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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Devine, Jack, 1940-     Subjects     Devine, Jack, 1940-     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.     Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.     Intelligence service -- United States -- Biography.     Spies -- United States -- Biography.     Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-     Browse Catalog     by author:      Devine, Jack, 1940-       by title:      Good hunting : an Am...       by call number:      327.1273 D495g     Search the Web     Devine, Jack, 1940-     Devine, Jack, 1940-     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.     Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.     Intelligence service -- United States -- Biography.     Spies -- United States -- Biography.     Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.     United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-       MARC Display

Good hunting : an American spymaster's story / Jack Devine with Vernon Loeb. by Devine, Jack, 1940- Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014. Call #: 327.1273 D495g Subjects Devine, Jack, 1940-   United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.   United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.   Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.   Intelligence service -- United States -- Biography.   Spies -- United States -- Biography.   Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century.   United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.   United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989- ISBN:  9780374130329 (hc.) 0374130329 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-306) and index. Contents:  1. Inside the Invisible Government -- 2. Mules, Pick-up Trucks, and Stinger Missiles -- 3. "Your friend called from the airport" -- 4. "We need to polygraph him" -- 5. "Jack, this changes it all, doesn't it?" -- 6. Do I Lie to the Pope, or Break Cover? -- 7. Selling the Linear Strategy, One Lunch at a Time -- 8. Jousting with the Soviets : When I Knew It Was Over -- 9. A New Boss, a Bad Penny, and a Principled Heroin Dissent -- 10. The Rooster and the Train -- 11. Raising the Bar -- 12. Undisclosed -- 13. Splitting a Steak -- 14. Good Hunting -- Postscript -- People Consulted. Summary:  Jack Devine ran Charlie Wilson's War in Afghanistan, providing Stinger missiles to mujhideen during their war with the Soviets. This is a memoir of covert operations, the art of spycraft and a history of the CIA. The author shares a cautionary message about the Agency's recent transition toward paramilitary activities. Genre:  Memoirs. Other authors:  Loeb, Vernon. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 327.1273 D495g Adult books Checked out Jul 24, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Home Delivery - HN Adult Nonfiction 327.1273 D495g Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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