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Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang (Agent Weasel #1)
by Nick EastMeet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. Can he foil the dastardly Fiendish Fox Gang once and for all? And will he still be home in time for tea and biscuits? Perfect for reading alone or sharing together, for fans of The Bolds and Mr Gum.'I always call Agent Weasel in a crisis! I love this brilliant, funny new series.' Dermot O'LearyStrange things are happening in the United Woodlands. Rabbit warrens have been peppered with itching powder. Squirrels' nuts are missing. Even Badger's bottom has been shaved! All the clues point to the Fiendish Fox Gang. It's time to call Agent Weasel, woodland super-spy. But before they can even finish their stakeout picnic, Weasel and his trusty dormouse friend Doorkins are captured by the villainous Vixen von Fluff. Can our heroes escape? Can peace be made in the United Woodlands? Will they get afternoon tea and biscuits? Does Agent Weasel have a clue what's going on? All these very important questions will be answered in this rib-ticklingly funny adventure.
Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang: Book 1 (Agent Weasel #1)
by Nick EastMeet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. Can he foil the dastardly Fiendish Fox Gang once and for all? And will he still be home in time for tea and biscuits? Perfect for reading alone or sharing together, for fans of The Bolds and Mr Gum.'I always call Agent Weasel in a crisis! I love this brilliant, funny new series.' Dermot O'LearyStrange things are happening in the United Woodlands. Rabbit warrens have been peppered with itching powder. Squirrels' nuts are missing. Even Badger's bottom has been shaved! All the clues point to the Fiendish Fox Gang. It's time to call Agent Weasel, woodland super-spy. But before they can even finish their stakeout picnic, Weasel and his trusty dormouse friend Doorkins are captured by the villainous Vixen von Fluff. Can our heroes escape? Can peace be made in the United Woodlands? Will they get afternoon tea and biscuits? Does Agent Weasel have a clue what's going on? All these very important questions will be answered in this rib-ticklingly funny adventure, with glorious illustrations throughout. This is the first Agent Weasel adventure: have you checked out Agent Weasel and the Abominable Dr Snow?
Agent Weasel and the Highway Hedgehog: Book 4 (Agent Weasel #4)
by Nick EastMeet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. Can Agent Weasel track down the Fabulous Animal Fire Fighting Squad in time to save the Woodlands? And will he ever get hold of any more Lilac Fizz ice lollies? Perfect for reading alone or sharing together, for fans of The Bolds and Mr Gum.It's a baking-hot summer - the sun is shining, the ice lollies are melting, and there are wildfires breaking out all over the United Woodlands! The Fabulous Animal Fire Fighting Squad is the only team skilled enough to deal with such a disaster, but someone has to travel to New Pineland to alert them. But the hedge highway is a dangerous place, stalked by a spiky and dastardly foe. Can Agent Weasel track down the Fabulous Animal Fire Fighting Squad in time to save the Woodlands? Will he manage to evade the paws of the devious Highway Hedgehog? And will he ever get hold of any more Lilac Fizz ice lollies?This is the fourth Agent Weasel adventure: have you checked out Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang?
Agent Weasel and the Highway Hedgehog: Book 4 (Agent Weasel #4)
by Nick EastMeet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. With wildfires breaking out all over the United Woodlands, Agent Weasel must face a new dastardly foe ... Perfect for listening alone or sharing the experience together, for fans of The Bolds and Mr Gum.It's a baking-hot summer - the sun is shining, the ice lollies are melting, and there are wildfires breaking out all over the United Woodlands! The Fabulous Animal Fire Fighting Squad is the only team skilled enough to deal with such a disaster, but someone has to travel to New Pineland to alert them. But the hedge highway is a dangerous place, stalked by a spiky and dastardly foe. Can Agent Weasel track down the Fabulous Animal Fire Fighting Squad in time to save the Woodlands? Will he manage to evade the paws of the devious Highway Hedgehog? And will he ever get hold of any more Lilac Fizz ice lollies?This is the fourth Agent Weasel adventure: have you checked out Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang?(P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Agent Weasel and the Robber King: Book 3 (Agent Weasel #3)
by Nick EastMeet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. In his greatest challenge yet, Agent Weasel must confront the villainous Rook King. Perfect for reading alone or sharing together, for fans of The Bolds and Mr Gum.'I always call Agent Weasel in a crisis! I love this brilliant, funny new series.' Dermot O'LearySpring has sprung in the United Woodlands, and the animals of Woodland Intelligence (WI6) are celebrating with a barbecue. But when a mysterious attack from the skies bursts Beaver Dam wide open, the woodland is flooded! The head of WI6 suspects foul play.It's time to call Agent Weasel, woodland super-spy. Can he manage a daring underwater rescue? Will he notice the clues leading high into the treetops? Will he ever get over the drowning of his precious biscuit collection? Find out in this wild and watery tale, with glorious illustrations throughout. This is the third Agent Weasel adventure: have you checked out Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang?
Agent Weasel and the Robber King: Book 3 (Agent Weasel #3)
by Nick EastMeet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. In his greatest challenge yet, Agent Weasel must confront the villainous Rook King. Perfect for reading alone or sharing together, for fans of The Bolds and Mr Gum.'I always call Agent Weasel in a crisis! I love this brilliant, funny new series.' Dermot O'LearySpring has sprung in the United Woodlands, and the animals of Woodland Intelligence (WI6) are celebrating with a barbecue. But when a mysterious attack from the skies bursts Beaver Dam wide open, the woodland is flooded! The head of WI6 suspects foul play.It's time to call Agent Weasel, woodland super-spy. Can he manage a daring underwater rescue? Will he notice the clues leading high into the treetops? Will he ever get over the drowning of his precious biscuit collection? Find out in this wild and watery tale, with glorious illustrations throughout. This is the third Agent Weasel adventure: have you checked out Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang? (P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Agent X: A Novel (Steve Vail Novels Ser. #2)
by Noah BoydIn this espionage thriller from a New York Times–bestselling author, a former FBI agent hunts down an elusive Russian Spy.The follow-up to Noah Boyd's debut thriller The Bricklayer—basis for the movie starring Nina Dobrev and Aaron Eckhart.Ex-FBI agent Steve Vail is looking forward to a well-earned and romantic New Years Eve in Washington, DC, when he quickly finds himself knee-deep in a very complicated and unusual case.A man known simply as Calculus has approached the FBI claiming he has a list naming several Americans who are supplying confidential government information to the Russian secret service. All he asks in exchange for the list is a quarter of a million dollars for each traitor the FBI nabs. But then Calculus informs the FBI that he’s been recalled to Moscow, and the Bureau suspects the worst: the Russians are onto him, probably have access to his list, and will be after the traitors unless the FBI can find them first.The FBI knows they have to stay one step ahead of the Russians, and, without knowing exactly who is on the list, keep the operation quiet. Once again, Vail is their man. He’s the perfect guy for this kind of under-the-radar investigation. But finding Calculus and his list of turncoats isn’t going to be easy. In fact, it’s going to be downright deadly.“We have a new American hero in Steve Vail.” —Patricia Cornwell“Vail is in the mold of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher and Robert Crais’s Joe Pike. . . . This guy has movie written all over him.” —Chicago Sun-Times
Agent You: Show Up, Do the Work, and Succeed on Your Own Terms
by Nicole LynnWhat does it take to achieve your personal and professional goals? When is the right time to take calculated risks, and how do you prepare for the moment when opportunity presents itself?If anyone can show you how to do this, it&’s Nicole Lynn. As the first Black female agent to represent a top three NFL draft pick, Nicole worked her way from childhood poverty to become a Wall Street financial analyst, then attorney, and now top agent to elite athletes and entertainers.In a male-dominated profession, her extraordinary success was earned through a combination of hard work, preparation, self-advocacy, tenacity, and faith."In this book, Nicole reveals her incredible journey and how she got where she is today." -Gabrielle Union (from the foreword)Agent You shares Nicole&’s key strategies for creating a plan and executing it, even in the face of self-doubt and external obstacles. Each chapter includes exercises to help you implement the strategies presented, so you can start working toward your goals today. After reading Agent You, you&’ll learn how to:Discover and stay focused on your purpose.Develop your personal brand and advocate for yourself.Prepare for big opportunities.Land your dream job.Manage your workload and still prioritize self-care. You define what success looks like, unlock a plan to succeed on your own terms.What will your legacy be? Regardless of what life&’s challenges you face, everyone can own their success story -- and Nicole believes you are your best agent.Now is your time. Time for you to walk in your purpose. Time for you to claim your peace. Time for you to own your success story. Are you ready?
Agent Zero
by Lilith SaintcrowAn agent risks everything for a love he shouldn't feel in New York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow's thrilling new romance! After barely surviving an IED, former US Army soldier Reese was whisked away by a shadowy agency and genetically enhanced. Now a "Super Agent"-smarter, faster, stronger, deadly-Reese executes his missions with precision. But when he's inexplicably drawn to a down-on-her-luck waitress, Reese learns he's not the emotionless man he once thought. One minute, Holly Candless is getting fifty-buck tips from her favorite hunky customer. The next, she's kidnapped, injected with something and rescued by Reese. Suddenly, they're on the run from the very government agency that wants Reese reprogrammed-and Holly dead. Keeping Holly alive is not only Reese's primary mission-it's his sole chance at love...and survival.
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
by Ben MacintyreFor readers of World War II history, espionage, fans of John le Carré and Alan Furst, and of Ben Macintyre's more recent books. Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. In 1941, after training as German spy in occupied France, Chapman was parachuted into Britain with a revolver, a wireless, and a cyanide pill, with orders from the Abwehr to blow up an airplane factory. Instead, he contacted M15, the British Secret service, and for the next four years, Chapman worked as a double agent, a lone British spy at the heart of the German Secret Service. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty; inside the villain was a hero. The problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers was to know where one persona ended and the other began. Based on recently declassified files, Agent Zigzag tells Chapman's full story for the first time. It's a gripping tale of loyalty, love, treachery, espionage, and the thin and shifting line between fidelity and betrayal.
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
by Ben Macintyre&“Ben Macintyre&’s rollicking, spellbinding Agent Zigzag blends the spy-versus-spy machinations of John le Carré with the high farce of Evelyn Waugh.&”—William Grimes, The New York Times (Editors&’ Choice) &“Wildly improbable but entirely true . . . [a] compellingly cinematic spy thriller with verve.&”—Entertainment WeeklyONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Entertainment WeeklyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington PostEddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. In 1941, after training as German spy in occupied France, Chapman was parachuted into Britain with a revolver, a wireless, and a cyanide pill, with orders from the Abwehr to blow up an airplane factory. Instead, he contacted M15, the British Secret service, and for the next four years, Chapman worked as a double agent, a lone British spy at the heart of the German Secret Service. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty; inside the villain was a hero. The problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers was to know where one persona ended and the other began. Based on recently declassified files, Agent Zigzag tells Chapman&’s full story for the first time. It&’s a gripping tale of loyalty, love, treachery, espionage, and the thin and shifting line between fidelity and betrayal.
Agent Zo: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025
by Clare MulleySHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025: 'A masterfully written biography... inspiring and powerful''Gripping, moving and important' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE'Agent Zo is a triumph. Absolutely essential reading' HALLIE RUBENHOLD'The astonishing story of an extraordinary woman' JONATHAN FREEDLANDAgent Zo tells the incredible true story of Elżbieta Zawacka, the WW2 resistance fighter known as 'Zo'. The only woman to reach London from Warsaw during the Second World War as an emissary of the Polish Home Army command, Zo undertook two missions in the capital before secret Special Operations Executive training in the British countryside. As the only female member of the Polish elite Special Forces - the SOE-affiliated 'Silent Unseen' - Zo became the only woman to parachute from Britain to Nazi German-occupied Poland. There, whilst being hunted by the Gestapo (who arrested her entire family), she played a key role in the Warsaw Uprising and ultimately in the liberation of Poland. After the war, Zo was demobbed as one of the most highly decorated women in Polish history. Yet the Soviet-backed post-war Communist regime not only imprisoned her but ensured that her remarkable story remained hidden for over forty years.Now, through new archival research and exclusive interviews with people who knew and fought alongside Zo, Clare Mulley brings this forgotten hero back to life, transforming the way we see female agency in the Second World War.'Deeply researched and written with verve... thoughtful as well as action packed' The Times
Agent Zo: The Untold Story of a Fearless World War II Resistance Fighter
by Clare MulleyThe incredible and inspiring story of Elzbieta Zawacka, the World War II female resistance fighter known as Agent Zo.During World War II, Elzbieta Zawacka—the WW2 female resistance fighter known as Agent Zo—was the only woman to reach London as an emissary of the Polish Home Army command. In Britain, she became the only woman to join the Polish elite Special Forces, known as the "Silent Unseen.&” She was secretly trained in the British countryside, and then she was the only female member of these forces to be parachuted back behind enemy lines to Nazi-occupied Poland. There, while being hunted by the Gestapo (who arrested her entire family), she took a leading role in the Warsaw Uprising and the liberation of Poland. After the war, she was discharged as one of the most highly decorated women in Polish history. Yet the Soviet-backed post-war Communist regime not only imprisoned (and tortured) her, but also ensured that her remarkable story remained hidden for over forty years. Now, through new archival research and exclusive interviews with people who knew and fought alongside Agent Zo, Clare Mulley brings this forgotten heroine back to brilliant life—while transforming how we value the history of women resistance fighters during World War II.
Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: 10th KES International Conference, KES-AMSTA 2016 Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain, June 2016 Proceedings (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #58)
by Lakhmi C. Jain Robert J. Howlett Gordan Jezic Yun-Heh Jessica Chen-BurgerThe modern economy is driven by technologies and knowledge. Digital technologies can free, shift and multiply choices, often intruding on the space of other industries, by providing new ways of conducting business operations and creating values for customers and companies. The topics covered in this volume include software agents, multi-agent systems, agent modelling, mobile and cloud computing, big data analysis, business intelligence, artificial intelligence, social systems, computer embedded systems and nature inspired manufacturing, etc. that contribute to the modern Digital Economy. This volume highlights new trends and challenges in agent, new digital and knowledge economy research and includes 28 papers classified in the following specific topics: business process management, agent-based modeling and simulation, anthropic-oriented computing, learning paradigms, business informatics and gaming, digital economy, and advances in networked virtual enterprises. Published papers were selected for presentation at the 10th KES Conference on Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2016) held in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain. Presented results would be of theoretical and practical value to researchers and industrial practitioners working in the fields of artificial intelligence, collective computational intelligence, innovative business models, new digital and knowledge economy and, in particular, agent and multi-agent systems, technologies, tools and applications.
Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: 11th KES International Conference, KES-AMSTA 2017 Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, June 2017 Proceedings (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #74)
by Lakhmi C. Jain Robert J. Howlett Gordan Jezic Yun-Heh Jessica Chen-Burger Mario KusekThis volume contains the proceedings of the Third KES Symposium on Agent and Multi-agent Systems - Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2009)--held at Uppsala University in Sweden during June 3-5, 2009. The symposium was organized by Uppsala University, KES International and its Focus Group on Agent and Multi-agent Systems. The KES-AMSTA Symposium series is a sub-series of the KES Conference series. Following the successes of the First KES Symposium on Agent and Multi-agent Systems - Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2007), held in Wroclaw, Poland, from May 31 to 1 June 2007--and the Second KES Symposium on Agent and Multi-agent Systems - Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2008) held in Incheon, Korea, March 26-28, 2008--KES-AMSTA 2009 featured keynote talks, oral and poster presentations, and a number of workshops and invited sessions, closely aligned to the themes of the conference. The aim of the symposium was to provide an international forum for scientific - search into the technologies and applications of agent and multi-agent systems. Agent and multi-agent systems are an innovative type of modern software system and have long been recognized as a promising technology for constructing autonomous, c- plex and intelligent systems. A key development in the field of agent and multi-agent systems has been the specification of agent communication languages and formali- tion of ontologies. Agent communication languages are intended to provide standard declarative mechanisms for agents to communicate knowledge and make requests of each other, whereas ontologies are intended for conceptualization of the knowledge domain.
Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: 9th KES International Conference, KES-AMSTA 2015 Sorrento, Italy, June 2015, Proceedings (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #38)
by Lakhmi C. Jain Robert J. Howlett Gordan JezicAgents and multi-agent systems are related to a modern software paradigm which has long been recognized as a promising technology for constructing autonomous, complex and intelligent systems. The topics covered in this volume include agent-oriented software engineering, agent co-operation, co-ordination, negotiation, organization and communication, distributed problem solving, specification of agent communication languages, agent privacy, safety and security, formalization of ontologies and conversational agents. The volume highlights new trends and challenges in agent and multi-agent research and includes 38 papers classified in the following specific topics: learning paradigms, agent-based modeling and simulation, business model innovation and disruptive technologies, anthropic-oriented computing, serious games and business intelligence, design and implementation of intelligent agents and multi-agent systems, digital economy, and advances in networked virtual enterprises. Published papers have been presented at the 9th KES Conference on Agent and Multi-Agent Systems - Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2015) held in Sorrento, Italy. Presented results should be of value to the research community working in the fields of artificial intelligence, collective computational intelligence, robotics, dialogue systems and, in particular, agent and multi-agent systems, technologies, tools and applications.
Agent in Place
by Helen MacinnesLucile Marshall was absolutely terrified. "The evil moaned. the evil's been set free," she Then, as abruptly as she'd lost her composure, Lucile regained it. She stood up straight, shaking free of Paige and Phoebe, and looked Maxwell Harrington in straight in the eye. "You fool. You pompous, arrogant idiot," she said. Then her eyes rolled back in her head and, gracefully as a silk handkerchief, Lucile Marshall folded in a dead faint to the floor.
Agent in Place (Gray Man #7)
by Mark Greaney<P> From Mark Greaney, the New York Times bestselling author of Gunmetal Gray and the coauthor of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels, comes a high-stakes thriller featuring the world's most dangerous assassin: the Gray Man. <P> Fresh off his first mission back with the CIA, Court Gentry secures what seems like a cut-and-dried contract job: A group of expats in Paris hires him to kidnap the mistress of Syrian dictator Ahmed Azzam to get intel that could destabilize Azzam's regime. Court delivers Bianca Medina to the rebels, but his job doesn't end there. She soon reveals that she has given birth to a son, the only heir to Azzam's rule--and a potent threat to the Syrian president's powerful wife. Now, to get Bianca's cooperation, Court must bring her son out of Syria alive. With the clock ticking on Bianca's life, he goes off the grid in a free-fire zone in the Middle East--and winds up in the right place at the right time to take a shot at bringing one of the most brutal dictatorships on earth to a close... <P><b> A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Agent in Place (Gray Man #7)
by Mark Greaney'I love the Gray Man'Lee ChildThe Gray Man is back in another nonstop international thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels Court Gentry is back in action. This time he's working on behalf of a well-connected group of Syrian expats to secure the Syrian president's mistress so they can use her to bring down the president's regime. But the expats' plan goes awry when it's discovered the mistress has a baby--the Syrian president's only male heir--hidden away in a Damascus safe house. Court goes after the baby, a decision that comes at the price of the mistress's life. The expat organization deems the boy now useless to their cause and refuses to protect him against the Syrian first lady and the notorious Swiss assassin in her employ. With no support on the way, Court realizes he'll have to take down the Syrian president himself if he and the boy are going to make it out alive...'A can't miss' Publishers Weekly'Greaney cranks out one winner after another' Kirkus'One of the top must-read thrillers of 2018' The Real Book Spy
Agent of Byzantium
by Harry TurtledoveFor more than a thousand years, the Byzantine Empire was the greatest power on Earth, sprawling from the Balkans to North Africa. The capital of this vast empire was glittering Constantinople-the New Rome- the world's richest, most sophisticated city. In history, this cosmopolitan culture was vanquished by brutal Turkish invasions. But imagine a world in which the Byzantine Empire did not fall, a world in which Mohammed became a Christian Archbishop and was canonized as St. Mouamet, an exotic world in which the empire's dominance and wealth surpass imagination. This is the world brought vividly to life in Agent of Byzantium. Basil Argyros serves as one of the emperor's magistriano, the elite corps of imperial agents and sometime spies who carry out the complex management of the huge (continued on back flap) empire. Argyros is keenly aware that beyond the borders are hostile threats from rising enemies who are armed with deadly new technologies including a terrifying weapon called gunpowder. As the danger sweeps closer to the hub of the empire, he is inextricably caught up in a desperate and dangerous quest to save Byzantium from utter collapse. Set against a brilliantly imagined background, Agent of Byzantium is a gripping novel of adventure and intrigue.
Agent of Byzantium
by Harry TurtledoveIn a Moslem-free universe where Constantinople never fell, the Byzantine Empire has not only survived but flourished, developing technology at an earlier date than in our universe. And spreading its power and influence throughout the world. But Byzantium has enemies who are jealous of its glory and would like nothing better than to bring it down and loot its treasures. Basil Argyros, Byzantium's top agent, as his hands full, thwarting un-Byzantine plots and making the world safe for the Byzantine Empire.
Agent of Byzantium
by Harry TurtledoveFrom the New York Times–bestselling &“standard-bearer for alternate history&”: A spy takes on the enemies of the Byzantine Empire (USA Today). In another, very different timeline—one in which Mohammed embraced Christianity and Islam never came to be—the Byzantine Empire still flourishes in the fourteenth century, and wondrous technologies are emerging earlier than they did in our own. Having lost his family to the ravages of smallpox, Basil Argyros has decided to dedicate his life to Byzantium. A stalwart soldier and able secret agent, Basil serves his emperor courageously, going undercover to unearth Persia&’s dastardly plots and disrupting the dark machinations of his beautiful archenemy, the Persian spy Mirrane, while defusing dire threats emerging from the Western realm of the Franco-Saxons. But the world Basil so staunchly defends is changing rapidly, and he must remain ever vigilant, for in this great game of empires, the player who controls the most advanced tools and weaponry—tools like gunpowder, printing, vaccines, and telescopes—must certainly emerge victorious. A collection of interlocking stories that showcase the courage, ingenuity, and breathtaking derring-do of superspy Basil Argyros, Agent of Byzantium presents the great Harry Turtledove at his alternate-world-building best. At once intricate, exciting, witty, and wildly inventive, this is a many-faceted gem from a master of the genre.
Agent of Change: Adela Sloss-Vento
by Cynthia E. OrozcoThe essayist Adela Sloss-Vento (1901–1998) was a powerhouse of activism in South Texas&’s Lower Rio Grande Valley throughout the Mexican American civil rights movement beginning in 1920 and the subsequent Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s. At last presenting the full story of Sloss-Vento&’s achievements, Agent of Change revives a forgotten history of a major female Latina leader. Bringing to light the economic and political transformations that swept through South Texas in the 1920s as ranching declined and agribusiness proliferated, Cynthia E. Orozco situates Sloss-Vento&’s early years within the context of the Jim Crow/Juan Crow era. Recounting Sloss-Vento&’s rise to prominence as a public intellectual, Orozco highlights a partnership with Alonso S. Perales, the principal founder of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Agent of Change explores such contradictions as Sloss-Vento&’s tolerance of LULAC&’s gender-segregated chapters, even though the activist was an outspoken critic of male privilege in the home and a decidedly progressive wife and mother. Inspiring and illuminating, this is a complete portrait of a savvy, brazen critic who demanded reform on both sides of the US-Mexico border.
Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism
by Huda MukbilIn Agent of Change Huda Mukbil takes us behind the curtain of a leading spy agency during a fraught time, recounting her experiences as an intelligence officer for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Mukbil was the first Black Arab-Canadian Muslim woman to join CSIS and was at the forefront of the fight against terrorism after 9/11.Mukbil’s mastery of four languages quickly made her a counterterrorism expert and a uniquely valuable asset to the organization. But as she worked with colleagues to confront new international threats, she also struggled for acceptance and recognition at the agency. Following the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the rise of homegrown extremism, Mukbil was framed as an inside threat. Determined to prove her loyalty, while equally concerned about the surveillance and profiling of Muslims and revelations of Western agencies’ torture and torture by proxy, Mukbil started to question CSIS’s fluctuating ethical stance in relation to its mandate. Her stellar work on a secondment to MI5, the British Security Service, earned commendation; this shielded her, but only temporarily, from the hostile workplace culture at CSIS. Ultimately, Mukbil and a group of colleagues went public about the pervasive institutional discrimination undermining CSIS and national security from within.Mukbil’s expertise in international security and her commitment to workplace transparency drove important changes at CSIS. Dazzlingly written, her account is an eye-opener for anyone wanting to understand how racism, misogyny, and Islamophobia undermine not only individuals, but institutions and the national interest – and how addressing this openly can tackle populism and misinformation.