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Language: English
Published by Carroll & Graf Pub, 1985
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- Title
- The Spy's Bedside Book
- Author
- Greene, Graham,Greene, Hugh
- Publisher
- Carroll & Graf Pub
- Publication year
- 1985
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0881841889
- ISBN 13
- 9780881841886
Gathers stories and real-life anecdotes about spies, spying, unusual encounters, disguises, and espionage techniques
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Review
"A charming curiosity....[The Spy's Bedside Book] serves not simply as a companion to espionage fiction, but as a kind of spy's how-to, right down to tips on secreting messages in boiled eggs and how to disguise maps in diagrams of butterfly wings (thanks to Sir Robert Baden-Powell, who actually did that)."--"Los Angeles Times"
"This compendium of memoir, fiction, aphorism and historical accounts of espionage through the centuries is the literary equivalent of a triple agent at a dead drop: You never know what you'll get, but it's always intriguing."-"News & Observer, "Raleigh"
Many of the early masters of spy fiction--from John Buchan to Ian Fleming--are represented in this quirky anthology, along with surprise guests, including W.H. Auden and Colette."--"Wall Street Journal
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A charming curiosity .[The Spy's Bedside Book] serves not simply as a companion to espionage fiction, but as a kind of spy's how-to, right down to tips on secreting messages in boiled eggs and how to disguise maps in diagrams of butterfly wings (thanks to Sir Robert Baden-Powell, who actually did that). "Los Angeles Times"
This compendium of memoir, fiction, aphorism and historical accounts of espionage through the centuries is the literary equivalent of a triple agent at a dead drop: You never know what you'll get, but it's always intriguing. "News & Observer, "Raleigh
Many of the early masters of spy fiction from John Buchan to Ian Fleming are represented in this quirky anthology, along with surprise guests, including W.H. Auden and Colette. "Wall Street Journal
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"A charming curiosity....[The Spy's Bedside Book] serves not simply as a companion to espionage fiction, but as a kind of spy's how-to, right down to tips on secreting messages in boiled eggs and how to disguise maps in diagrams of butterfly wings (thanks to Sir Robert Baden-Powell, who actually did that)."--Los Angeles Times "This compendium of memoir, fiction, aphorism and historical accounts of espionage through the centuries is the literary equivalent of a triple agent at a dead drop: You never know what you'll get, but it's always intriguing."-News & Observer, Raleigh"
Many of the early masters of spy fiction--from John Buchan to Ian Fleming--are represented in this quirky anthology, along with surprise guests, including W.H. Auden and Colette."--Wall Street Journal
"This compendium of memoir, fiction, aphorism and historical accounts of espionage through the centuries is the literary equivalent of a triple agent at a dead drop: You never know what you'll get, but it's always intriguing."-"News & Observer, "Raleigh"
Many of the early masters of spy fiction--from John Buchan to Ian Fleming--are represented in this quirky anthology, along with surprise guests, including W.H. Auden and Colette."--"Wall Street Journal
"
A charming curiosity .[The Spy's Bedside Book] serves not simply as a companion to espionage fiction, but as a kind of spy's how-to, right down to tips on secreting messages in boiled eggs and how to disguise maps in diagrams of butterfly wings (thanks to Sir Robert Baden-Powell, who actually did that). "Los Angeles Times"
This compendium of memoir, fiction, aphorism and historical accounts of espionage through the centuries is the literary equivalent of a triple agent at a dead drop: You never know what you'll get, but it's always intriguing. "News & Observer, "Raleigh
Many of the early masters of spy fiction from John Buchan to Ian Fleming are represented in this quirky anthology, along with surprise guests, including W.H. Auden and Colette. "Wall Street Journal
""
"A charming curiosity....[The Spy's Bedside Book] serves not simply as a companion to espionage fiction, but as a kind of spy's how-to, right down to tips on secreting messages in boiled eggs and how to disguise maps in diagrams of butterfly wings (thanks to Sir Robert Baden-Powell, who actually did that)."--Los Angeles Times "This compendium of memoir, fiction, aphorism and historical accounts of espionage through the centuries is the literary equivalent of a triple agent at a dead drop: You never know what you'll get, but it's always intriguing."-News & Observer, Raleigh"
Many of the early masters of spy fiction--from John Buchan to Ian Fleming--are represented in this quirky anthology, along with surprise guests, including W.H. Auden and Colette."--Wall Street Journal
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