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Unbranded
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MPN
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Does not apply
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ISBN
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9780345805973
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Book Title
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Billion Dollar Spy : a True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
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Publisher
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Item Length
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8 in
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Publication Year
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2016
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Format
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Trade Paperback
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Language
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English
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Illustrator
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Yes
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Item Height
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0.9 in
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Genre
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Political Science, Technology & Engineering, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
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Topic
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World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, United States / 20th Century, Intelligence & Espionage, Espionage, International Relations / General, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Historical, Science & Technology
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Item Weight
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14 Oz
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Item Width
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5.2 in
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Number of Pages
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432 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345805976
ISBN-13
9780345805973
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219896167
Product Key Features
Book Title
Billion Dollar Spy : a True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, United States / 20th Century, Intelligence & Espionage, Espionage, International Relations / General, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Historical, Science & Technology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Technology & Engineering, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
327.12092 B
Synopsis
A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year It was the height of the Cold War, and a dangerous time to be stationed in the Soviet Union. One evening, while the chief of the CIA’s Moscow station was filling his gas tank, a stranger approached and dropped a note into the car. The chief, suspicious of a KGB trap, ignored the overture. But the man had made up his mind. His attempts to establish contact with the CIA would be rebuffed four times before he thrust upon them an envelope whose contents would stun U.S. intelligence. In the years that followed, that man, Adolf Tolkachev, became one of the most valuable spies ever for the U.S. But these activities posed an enormous personal threat to Tolkachev and his American handlers. They had clandestine meetings in parks and on street corners, and used spy cameras, props, and private codes, eluding the ever-present KGB in its own backyard–until a shocking betrayal put them all at risk. Drawing on previously classified CIA documents and on interviews with firsthand participants, The Billion Dollar Spy is a brilliant feat of reporting and a riveting true story of intrigue in the final years of the Cold War., NATIONAL BESTSELLER – A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year – Drawing on previously classified CIA documents and on interviews with firsthand participants, The Billion Dollar Spy is a brilliant feat of reporting and a riveting true story of intrigue in the final years of the Cold War. It was the height of the Cold War, and a dangerous time to be stationed in the Soviet Union. One evening, while the chief of the CIA’s Moscow station was filling his gas tank, a stranger approached and dropped a note into the car. The chief, suspicious of a KGB trap, ignored the overture. But the man had made up his mind. His attempts to establish contact with the CIA would be rebuffed four times before he thrust upon them an envelope whose contents would stun U.S. intelligence. In the years that followed, that man, Adolf Tolkachev, became one of the most valuable spies ever for the U.S. But these activities posed an enormous personal threat to Tolkachev and his American handlers. They had clandestine meetings in parks and on street corners, and used spy cameras, props, and private codes, eluding the ever-present KGB in its own backyard–until a shocking betrayal put them all at risk., NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year * Drawing on previously classified CIA documents and on interviews with firsthand participants, The Billion Dollar Spy is a brilliant feat of reporting and a riveting true story of intrigue in the final years of the Cold War. It was the height of the Cold War, and a dangerous time to be stationed in the Soviet Union. One evening, while the chief of the CIA’s Moscow station was filling his gas tank, a stranger approached and dropped a note into the car. The chief, suspicious of a KGB trap, ignored the overture. But the man had made up his mind. His attempts to establish contact with the CIA would be rebuffed four times before he thrust upon them an envelope whose contents would stun U.S. intelligence. In the years that followed, that man, Adolf Tolkachev, became one of the most valuable spies ever for the U.S. But these activities posed an enormous personal threat to Tolkachev and his American handlers. They had clandestine meetings in parks and on street corners, and used spy cameras, props, and private codes, eluding the ever-present KGB in its own backyard–until a shocking betrayal put them all at risk.
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