Social Spy

Explore the captivating history of the Culper Ring! Spying and warfare have always gone hand-in-hand. From Julius Caesar to modern generals, we have accounts of commanders covertly gathering information about their opponents, ensuring they have the intelligence they need to conduct a war. George Washington was not late to realize he needed a spy ring to defeat the British in the American Revolution. So, the Culper Ring was created, and their work during the American Revolutionary War was carried out in the shadows, often informally, and with a great deal of care for secrecy.

This book tells the story, for the first time, of the United States government's response to Guevara's ill-starred insurgency in Bolivia in 1967. Henry Butterfield Ryan argues that Guevara's life must be re-evaluated in light of secret documents only recently released by the CIA, the State Department, the Pentagon, and the National Security Council.

Shortly after World War II, Congress' House Committee on Un-American Activities began investigating Americans across the country for suspected ties to communism. Among the people called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, none are as controversial as Alger Hiss.

Ever since George Washington used them to help topple the British, spies and their networks have helped and hurt America at key moments in history. In this fascinating collection, Paul B. Janeczko probes such stories as that of Elizabeth Van Lew, an aristocrat whose hatred of slavery drove her to be one of the most successful spies in the Civil War; the "Choctaw code talkers," Native Americans who were instrumental in sending secret messages during World War I; and more.

La increíble historia del espía que la Policía infiltró en la colectividad judía y cuya información pudo servir para perpetrar el atentado a la AMIA. Para salvar su vida y gracias al fiscal Alberto Nisman, que meses después aparecería muerto, entró al Programa de Testigos protegidos.

June’s school musical ended with a surprising finale—her private blog was revealed for everyone to see. Now the whole town knows her real thoughts, and they aren’t too happy. Things only get worse when June makes a surprising discovery about the history of Featherstone Creek…and her own family. With a secret this big, will June ever be able to keep from blurting out the truth?

It’s harder than Ellis thinks to keep a sentient popcorn kernel a secret, because soon her friend and next-door neighbor, Dante, has spotted him. She can trust Dante, though, and it’s good timing, since they’re being tailed by both a bearded American and the owner of Popcorn & Co. It looks like the makers of Bob’s popcorn must want him back....

Han colaborado con los cárteles y con el gobierno, han derrumbado y encumbrado capos, han alimentado y dinamitado la «guerra contra el narco»; son infiltrados, protegidos, impunes y han jugado el juego más peligroso de todos... Son los «espías antinarcóticos» de Estados Unidos y este libro narra su historia.

Since Goronwy Rees' death, his daughter, Jenny, has had to cope with the frequently made allegation that her father was another of the spies recruited at Cambridge in the 1930s. He never disguised his friendship with Guy Burgess, who, with Donald Maclean, had defected to Moscow in 1951, and in 1979, Rees helped Andrew Boyle unmask Anthony Blunt, the Fourth Man. So, was Rees himself actually a spy? The opening of KGB files has acted as a spur to Jenny Rees in her quest to exorcise the past.

Hilda Krüger, una atractiva y sofisticada actriz alemana, protagonizó uno de los episodios más extravagantes de mediados del siglo XX. Admirada por Joseph Goebbels, el omnipotente y siniestro ministro de Propaganda de Hitler, partió a Estados Unidos primero con la aparente intención de continuar su carrera en el glamour de Hollywood, para después dirigirse a México dejando atrás intensas relaciones con el magnate J. Paul Getty y Gert von Gontard, heredero del emporio cervecero Anheuser-Busch.

When I coach speaking under pressure, my specialty is to help the speaker make a real and significant change during one private session of less than two hours. I learned this from the culmination of my life's journey, as told in these true memoirs of my real-life experiences being an actor, a spy, and a licensed private eye. There are no unrealistic techniques or made-up theories in this book. Every solution given to you has been actually done by me or witnessed in others. Everything is proven, and everything works - tried and true.

Em 1942, os Aliados estavam perdendo a guerra e a Alemanha parecia invencível. A inteligência britânica tinha espiões treinados em todo tipo de serviço, mas percebeu que, para vencer, era necessário tomar uma medida sem precedentes: recrutar agentes do sexo feminino. Trinta e nove mulheres responderam ao chamado, deixando suas vidas para se tornarem sabotadoras na França.

Sichere Erfolgsstrategien eines der führenden deutschen Coachs. Wissen, was der Körper verrät - der Theater- und Opernregisseur Stefan Spies präsentiert Strategien, das eigene Körpergefühl für die Bühne des Lebens zu nutzen. Unterhaltsam und praxisnah lehrt er, in beruflichen und persönlichen Herausforderungen authentisch und überzeugend zu wirken. Gedanken lenken die Körpersprache. Nicht äußere Effekte, sondern die innere Haltung begründet einen gelungenen Auftritt im Berufs- und Privatleben.