Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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Washington Whispers by Paul Bedard

A G-Man's Version of Oprah's List

March 04, 2007 12:00 PM ET | Permanent Link | Print

He's no Oprah. But FBI Director and avid reader Robert Mueller has started a new bureau reading list to help his G-men broaden their horizons. The list has more than 60 books about the FBI's history, terrorism, intelligence, and professional development. "He just thought," says an insider, "that we must have more formalized intellectual stimulation." Some gems: Public Enemies, by Bryan Burrough, about the birth of the FBI; The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright's book about al Qaeda's road to 9/11; China, Inc. by Ted Fishman; and Louis Gerstner's Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? about IBM's historic turnaround. We also hear that Mueller's a big fan of former ge bigwig Jack Welch. So naturally, Welch's Winning also gets top billing.

With Anna Mulrine, Silla Brush, Suzi Parker, and Chitra Ragavan

Tags: FBI | books | Robert Mueller

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