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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Balcavage, Dynise. The Federal Bureau of Investigation. Chelsea House, 2000. A good survey of the FBI history and some of its most famous cases. For younger readers, grades 7 to 9.

Burrough, Bryan. Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34. Penguin, 2004. Colorful history of the Bureau's early days and the outlaws it hunted.

Kessler, Ronald. The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI. St. Martin's, 2002. A history of this powerful institution, focusing on its agents.

Kessler, Ronald. The FBI: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Enforcement Agency. Pocket Books, 1993. Profiles the inner workings and evolving priorities of the law enforcement agency and the people who run it.

Powers, Richard G. Broken: The Troubled Past and Uncertain Future of the FBI. Free Press, 2004. A history that focuses on the problems and failures of the intelligence agency.

Theoharis, Athan G., and John Stuart Cox. The Boss: J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisition. Temple University Press, Reprint, DIANE, 1988. 1998. Biographical and political profile of the longtime FBI director.

Theoharis, Athan G., and others, eds. The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference. Facts on File, 2000. Covers all aspects of the Bureau's history and operations.

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