#9 in Biography & memoir
Permanent Record
- NYT bestseller · 5 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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About the book
Permanent Record is a 2019 autobiography by Edward Snowden, whose revelations sparked a global debate about surveillance. It was published on September 17, 2019, by Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company. The book describes Snowden's childhood as well as his tenure at the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency and his motivations for the leaking of highly classified information in 2013 that revealed global surveillance programs. Snowden also discusses his views on authoritarianism, democracy, and privacy. The writer Joshua Cohen is credited by Snowden for "helping to transform my rambling reminiscences and capsule manifestoes into a book."
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.8 across 456 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 75% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Biography & memoir average of 8.1. That is how 8.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.0 | 57 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 8.8 | 399 | 88% |
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