The extraordinarily dramatic story of one of the world's most famous whistle-blowers and trans women
Chelsea Elizabeth Manning is an American activist, whistleblower,
politician and former United States Army soldier.
Her Twitter account is @xychelsea.
Gripping ... It takes extraordinary qualities to do some of the
things she recounts in this book ... Manning has become a new kind
of American heroine
*Observer*
Electrifying ... an insider confessional turned inside out for the
21st century ... Manning reckons with this complex relationship of
sex and gender to political radicalism ... absorbing ...
sublime
*Washington Post*
One of the bravest persons alive
*Yanis Varoufakis*
A terrific read, full of unexpected turns and details that counter
many of the assumptions made about Manning at the time ... Opens
like a Jason Bourne novel
*Guardian*
Chelsea Manning is the biggest hero that ever lived
*Vivienne Westwood*
A heroine to millions
*Alan Moore*
A searing personal element ... Although troubling to read, it
manages to be uplifting as well
*The New York Times*
Harrowing ... affecting
*New Statesman*
A candidly told story from activist Chelsea Manning, which turns
the tell-all confessional upside down. ... Chelsea moves through
her life story with poignant, personal detail ... It's shocking to
read what she's witnessed and triumphed over.
*The Face*
Forceful ... To those who see Manning as a hero, [her memoir] will
only intensify that feeling, given all the hardships she has
overcome. Those who see villainy may perhaps find their views
tempered by sympathy
*Sunday Times*
A compelling, taut account of what she experienced and a persuasive
justification of how she behaved
*Guardian*
She has inspired countless people around the world ... I regard
Chelsea Manning as one of this generation's greatest heroes
*Glenn Greenwald*
Manning brought to light a number of human rights violations
committed by the CIA and American military, many of which led to
civilian deaths... but the crimes she exposed have never been
investigated ... Many people view her as an American hero
*Dazed*
[A] brilliantly told book
*The Times*
A full and expansive account of Manning's life, one which is often
harrowing but funny and poignant too
*Dazed*
Chelsea Manning, with huge courage, exposed crimes of US
imperialism and at the same time went through a personal journey of
liberation. She details it all in a new book, Readme.txt ... Her
story is about resistantance to war - and also fighting to be
free.
*Socialist Worker*
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