The Literary Spy: The Ultimate Source for Quotations on Espionage & Intelligence
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The Literary Spy providesa unique view of the intelligence world through the words of its own major figures (and those fascinated with them) from ancient times to the present. CIA speechwriter and analyst Charles E. Lathrop has compiled and annotated more than 3 000 quotations from such disparate sources as the Bible spy novels and movies Shakespeares plays declassified CIA documents memoirs TV talk shows and speeches from U.S. and foreign leaders and officials. Arranged in thematic categories with opening commentary for each section the quotations speak for themselves. Together they serve both to illuminate a world famous for its secrets and deceptions and to show the extent to which intelligence has manifested itself in literature and in life. Engaging informative and often irreverent The Literary Spy isan exceedingly satisfying bookone that meets the needs of the serious researcher just as ably as those of the armchair spy in pursuit of an evenings entertainment.
