Survive like a spy : real CIA operatives reveal how they stay safe in a dangerous world and how you can too

9780143131595

xii, 241 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-240)

Introduction: Welcome to the real world of CIA operatives
Spy sense: do you have what it takes to be a spy?
When one mission becomes two: using cover stops, hunker-down sites, and secret catches to spy on a terrorist cell
Dr. X and the puffer fish: How secret signals, covert communication, and a five-hour surveillance detection route saved America from a deadly biological weapon
Gathering intelligence in a war zone: surviving bombings and brutality during a civil war in El Salvador
Stealing a top-secret hologram from the Russians: how to get anyone to do what you want
Snatching and grabbing a narco-terrorist: how to survive a kidnapping
Protecting the greatest minds in the world from hostile foreign countries: how to travel safely when others want to harm you
Turning a soldier into a spy: how a first-time case officer taught a decorated war hero to do brush passes, dead drops, and signaling to help the United States
Giving a high-level ambassador a bugged painting: how to embed cameras and mircophones when it's you who needs to spy on someone
The spy who sold China computers secretly infected with malware: how CIA officers avoid being hacked, spied on, or scammed
Taking control: what you can do right now to lead a secure life and survive anything from blackouts to economic collapses to home invasions

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