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James Bamford: Amazon KDP author data
As of Nov 6, 2026, James Bamford has 9 books on Amazon, 9 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #12), mostly in Espionage, Privacy & Surveillance, National & International Security.
| Median price | $15.43 |
|---|---|
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.81 – $25.59 |
| Median reviews | 384 |
| Total reviews | 2,105 |
| New books (30 days) | 2 |
| Breakout books (30 days) | 0 |
What stands out
- 100% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.
James Bamford's best-ranked books
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The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization
by James Bamford
- Price$16.26
- Rating4.4
- Reviews384
- Published1983-09
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Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence
by James Bamford
- Price$37.19
- Rating4.2
- Reviews220
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Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence
by James Bamford
- Price$15.43
- Rating4.2
- Reviews219
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The Puzzle Palace: A Report on NSA, America's Most Secret Agency
by James Bamford
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews384
- Published2018-06
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The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization
by James Bamford
- Price$25.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews384
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Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency
by James Bamford
- Price$10.81
- Rating4.4
- Reviews407
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A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies
by James Bamford
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews107
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Battle for the Ends of the Earth: The Coming Conflict in the Arctic, Greenland, and Antarctica
by James Bamford
- Price$30
- Reviews-
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Battle for the Ends of the Earth: The Coming Conflict in the Arctic, Greenland, and Antarctica
by James Bamford
- Price$14.99
- Reviews-
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FAQ
How many books does James Bamford have on Amazon?
KDPTop tracks 9 of their books; 9 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.
Which categories does James Bamford publish in?
Their books chart most often in Espionage, Privacy & Surveillance, National & International Security.
How does James Bamford price their books?
The median price is $15.43; half of the books cost $10.81–$25.59.
Has James Bamford released new books recently?
2 new books in the last 30 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.