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开 本: 16开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780792253167
Top Secret is definitely not the right word for the
International Spy Museum—its launch in 2002 made news and it has
been high-profile ever since, with attendance growing by leaps and
bounds. The International Spy Museum Handbook of Practical Spying
has already been declassified to the delight of those in the
need-to-know. Now, following up on that success, here’s an
illustrated biographical who’s who of spydom from biblical days to
recent times. I Lie for a Living is a regular rogue’s gallery of
history’s most accomplished intriguers and intelligence operatives,
famous and infamous alike.
It’s amazing how colorful some of these characters are, like 16th
century playwright, brawler and secret agent Christopher Marlow or
Virginia Hall and Josephine Baker, femmes fatales both. Organized
into ten thematic chapters, this light-hearted but clear-eyed look
at lone-wolf moles, double agents, and intricate triple-crosses
unmasks a wide-ranging roster from covert patriots whose unheralded
heroism sometimes cost them their lives to mercenary traitors for
sale to the highest bidder, like Benedict Arnold or Aldrich
Ames.
It’s a for-your-eyes-only kind of book, so beware—if you don’t
watch your back it’s a sure bet someone will be reading it over
your shoulder.
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