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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
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avg rating 4.09 — 127,337 ratings — published 1963
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The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 3,339 ratings — published 2019
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Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy, #1) Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.95 — 58,363 ratings — published 2013
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The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 16,000 ratings — published 2015
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Spy the Lie & Definitive Book Of Body Language 2 Books Collection Set Spy the Lie & Definitive Book Of Body Language 2 Books Collection Set (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published
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Dangerous Personalities (2014) (Korea Edition) Dangerous Personalities (2014) (Korea Edition)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Psychology of Intelligence Analysis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,054 ratings — published 1999
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The Art of Intelligence The Art of Intelligence (Audio CD)
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avg rating 3.85 — 3,192 ratings — published 2012
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Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 236 ratings — published 2011
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Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1) Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
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avg rating 4.08 — 351,630 ratings — published 1997
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Nobody Lives Forever (John Gardner's Bond, #5) Nobody Lives Forever (John Gardner's Bond, #5)
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avg rating 3.73 — 2,356 ratings — published 1986
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Role of Honor (John Gardner's Bond, #4) Role of Honor (John Gardner's Bond, #4)
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avg rating 3.46 — 2,067 ratings — published 1984
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The Origins of FBI Counterintelligence (Modern War Studies) The Origins of FBI Counterintelligence (Modern War Studies)
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avg rating 3.78 — 23 ratings — published 2007
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License Renewed (John Gardner's Bond, #1) License Renewed (John Gardner's Bond, #1)
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avg rating 3.53 — 3,629 ratings — published 1981
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BASIC TRADECRAFT BASIC TRADECRAFT (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Night Agent The Night Agent (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 11,472 ratings — published 2019
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The Expat The Expat (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 761 ratings — published 2024
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A Spy Alone (The Oxford Spy Ring #1) A Spy Alone (The Oxford Spy Ring #1)
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avg rating 4.08 — 6,149 ratings — published 2023
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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 10,129 ratings — published 2014
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The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 2,011 ratings — published 2025
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Agent Running in the Field Agent Running in the Field (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 23,411 ratings — published 2019
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No Other Choice: An Autobiography No Other Choice: An Autobiography (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 55 ratings — published 1990
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 15,299 ratings — published 2007
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The Dogs of War The Dogs of War (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 25,292 ratings — published 1974
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The Day of the Jackal The Day of the Jackal (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 146,011 ratings — published 1971
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Spy Catcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer Spy Catcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 3,458 ratings — published 1987
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Inside the Company: CIA Diary Inside the Company: CIA Diary (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 285 ratings — published 1975
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The Naked Diplomat: Understanding Power and Politics in the Digital Age The Naked Diplomat: Understanding Power and Politics in the Digital Age (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.74 — 747 ratings — published 2016
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On Grand Strategy On Grand Strategy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 5,323 ratings — published 2018
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Arta manipulării Arta manipulării (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 1,898 ratings — published 2009
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 8,381 ratings — published 2016
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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 30,287 ratings — published 2017
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Honorable Men: My Life In The CIA Honorable Men: My Life In The CIA (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 65 ratings — published 1978
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The Man Who Kept The Secrets: Richard Helms And The CIA The Man Who Kept The Secrets: Richard Helms And The CIA (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 159 ratings — published 1979
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Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 293 ratings — published
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Slow Horses (Slough House, #1) Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)
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avg rating 4.05 — 82,172 ratings — published 2010
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The Mask of Dimitrios (Charles Latimer, #1) The Mask of Dimitrios (Charles Latimer, #1)
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avg rating 3.91 — 12,056 ratings — published 1939
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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 61,411 ratings — published 2019
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License to Parent: How My Career As a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids License to Parent: How My Career As a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.67 — 294 ratings — published 2021
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To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 641 ratings — published
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Structured Analytic Techniques for Intelligence Analysis Structured Analytic Techniques for Intelligence Analysis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 281 ratings — published 2010
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Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 236 ratings — published 2003
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Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 97 ratings — published 1990
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The Peacock and the Sparrow The Peacock and the Sparrow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 7,185 ratings — published 2023
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Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,273 ratings — published 2023
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Rising Sun Rising Sun (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 54,176 ratings — published 1992
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Gravity’s Rainbow Gravity’s Rainbow (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 48,322 ratings — published 1973
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No Deals, Mr. Bond (John Gardner's Bond, #6) No Deals, Mr. Bond (John Gardner's Bond, #6)
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avg rating 3.56 — 1,399 ratings — published 1987
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J.T. Patten
“Havens turned again.
Someone else passed between the trucks.
That someone walked with less purpose than the other workers near the stalls. To Havens this meant a surveillance asset was on him and it probably was not an assassination attempt. It eased him back into relative comfort for just a moment or two more.”
J.T. Patten, Safe Havens: Shadow Masters

“Bush had been warned about using Noriega as an asset by the legendary head of French Intelligence, Count Alexandre de Marenches, who warned him with regard to Noriega, "My own philosophy has always been that when you have something particularly dirty to do, you hire a gentleman to do it. If the gentleman is persuaded that what we are contemplating is an act of war, and by extension an act of patriotism, then we will find some very good people to work for us. By contrast, if we hire a thug, then eventually we will be compelled to kill the thug in one way or another because eventually we would be blackmailed by him.”
Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties

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