Thursday, January 28, 2010

New book: The Real Spy’s Guide to Becoming a Spy by Peter Earnest with Suzanne Harper

real spy This is the official handbook for anyone who dreams of one day becoming a spy and working in the intelligence field, written by the founding executive director of the International Spy Museum, who is also a former operative in the CIA’s Clandestine Service.  Have you ever wondered what spies really do?  What kind of training is involved? Do you have to go to a special school or take a polygraph test? How do you live your cover? How does your work life affect your relationships with your friends and family?  Is there danger involved?  This fascinating, fact-filled book answers these questions and more while providing a historical timeline, definitions of key terms, suggestions for further reading, quizzes, and exercises to see if you have the right spy stuff.