Synopses & Reviews
The Literary Spy provides a 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 is an 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.
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"For anyone interested or wishing to make sense of the intelligence business, this is the book to read."—Oleg Kalugin, former KGB Major General
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"The Literary Spy entertained, educated, and enthralled me. A magnificent tour de force."David E. Murphy, former CIA Berlin Chief
"For anyone interested or wishing to make sense of the intelligence business, this is the book to read."Oleg Kalugin, former KGB Major General
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"The Literary Spy entertained, educated, and enthralled me. A magnificent tour de force."—David E. Murphy, former CIA Berlin Chief
About the Author
Charles E. Lathrop, a former U.S. military officer, has served in the CIA as an analyst, a speechwriter for the Director of Central Intelligence, a CIA spokesman and lecturer, an editor for the Presidents Daily Brief, and a manager of intelligence analysis. He writes under a pseudonym.