Mongoose, R.I.P.

Mongoose, R.I.P.
Author: William F. Buckley
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2015-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504018567

Blackford Oakes launches a wild attempt to kill Castro on behalf of the CIA Ever since the botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs, Fidel Castro has run amok. He has executed thousands of his enemies, driven his countrymen to emigrate, and done everything possible to run Cuba into the ground—all in a deliberate attempt to humiliate the White House. At least, that’s how the situation looks from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where hatred of Castro has grown into an obsession. Under orders from John and Bobby Kennedy, the CIA will do anything necessary to kill Castro—no matter how ridiculous. Even-tempered CIA agent Blackford Oakes is dismayed at the agency’s wild schemes, which include everything from poisoned wet suits to mafia hit men. But the evil of Castro’s regime is not a joke, and Oakes won’t be laughing when he tries to knock the dictator off his throne. Mongoose, R.I.P. is the 8th book in the Blackford Oakes Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Nearer, My God

Nearer, My God
Author: William F. Buckley, Jr.
Publisher: Image
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2011-10-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307803023

His Roman-Catholic faith has been an enduring part of the life and personality of William Buckley, Jr. Now, for the first time since his ground breaking God and the Man at Yale he has written a book about faith--his own. Nearer, My God, An Autobiography of Faith is William Buckley's superbly written story of his life seen through his abiding love for the Catholic Church, a love instilled in him from childhood. He reminisces about his school days in England, his family, the affect the Lunn/Knox dialogue had on him, and examines many aspects of Catholicism and its theology, doctrine and liturgy and on the way discourses about Lourdes, the vernacular mass, the Church and the State, the Crucifixion, the priesthood, contraception as well as the many people who have assisted him on his life's journey. A remarkable, revealing book about one man and his faith.

Flying High

Flying High
Author: William F. Buckley
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2010-05-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1458758281

In Flying High, William F. Buckley Jr. offers his lyrical remembrance of a singular era in American politics, and a tribute to the modern Conservative movement's first presidential standard-bearer, Barry Goldwater. Goldwater was in many ways the perfect candidate: self-reliant, unpretentious, unshakably honest, and dashingly handsome. And although he lost the election, he electrified millions of voters with his integrity and a sense of decency - qualities that made him a natural spokesman for Conservative ideals and an inspiration for decades to come. In an era when Republicans are looking for a leader, Flying High is a reminder of how real political visionaries inspire devotion.

The Reagan I Knew

The Reagan I Knew
Author: William F. Buckley Jr.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0465018025

An intimate portrait of Ronald Reagan from his political mentor, ally, and friend, William F. Buckley Jr.

More Stories from Langley

More Stories from Langley
Author: Edward F. Mickolus
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2020-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 164012375X

A collection of personal essays detailing the adventures, advice, and experience of generations of CIA analytic, operational, support and technical officers and managers.

A Man and His Presidents

A Man and His Presidents
Author: Alvin S. Felzenberg
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0300163843

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- ONE: In the Shadow of Woodrow, Lindbergh, and Franklin D. -- TWO: God and Bill at Yale -- THREE: Standing Athwart History -- FOUR: "Reading Dwight Eisenhower Out of the Conservative Movement"--FIVE: The Editor, the Colossus, and the "Anti-Communist at Harvard" -- SIX: Sailing Against the New Frontier -- SEVEN: Bill, Barry, and the Birchers -- EIGHT: Part of the Way with LBJ -- NINE: "Demand a Recount" -- TEN: Buckley and Nixon: Mutual Suspicions -- ELEVEN: "Let the Man Go Decently" -- TWELVE: Bill and Ronnie: Preparing a President -- THIRTEEN: Bill and Ronnie: Advising a President -- FOURTEEN: Disappointed with G.H.W. Bush -- Unsold on Clinton -- FIFTEEN: W: "Counting the Silver" -- SIXTEEN: The Ancient Truths -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations

Stained Glass

Stained Glass
Author: William F. Buckley
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2015-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504018508

The New York Times–bestselling and National Book Award–winning mystery that’s “delightful reading for the spy thriller fan” (UPI.com). When the Wehrmacht took Warsaw, Alex Wintergrin led the charge. But as soon as Hitler’s army occupied the Polish capital, the charismatic young count disappeared, and he was assumed to be dead. But that couldn’t have been further from the truth. Wintergrin had ditched his uniform and turned himself in to Polish security forces, with whom he shared every scrap of Hitler’s plans for the invasion. He then waited out the war in Norway, fighting the Germans with the resistance. Now the fighting may be over, but for Wintergrin, a new battle has just begun. When he starts inciting East Germans to throw off the yoke of Soviet oppression, the USSR threatens to roll its tanks across Europe. In order to keep another war from breaking out, the CIA must send in the charming devil Blackford Oakes to talk sense into Wintergrin—and if necessary, kill him. Stained Glass is the 2nd book in the Blackford Oakes Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Happy Days Were Here Again

Happy Days Were Here Again
Author: William F. Buckley Jr.
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2008-10-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0786726903

In Happy Days Were Here Again, William F. Buckley Jr. offers a collection of his finest essays from the latter part of his long career. Sometimes celebrating, sometimes assailing, Buckley takes on opponents ranging from Mikhail Gorbachev to Carl Sagan to Leonard Bernstein; reflects on the academic scene, the Gulf War, and the idea of sin; and offers appreciations of friends, both right and left. For everyone who appreciates the wit and style of America's pre-eminent conservative, this is a must-have collection.

The Redhunter

The Redhunter
Author: F. Buckley Jr.
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2009-12-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316092916

From the celebrated conservative comes a rich and complex novel about one of the most conspicuous political figures in American history: Senator Joe McCarthy.