International Spy Museum's Handbook of Practical Spying
by Jack Barth
Book Summary Information
Author: Jack BarthEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-07-06
ISBN: 0792267958
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: National Geographic
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- ISBN13: 9780792267959
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of International Spy Museum's Handbook of Practical Spying
Book Review: The Little Spy Book That Left Me Out in the Cold
Summary: 1 Stars
Originally saw this title advertised at the International Spy Museum's website. With an intro written by a former CIA case officer and the director of the museum (located in DC), it claimed to offer instructions in real espionage techniques and how to apply them to every day situations. It had gotten at least one strong reader review, and it was cheap, so I bought it. The result...A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!!!
If you are a spy novel reader/espionage aficionado, you will find the book's appearance and tone both hokey and hackneyed. Worse yet, it is so busy sticking its tongue into its cheek that it virtually fails to deliver on how to use cloak and dagger tactics in the real world.
Instead, it limply tries to tie together information useful only if you found yourself on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago, with a dash real spy story snippets (ala Robert Hanssen). Mixed in for good measure is also some decent spy jargon.
It seems to me this book's target audience would be fairly hard-core spy novel readers and the whole cloak and dagger set. Presented in this format, this books offers them little in the way of new information and worse still---does so in a style that I think insults the average Bondophile/spy craft aficionado by talking down to them and making them feel like a Trekkie.
If you are really into the whole spy vs. spy thing, look elsewhere to get your fix. Because for me this book, while real cheap, isn't even worth .007 cents.
Summary of International Spy Museum's Handbook of Practical Spying
Using information and techniques gathered by the International Spy Museum and an ex-CIA agent, this book shows how the tricks and methods used by spies can be incorporated into everyday life, such as how to hide valuables in your home or how to avoid carjacking or pickpockets.General Books
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