from its potential to evacuate the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to the plans to launch nuclear missiles from a Boeing-747 jet flying high over Nebraska. Garrett M. Graff sheds light on the inner workings of the 650-acre compound, called Raven Rock, just miles from Camp David, as well as dozens of other bunkers the government built for its top leaders during the Cold War, from the White House lawn to Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado to Palm Beach, Florida, and the secret plans that would have kicked in after a Cold War nuclear attack to round up foreigners and dissidents and nationalize industries. Equal parts a presidential, military, and cultural history, Raven Rock tracks the evolution of the government plan and the threats of global war from the dawn of the nuclear era through the War on Terror.

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“One of the rare books on the topic that manages to be both entertaining and factually grounded.” —The Wall Street Journal From the bestselling author of Raven Rock, The Only Plane in the Sky, and Watergate (finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history) comes the first comprehensive and eye-opening exploration of our government’s decades-long quest to solve one of humanity’s greatest mysteries: Are we alone in the universe? For as long as we have looked to the skies, the question of whether life on earth is the only life to exist has been at the core of the human experience, driving scientific debate and discovery, shaping spiritual belief, and prompting existential thought across borders and generations. It’s one of our culture’s favorite conversations, and yet, the idea of extraterrestrial intelligence has been largely banished to the realm of fantasy and conspiracy. Now, for the first time, the full story of our national obsession with UFOs—and the covert search by scientists, the United States military, and the CIA for proof of alien life—is told by bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff in a deeply reported and researched history. It begins in 1947, when two headline-making sightings of strange flying objects prompt the US Air Force’s newly formed Department of Defense to create a series of secret programs to determine how unidentified phenomena may pose a threat to national security. Over the next half-century, as the atomic age gives way to the space race and the Cold War, the mission continues, bringing together an unexpected group of astronomers, military officials, civilian contactees, and true believers who bring us closer, then further, then closer again, to answering one of our most enduring questions: What exactly is out there? Drawing from original archival research, declassified documents, and interviews with senior intelligence and military officials, Graff brings readers a story that’s “Loads of fun…[a] fascinating deep dive down the rabbit hole” (Publishers Weekly).

"Viel wurde über 9/11 geschrieben, so etwas noch nie." The Messenger Kein Tag hat sich stärker ins kollektive Gedächtnis gebrannt. Die Bilder, die Geschichten, die Konsequenzen. Doch die Worte derer, die den 11. September tatsächlich erlebt haben, fehlten fast zwanzig Jahre lang. Garrett M. Graff hat diese Worte gefunden, er hat alle Dokumente, alle Interviews zusammengetragen, hat die Stimmen der Einsatzkräfte, der Zeugen, der Überlebenden versammelt und daraus eine überwältigende Erzählung kompiliert – vielstimmig, erfahrungsecht, im O-Ton. Und auf einmal diese Stille ist das herzzerreißende Logbuch eines historischen Tages und ein monumentales Zeugnis von Hoffnung und Menschlichkeit in der Dunkelheit. "Jede einzelne Zeile raubt den Atem, bricht das Herz." Newsweek Neben Torben Kessler als Erzähler wird dieses Hörbuch mit einem hochkarätigem 20-köpfigem Ensemble inszeniert, zu dem Alexander Doering, Detlef Bierstedt, Dorette Hugo, Elmar Börger, Erich Räuker, Frank Arnold, Gabriele Blum, Julia Stoepel, Matti Swiec, Nils Nellessen, Peter Lontzek, Reinhard Kuhnert, Richard Barenberg, Robert Frank, Sascha Rotermund, Ulrike Kapfer, Uve Teschner, Vera Teltz, Vlad Chiriac und Wolfgang Wagner gehören. © 2020 Suhrkamp Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. Übersetzung von Philipp Albers und Hannes Meyer (P) 2020 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH

Und auf einmal diese Stille.

"Boken är gastkramande. Att Graff lyckas foga ihop detta myller av röster till en kronologisk berättelse är en bedrift." SvD "Ett storslaget körverk … Det är skicklig journalistik som återkallar skräcken, förtvivlan och kärleken bland alla dessa oskyldiga människor som inte förstår vad som händer dem." Sydsvenskan För första gången får ögonvittnena säga sitt om 11 september-attackerna 2001. Över 500 olika röster hjälps åt att slussa läsaren genom dagen, ibland sekund för sekund. Det blir ett väldigt panorama över ett av historiens mest dramatiska dygn, som tog fram både det sämsta och det bästa i människan. Det börjar före gryningen, då intet ont anande personal hjälper terroristerna till planen, varefter New York-borna färdas till jobbet under en vacker, klarblå himmel. Slag i slag kommer sedan attackerna, återberättade av räddningstjänst, ministrar, civila och flygplanens svarta lådor. Allt medan president Bush, i brist på bättre strategier, placeras i Air Force 1 som får cirkla över nationen som det enda planet på himlen. Det enda planet på himlen är fylld av oförglömliga ögonblick – brandmannen som rycker ut i vetskap om att frun jobbar i Twin Towers, läraren som evakuerar sin skolklass medan skyskraporna rämnar ovanför, telefonisten som lovar att framföra en flygpassagerares sista hälsning, pappan som hämtar sitt barn från förskolan – för första gången som änkling. "Bokens röster sänder chockvågor genom en, för mellan dessa sidor registreras allt." Expressen "I boken Det enda planet på himlen har Garrett M. Graff, journalist och historiker, skickligt samlat ca 500 korta ögonvittnesskildringar, ofta fasansfulla, skakande och gripande, från människor som på många olika sätt drogs in i händelserna denna dag. I ett 60-tal kapitel följs händelseutvecklingen kronologiskt från tidig måndagsmorgon, incheckning, arbetsdagens början i skyskraporna, kapningarna, skräcken i flygplanen, telefonsamtal till nära och kära, krascherna och massakern i byggnaderna och räddningstjänstens arbete. Författaren lotsar skickligt läsaren fram genom händelseförloppet." BTJ "Med en mästerurmakares precision konstruerar [Graff] en berättelse av alltsammans, lika fasansfull som sann. Det är bitvis ohygglig läsning och ibland är det svårt att hålla tillbaka tårarna." Hudikvalls Tidning ”Läs inte den här boken på offentlig plats. Den väcker minnen som kommer att överväldiga dig.” Washington Post ”Varenda rad är hisnande och hjärtskärande.” Newsweek ”En ovärderlig gåva till allmänheten.” Wall Street Journal

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