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Call me naïve, but when I was a girl-watching James Bond and devouring Harriet the Spy-all I wanted was to grow up to be a spy. Unlike most kids, I didn't lose my secret-agent aspirations. So as a bright-eyed, idealistic college grad, I sent my resume to the CIA.
Getting in was a story in itself. I peed in more cups than you could imagine, and was nearly condemned as a sexual deviant by the staff psychologist. My roommates were getting freaked out by government investigators lurking around, asking questions about my past.
Finally, the CIA was training me to crash cars into barriers at 60 mph. Jump out of airplanes with cargo attached to my body. Survive interrogation, travel in alias, lose a tail. One thing they didn't teach us was how to date a guy while lying to him about what you do for a living. That I had to figure out for myself.
Then I was posted overseas. And that's when the real fun began.
Getting in was a story in itself. I peed in more cups than you could imagine, and was nearly condemned as a sexual deviant by the staff psychologist. My roommates were getting freaked out by government investigators lurking around, asking questions about my past.
Finally, the CIA was training me to crash cars into barriers at 60 mph. Jump out of airplanes with cargo attached to my body. Survive interrogation, travel in alias, lose a tail. One thing they didn't teach us was how to date a guy while lying to him about what you do for a living. That I had to figure out for myself.
Then I was posted overseas. And that's when the real fun began.
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It is fun to think that most of this is true, but it kind of fell apart near the end. I enjoyed reading it on vacation.
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An engaging read, from a young woman who writes honestly and with humor about her experiences as a "spook."
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I enjoyed how indepth the author went about the CIA. I'm surprised they allowed her to write this book truthfully.
Damaris D. (
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A fabulous read! I was hooked from the beginning. She really was a CIA spy and it's nothing like I ever thought. I loved the training she recieves. It's all so unreal. Seriously great. I expected her to go shoe shopping at any moment.
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Entertaining, easy read, and a bit scary as well. I was a cynic before I read it, and am even more so now.
This book is GREAT! Very funny and quite interesting. I am amazed the CIA actually let her publish this book with all the inside information related to their recruitment and training techniques.
Very well written I liked this book. For everyone who secretly wanted to be a spy a fun read.
Her tales from training are engaging and scary, but we hear a bit less detail when she actually goes to work, and most of that is even creepier. Not as completely terrifying as Robert Baer's See No Evil, but I enjoyed the read. As PJ ORourke says, "Likable, readable, and funny... She's a former spy (and former romantic) who takes the romance out of spying and brings some much-needed intelligence to the Central Intelligence Agency."
"Not only humorous and charming but also a searing indictment of the CIA." S
The author was a former spy for the CIA from 1998 - 2003, the book was very interesting.
I really enjoyed this book! I got involved in it and read it quickly!
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