The real spy's guide to becoming a spy

An official handbook for kids who dream of one day becoming a spy or working in the intelligence field. Have you ever wondered what spies really do: What kind of training is involved? Do you have to go to a special school or take a polygraph test? How do you live your 'cover'? How does you...

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Main Author: Earnest, Peter.
Corporate Authors: International Spy Museum (Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors: Harper, Suzanne.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, c2009.
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Summary: An official handbook for kids who dream of one day becoming a spy or working in the intelligence field. Have you ever wondered what spies really do: What kind of training is involved? Do you have to go to a special school or take a polygraph test? How do you live your 'cover'? How does your work life affect your relationships with your friends and family? Is there danger involved? This fun, fact-filled book answers all these questions and more while providing a brief timeline of the history of espionage, definitions of key terms, quizzes and exercises to see if you have the right spy stuff!
Physical Description: 144 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780810983298 (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)
081098329X (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)
Author Notes: Peter Earnest is a former CIA operations officer and the founding executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Suzanne Harper is an acclaimed novelist and nonfiction writer, and the author of The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney . She lives in New York City.